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Folios 224-225: James Wallis, HMS Naiad, Hamoaze. Asks for Hugh Montgomery, Master's...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2696/78

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This record is about the Folios 224-225: James Wallis, HMS Naiad, Hamoaze. Asks for Hugh Montgomery, Master's... dating from 1804 June 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 1/2696/78
Date
1804 June 15
Description

Folios 224-225: James Wallis, HMS Naiad, Hamoaze. Asks for Hugh Montgomery, Master's Mate, who passed for a Lieutenant, to be appointed to one of the vacancies. He has surved with him on HMS Proserpine, HMS Decade and HMS Brunswick. He kept a Lieutenant's watch on the first ship with skill and capability when she was cast away at the Elbe's entrance and saved the Ambassador's despatches by carrying them over the ice.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap W98
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Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames W: 1804, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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