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Folios 268-269: James Keith Smith, Greenock. He responds to information requested...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2530/79
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This record is about the Folios 268-269: James Keith Smith, Greenock. He responds to information requested... dating from 1812 Apr 12 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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Folios 268-269: James Keith Smith, Greenock. He responds to information requested about Israel Dowe, Benjamin Neice and John Douglas who claim they are Americans. Israel Dowe has a discharge from HMS Tonnant and local information suggest he is an Irishman. He thus can be impressed. Benjamin Niece is a negro from Barbados had purchased a protection from an American Consul, which if he had been an American should have been issued by an attorney. Captain Smith asserts that John Douglas, is a deserter and was impressed from HMS Alfred. He had a discharge that did not belong to him and an American pass which similarly did not appear to belong to him.
Folios 268-269: enclosure with folios 268-269. An unnumbered single page. Headed Certificate of Citizenship for Seamen. United States of America, numbered 521 and dated 2 October 1810. This attests that Israel Dows is a citizen of York County Massachusetts and is signed by Larkin Smith.
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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1812, numbers 202-400. (Described at item level)
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