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Folios 371-372: William Skipsey, HMS Pheasant, Portsmouth. States that he had informed...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2497/157

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This record is about the Folios 371-372: William Skipsey, HMS Pheasant, Portsmouth. States that he had informed... dating from 1798 Aug 20 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 1/2497/157
Date
1798 Aug 20
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Folios 371-372: William Skipsey, HMS Pheasant, Portsmouth. States that he had informed them that Lieutenant Clerk [Charles Clerke?] who had joined HMS Pheasant on 15 August 1798 was reported to him by the Surgeon not to be in a sane state of mind so he was sent to Sick Quarters on 18 August 1798 by the permission of Admiral Sir Peter Parker [(1st Baronet of Bassingbourn)]. So went to Sea one Lieutenant short.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap S185
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20196140/

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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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