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Folios 256-257: [James Athol] Wood, HMS Acasta, Guernsey. Advised by small vessels...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2695/105
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This record is about the Folios 256-257: [James Athol] Wood, HMS Acasta, Guernsey. Advised by small vessels... dating from 1803 Mar 15 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 1/2695/105
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1803 Mar 15
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Folios 256-257: [James Athol] Wood, HMS Acasta, Guernsey. Advised by small vessels arriving from the French coast there are 15,000 men at St. Malo, the telegraphs have been at work for 2 days along the French coast, 20 flat boats recently sailed from St. Malo to Cherbourg and there has been an embargo on French fishing vessels bound to Newfoundland. General Doyle advises of information received that an attack on Jersey and Guernsey is imminent. Asks for small vessels on this station.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap W381
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ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames W: 1803, numbers 251-476. (Described at item level)
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Folios 256-257: [James Athol] Wood, HMS Acasta, Guernsey. Advised by small vessels...
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