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Folios 186-187: John Shortland, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Reports that on his return...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2493/81
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This record is about the Folios 186-187: John Shortland, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Reports that on his return... dating from 1796 Sept 16 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 1/2493/81
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796 Sept 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folios 186-187: John Shortland, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Reports that on his return from Scarborough, Lieutenant John Okes explained why he had impressed John Eltringham [?] , who used to be a member of the press gang, from a Custom House boat, Encloses [not present] the Lieutenant's reasons for acting as he did, and the Admiralty should be able to see why it is important that Holly and his people are not able to repeat their behaviour. He then offered to discharge Eltringham if he would promise not to do the same thing again, but this he rejected.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cap S94
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20129434/
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1796, numbers 1-149. (Described at item level)
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Folios 186-187: John Shortland, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Reports that on his return...
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