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Folios 173-174: James Townshend, HMS Aeolus, Bermuda. Commending his purser, Richard...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2612/51
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This record is about the Folios 173-174: James Townshend, HMS Aeolus, Bermuda. Commending his purser, Richard... dating from 1812 Mar 3 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 Mar 3
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Folios 173-174: James Townshend, HMS Aeolus, Bermuda.
Commending his purser, Richard Illingworth, to their Lordships, in hope that he may be transferred to a seventy-four, merited by his seventeen years of service, of which fifteen have been as purser. Illingworth has 'high certificates' from his former captains, and Townshend speaks of his 'indefatigable exertions' to further the Service, as well as an excellent character.
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