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Folios 223-224: Josiah Wittman, HMS La Suffisante, Liverpool. Reports his arrival...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2691/102

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This record is about the Folios 223-224: Josiah Wittman, HMS La Suffisante, Liverpool. Reports his arrival... dating from 1800 July 29 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 1/2691/102
Date
1800 July 29
Description

Folios 223-224: Josiah Wittman, HMS La Suffisante, Liverpool. Reports his arrival last evening to take on board 2 new raised men from HMS Actaeon I found that a fever was among them and that Captain Peter Spicer of HMS Reynard [Renard] had returned. I have therefore given directions to Captain Philip Hue of HMS Actaeon to have the men carefully examined by the Surgeon and not to send any ill men to the fleet for fear of spreading the fever.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap W244
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Open Document, Open Description
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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Letters from Captains, Surnames W: 1800, numbers 121-314. (Described at item level)

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Folios 223-224: Josiah Wittman, HMS La Suffisante, Liverpool. Reports his arrival...

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