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Folios 144-145: Robert Mansel, HMS Beschermer, in the Wallet. Replies to Admiralty...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2142/53

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This record is about the Folios 144-145: Robert Mansel, HMS Beschermer, in the Wallet. Replies to Admiralty... dating from 1803 Nov 11 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 1/2142/53
Date
1803 Nov 11
Description

Folios 144-145: Robert Mansel, HMS Beschermer, in the Wallet. Replies to Admiralty query of 27 October, that William Esley and William Gardner were both impressed from a fishing sloop and neither was in possession of any protection, both were able bodied, and Esley had previously served in the Navy during the last war. He points out that their loss did not prevent the fishing vessel from proceeding, and he thinks the two men had been merely passengers onboard.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M260
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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Letters from Captains, Surnames M: 1803, numbers 201-400. (Described at item level)

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