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Folios 219-220: George James Shirley, Beaufort Building. Reply to letter dated 24...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2497/95

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This record is about the Folios 219-220: George James Shirley, Beaufort Building. Reply to letter dated 24... dating from 1798 Sept 5 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 1/2497/95
Date
1798 Sept 5
Description

Folios 219-220: George James Shirley, Beaufort Building. Reply to letter dated 24 August 1798 requesting to know how far it became necessary to throw the Beds and Blankets, made use of for the wounded on board HMS Mars then under his Command. In reply the order for them to be destroyed was in consequence of the Surgeon having written that in case they were held that contagion might arise, the weather being very hot.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap S115
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20196056/

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ADM 1

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 S: 1798, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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