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Folios 296-297: John Wesley Wright, HMS Vincejo, the Downs. Encloses the statement...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2698/124

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This record is about the Folios 296-297: John Wesley Wright, HMS Vincejo, the Downs. Encloses the statement... dating from 1804 Feb 21 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 1/2698/124
Date
1804 Feb 21
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Folios 296-297: John Wesley Wright, HMS Vincejo, the Downs. Encloses the statement of Liuetenant Hall into the incident.

Folios 298-299: enclosure with folios 296-297. Thomas Hall, HMS Vincejo, the Downs, 21 February 1804, to Captain Wright. Gives reasons for the bill as follows: on 8 March 1803 he was sent with 3 midshipemn and a 6 oared boat from HMS Apollo for pressing. Due to bad weather, they were forced on shore and remained for 3 days, until the flood tide allowed then to proceed to Spithead. As they had no cash, he and Lieutenant Gilliand gave a bill to the agent victualler at Portsmouth. After reaching Spithead, he sailed on HSM Apollo for Cork the next morning.

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