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A plea for protection from Captain Jones’s raid
This letter tells the story of a daring attack on a British town during the American Revolutionary War.
Series
Admiralty: Royal Marines: Lists of Officers
Catalogue reference: ADM 192
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ADM 192
The information contained in these volumes includes the dates of commissions, rates of pay, company numbers and details of the officer establishment of the corps.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 192
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Royal Marines: Lists of Officers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1760-1886
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Description (What the record is about)
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The information contained in these volumes includes the dates of commissions, rates of pay, company numbers and details of the officer establishment of the corps.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Admiralty, Accountant General's Department, 1832-1932
- Board of Admiralty, Marine Pay Office, 1702-1831
- Board of Admiralty, Royal Marine Office, 1850-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 44 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1901/
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