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Catalogue reference: ADM 1/8766/75
Transferred to ADM 1/8998
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Folios 266-267: William Wooldridge, HMS Scourge, the Downs. Responding to orders...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2698/110
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This record is about the Folios 266-267: William Wooldridge, HMS Scourge, the Downs. Responding to orders... dating from 1804 July 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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- ADM 1/2698/110
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1804 July 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folios 266-267: William Wooldridge, HMS Scourge, the Downs. Responding to orders from Admiral Rowley to report on the case of John Chatham. He is a boy, about 14 years old, who has been on board since the vessel was commissioned [August 1803?]. His reason for running away from his Master was bad treatment and near starvation, which his appearance indicated.
Folios 268-269: enclosure with folios 266-267. Letter dated 17 June 1804 by W. Strong. Regarding John Chatham.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap W549
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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: 1804, numbers 402-599. (Described at item level)
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Folios 266-267: William Wooldridge, HMS Scourge, the Downs. Responding to orders...
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