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Folios 372-373: Thomas Wells, HMS Defence, Spithead. Encloses a letter from Henry...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2684/131

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This record is about the Folios 372-373: Thomas Wells, HMS Defence, Spithead. Encloses a letter from Henry... dating from 1797 Jan 22 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 1/2684/131
Date
1797 Jan 22
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Folios 372-373: Thomas Wells, HMS Defence, Spithead. Encloses a letter from Henry Fyge Jauncey, Lieutenant, and advises that he has no objection to Jauncey's removal if the Admiral think it proper to comply with the request.

Folio 374: enclosure with folios 372-373. Letter dated 20 January 1797 by Henry Fyge Jauncey, Lieutenant, HMS Defence, Spithead to Thomas Wells. Requests that as the ship has been ordered into port, he may be allowed to apply for employment in a frigate or some active situation.

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Cap W167
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Letters from Captains, Surnames W: 1797, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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