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Folios 252-253: Henry Thomson, HMS Sophie, Chatham. Enclosing a letter from John...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2615/93
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This record is about the Folios 252-253: Henry Thomson, HMS Sophie, Chatham. Enclosing a letter from John... dating from 1815 June 8 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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- 1815 June 8
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Folios 252-253: Henry Thomson, HMS Sophie, Chatham. Enclosing a letter from John Prall, District Coroner, who is responding to a letter from the Admiralty about his summoning Seamen from HMS Sophie on shore as witnesses when he had not accompanied his Jury on board HMS Sophie to view the body of a man who had died suddenly.
Folios 254-255: enclosure with folios 252-253. Letter dated 7 June 1815 by John Prall, District Coroner, Rochester, to Henry Thomson, Captain, HMS Sophie. Saying he cannot agree with Henry Thomson that the point between them will be decided upon the opinion of the Admiralty Solicitor and that it will only lead to litigation. Says that if he meets with the same resistance, unless the matter is determined in the interim by a better authority, he will feel duty bound to indict the party obstructing either him or the Peace Officer in the execution of their duty.
Folio 256: enclosure with folios 252-253. Paper office slip noting that the letter from Henry Thomson, HMS Sophie, dated 8 June 1815 regarding the refusal of the Coroner for the District of Rochester to accompany his Jury on board to view the body of a man who had died suddenly, has been sent on 10 June 1815 to Charles Bicknell, Admiralty Solicitor to report thereon.
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