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Folios 110-111: Robert Mansel, HMS Beschermer, off Harwich. Sending on a letter from...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2142/40

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ADM 1/2142/40
Date
1803 Aug 12
Description

Folios 110-111: Robert Mansel, HMS Beschermer, off Harwich. Sending on a letter from Charles Watson, purser of his ship, for their Lordships' consideration.

Folios 112-113: enclosure with folios 110-111. Undated petition from Watson stating that though the ship currently has only 300 men, the expenses of furnishing, fuel, candles etc are no less than they would be for a full complement 'with the same range of grates and coppers as a 54-gun ship'. He has been informed that the purser of HMS Dictator has been allowed money for the upkeep of a full complement despite being undermanned, and asks that he be allowed for the complement the ship was ordered for on being commissioned last April, which was 350 men.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M246
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Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames M: 1803, numbers 201-400. (Described at item level)

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