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Folios 285-286: Joseph Short, [Regulating Officer], Lynn [Kings Lynn]. Covering letter...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2497/121

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This record is about the Folios 285-286: Joseph Short, [Regulating Officer], Lynn [Kings Lynn]. Covering letter... dating from 1798 Apr 29 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 1/2497/121
Date
1798 Apr 29
Description

Folios 285-286: Joseph Short, [Regulating Officer], Lynn [Kings Lynn]. Covering letter for the enclosed [not present] weekly return. He also reports that he apprehended John Fox a deserter from HMS Belliqueux, who with the rest will sail this evening or tomorrow morning for the Nore. He also reports that he sent a Midshipman and two men to Wisbech who returned yesterday with tow volunteers and request the approval to allow Lieutenant William Dalton to charge their expenses in his accounts of disbursements.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap S145
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20196082/

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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1798, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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