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Folios 114-115: Sandord Tatham, Greenock. Responding to a request to discover if...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2606/32
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Folios 114-115: Sandord Tatham, Greenock. Responding to a request to discover if John Murdock is a native of Scotland, advises that it is probable that the name if fictitious as many seamen from Scotland have obtained American Protections under fictitious names. Returns the enclosed report on Murdock by Henry Vansittart, Captain.
Folios 116-117: enclosure with folios 114-115. Letter dated 25 September 1806 by Henry Vansittart, HMS Fortunee, Sheerness, to Sir Bartholomew Samuel Rowley, Vice Admiral. States the case of John Murdock, said to be an American citizen, who was impressed from the American Brig Dolly on 24 September 1804 as there was reason to believe he was Scottish. Murdock claims to have sailed previously out of Greenock on an American vessel.
Folio 118: enclosure with folios 114-115. American Protection Certificate for John Murdock, issued on 29 November 1805 and signed by John Kearny, Collector of New York. Contains brief description of physical appearance.
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