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Folios 53-54: W[?] Mansel, London. Advising that he has received a request from William...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2142/21

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This record is about the Folios 53-54: W[?] Mansel, London. Advising that he has received a request from William... dating from 1803 June 28 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 1/2142/21
Date
1803 June 28
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Folios 53-54: W[?] Mansel, London. Advising that he has received a request from William Wilkes, late surgeon of HMS Pigmy, for him to give their Lordships his view of Wilkes's conduct as Surgeon's Mate of the Boadicea during the time Mansel was first lieutenant in her. Says he does Wilkes 'scant justice' in saying that he was always diligent, attentive and obedient, with a cheerfulness that made him respected by both the officers and ship's company.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M226
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19790763/

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ADM 1

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

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