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Letter from Viscount Stormont to Admiral Rodney, enclosing a description of, and...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/20/16
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This record is about the Letter from Viscount Stormont to Admiral Rodney, enclosing a description of, and... dating from 1762-1779 in the series George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/20/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1762-1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Letter from Viscount Stormont to Admiral Rodney, enclosing a description of, and sailing directions, etc. for, Cayenne. Dated 1779 Dec 8.
- Memorandum Book, Orders. Dated 1762-1763. 1 book.
- Day Book, also containing a few loose bills and receipts. Dated 1766-1768. 1 volume.
- Receipt Book, also containing a few loose bills and receipts. Dated 1767-1769. 1 volume. At the end a note of money paid, 1750-1751, for buildings at Old Alresford (county Southampton) and two Paris items, 1775-1778 (loose).
- Account Book (bills paid in full), also containing a few loose bills and receipts. Dated 1768-1770; 1778-1779. Dated 1763-1776. One of these is Rodney's receipt for money received from the Duc de Biron (5 May 1778) & Biron's letter to Rodney.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Navy
- Personal and family papers
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2677811/
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PRO 30/20
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Stoke-Rodney, Papers
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