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Folios 307-308: Admiralty note. Orders to be issued to Alexander Skene of HMS Minden...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2531/103
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This record is about the Folios 307-308: Admiralty note. Orders to be issued to Alexander Skene of HMS Minden... dating from 1812 July 28 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)
- 1812 July 28
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Folios 307-308: Admiralty note. Orders to be issued to Alexander Skene of HMS Minden that on arrival at the Cape of Good Hope to consult with Admiral Sir Robert Stopford or a Senior Office there, as well as the Commissioner, of the propriety of taking on as much wine as the ship can store for the use of the sick in Sir Samuel Hood's squadron.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap S515
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- Open Document, Open Description
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