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Folios 509-510: John Tower. [no address given]. Reports on the condition of Le Havre...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2602/162

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This record is about the Folios 509-510: John Tower. [no address given]. Reports on the condition of Le Havre... dating from 1803 Mar 15 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 1/2602/162
Date
1803 Mar 15
Description

Folios 509-510: John Tower. [no address given]. Reports on the condition of Le Havre when he left on 5 March. Notes there are few troops and they are indisciplined. A frigate is under construction but no other ships of war seen. There were about 30 merchant ships of different nationalities. Town well stocked and merchants not willing to send anything to the Interior.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap T199
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Open Document, Open Description
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