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Folios 608-609: Thomas Macnamara Russell, HMS Vengeance, Portland. Admiral Harvey...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2402/243

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This record is about the Folios 608-609: Thomas Macnamara Russell, HMS Vengeance, Portland. Admiral Harvey... dating from 1799 June 30 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 1/2402/243
Date
1799 June 30
Description

Folios 608-609: Thomas Macnamara Russell, HMS Vengeance, Portland. Admiral Harvey ordered him to take a convoy to the Leeward Islands with HMS Pearl and Perdrix on 8 May 1799. Those bound for Nova Scotia separated on June 25 1799. He ordered HMS pearl to protect those that were bound for Bristol and St Georges Channel. On June 29 1799 he arrived at lands End and will go on to St Hibbs and the Downs. Th transports will go to Wight.

Folios 610-611: enclosure with folios 608-609. Copy of folios 608-609.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap R319
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Open Document, Open Description
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Folios 608-609: Thomas Macnamara Russell, HMS Vengeance, Portland. Admiral Harvey...

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