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Folios 162-163: D W McLeod [Donald McLeod ?], Mr Maude's, Great George St, Westminster....

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2151/50

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This record is about the Folios 162-163: D W McLeod [Donald McLeod ?], Mr Maude's, Great George St, Westminster.... dating from 1806 June 9 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 1/2151/50
Date
1806 June 9
Description

Folios 162-163: D W McLeod [Donald McLeod ?], Mr Maude's, Great George St, Westminster. Reports that he lives on the River Medway near the end of Stangate Creek and can sea that many men escape the press by going ashore there as soon as their vessels are released from quarantine. Adds that there is no rendezvous at or near Chatham, where many men are idle. Asks to be allowed to commission HMS Princess of Orange and use her to collect men.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M63
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19956467/

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

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

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Letters from Captains, Surnames M: 1806, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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Folios 162-163: D W McLeod [Donald McLeod ?], Mr Maude's, Great George St, Westminster....

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