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Cleopatra. Includes an account of an execution for murder, 1841. For description...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/94/2
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This record is about the Cleopatra. Includes an account of an execution for murder, 1841. For description... dating from 1840-1842 in the series Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department.... 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)
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ADM 101/94/2
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Date (When the record was created)
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1840-1842
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cleopatra. Includes an account of an execution for murder, 1841.
For description purposes, ADM 101/94/2 has been split into three parts (2A, 2B and 2C), as follows:
HMS Cleopatra, 1 February 1840-1 February 1841: ADM 101/94/2A.
HMS Cleopatra, 1 February -24 September 1841: ADM 101/94/2B.
HMS Cleopatra, 24 September 1841-2 March 1842: ADM 101/94/2C.
NOTE: The three parts are produced as a single document using this catalogue reference (ADM 101/94/2).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C4107102/
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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Cleopatra. Includes an account of an execution for murder, 1841. For description...
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