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Folios 565-566: John Colvill, Whitehaven. Reporting of his endeavours to recruit...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1639/212

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This record is about the Folios 565-566: John Colvill, Whitehaven. Reporting of his endeavours to recruit... dating from 1804 Jan 6 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 1/1639/212
Date
1804 Jan 6
Description

Folios 565-566: John Colvill, Whitehaven. Reporting of his endeavours to recruit for Sea Fencibles at Whitehaven, Wokington, Navyport and Norre as per orders. Only 14 have been found.There are no pilots or fishermen at these ports, nor sea-faring persons who have Protections. The ship carpenters at these ports are in the Corps of Volunteer Infantry in Whitehaven and Workington.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C636
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18478767/

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ADM 1

Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1804, numbers 401-699. (Described at item level)

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