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Folios 308-309: James Athol Wood, HMS Acasta, Plymouth. Acknowledges receipt of the...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2698/128
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This record is about the Folios 308-309: James Athol Wood, HMS Acasta, Plymouth. Acknowledges receipt of the... dating from 1804 July 23 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 1/2698/128
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1804 July 23
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Folios 308-309: James Athol Wood, HMS Acasta, Plymouth. Acknowledges receipt of the letter of 20 July, enclosing a letter purporting to be from the ship's company. The company deny all knowledge of the letter. The Captain has reason to believe that 1 or 2 men only were involved. He can identify the author as William Clarke, who was taken from a ship at Havre de Grace at the start of the war. This man was punished 1 year ago for disaffected language, and has been under strictl watched ever since. He denies knowledge of the letter The Captain is confident that there are only 1 or 2 disaffected men on board, and that none of the company wish to change ship.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap W513
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21120375/
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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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