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Folios 451-452. A letter from James ?Nevenen to Lieutenant Ward, Wimpole Street,...
Catalogue reference: SP 37/15/185
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This record is about the Folios 451-452. A letter from James ?Nevenen to Lieutenant Ward, Wimpole Street,... dating from 1782 Mar 16 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782 Mar 16
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Folios 451-452. A letter from James ?Nevenen to Lieutenant Ward, Wimpole Street, asking him to return to HMS 'Crocodile', at Spithead [Hampshire], if he is 'not Lieutenant Ward' [i.e., ?has not been promoted to a lieutenancy]. Mentions: sleeping at Mr Mitchell's; his presence at the 'Star and Garter' [?public house]; meeting Captain ?Rucamp, alias Montgomery, of the 'Ranger'.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Navy
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III
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