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Transferred to ADM 1/8998
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/8766/75
Transferred to ADM 1/8998
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Folios 213-214: John Brett Purvis, HMS Ganymede, at sea. Information on two men listed...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2344/67
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This record is about the Folios 213-214: John Brett Purvis, HMS Ganymede, at sea. Information on two men listed... dating from 1812 Sep 24 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 1/2344/67
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1812 Sep 24
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folios 213-214: John Brett Purvis, HMS Ganymede, at sea. Information on two men listed as having run (deserted). John Selkirk, who went on leave at Plymouth in January 1812 and did not return, but joined HMS Salavador and then HMS Poictiers, to rejoin HMS Ganymede and William Biel, went on leave at Portsmouth, did not return in time but later joined the HMS Royal William for passage to return to HMS Ganymede. He asks that both these men have the R removed from their service record. Exact dates and details given on the reverse of the letter.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cap P99
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16823129/
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ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Within the series: ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Within the piece: ADM 1/2344
Letters from Captains, Surnames P: 1813, nos. 9-199. (Described at item level).
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Folios 213-214: John Brett Purvis, HMS Ganymede, at sea. Information on two men listed...
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