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Catalogue reference: ADM 1/8766/75
Transferred to ADM 1/8998
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Folios 162-163: John Simpson, HMS Tourterelle, Greenock. Acknowledges the Admiralty's...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2508/55
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This record is about the Folios 162-163: John Simpson, HMS Tourterelle, Greenock. Acknowledges the Admiralty's... dating from 1803 Dec 27 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1803 Dec 27
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Folios 162-163: John Simpson, HMS Tourterelle, Greenock. Acknowledges the Admiralty's letter, encloses [not present] his letter on the same subject of 7 December. Reports that John Simpson was impressed between Greenock and Port Glasgow by the Gang under the direction of Regulating Captain Sandford Tatham, and although documents have been produced to show he is an American citizen, he wished to volunteer for the Navy and was sent to Admiral Sir John Colpoys on 28 November.
Folio 164: enclosure with folios 162-163. Commander John Simpson, HMS Tourterelle, Greenock. Copy of the state and condition of the hired armed ship Lord Forbes, 26 December 1803.
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- Cap S270
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- English
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1803, numbers 201-400. (Described at item level)
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