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Folios 135-136: John Lawson, 3 Beaufort Buildings, the Strand. Is sending a model...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2081/56

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This record is about the Folios 135-136: John Lawson, 3 Beaufort Buildings, the Strand. Is sending a model... dating from 1813 May 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 1/2081/56
Date
1813 May
Description

Folios 135-136: John Lawson, 3 Beaufort Buildings, the Strand. Is sending a model of his suggested apparatus for steering His Majesty's ships together with his written observations on its formation. He will attend the Admiralty tomorrow to give any further information.

Folios 137-140: enclosed with folios 135-136. Report by Captain John Lawson to accompany his model of a proposal for improved steering apparatus on Navy ships.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap L65
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19860477/

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