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Folios 330-331: Peter Spicer, Regulating Officer, Swansea. Reply to letter dated...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2532/103
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This record is about the Folios 330-331: Peter Spicer, Regulating Officer, Swansea. Reply to letter dated... dating from 1812 Oct 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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- 1812 Oct 28
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Folios 330-331: Peter Spicer, Regulating Officer, Swansea. Reply to letter dated 26 October 1812 in the case of William Berriman. He was impressed by Lieutenant Stevens from the Fox in North River on the 16 September 1812. A previous letter he sent in this case dated 28 September, enclosed an imperfect Protection Certificate.
Folios 332-333: enclosure with folios 330-331. Letter from T Stephens, Tregenna Castle dated 22 October 1812 requesting the discharge of William Berriman.
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