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Folios 277-278: Wilson Rathborne, Regulating Officer, North Shields. Responding to...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2417/77

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This record is about the Folios 277-278: Wilson Rathborne, Regulating Officer, North Shields. Responding to... dating from 1811 Oct 25 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 1/2417/77
Date
1811 Oct 25
Description

Folios 277-278: Wilson Rathborne, Regulating Officer, North Shields. Responding to the letter of 21 October regarding the escape of the two French prisoners Jean Smith and Nicolas Kambran from the House of Correction. Every step was taken to apprehend them. Notice was given to the Commanders of the Militia along the coast and to all other people likely to meet them, and advertisements were placed, with descriptions, in the Newcastle Paper. he gives a detailed description of each man at the time of their escape. He understands that on the day after escape they departed in a pleasure boat that was lying at Alnmouth, with provisions for a party going on an excursion.

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Former department reference
Cap R653
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Letters from Captains, Surnames R: 1811, numbers 551-744. (Described at item level)

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