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Folio 188: Thomas Burnett to Lord Carteret. Arrest of a sailor [Nathaniel Simpson,...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/30/86

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This record is about the Folio 188: Thomas Burnett to Lord Carteret. Arrest of a sailor [Nathaniel Simpson,... dating from 1723 May 8, NS in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/30/86
Date
1723 May 8, NS
Description

Folio 188: Thomas Burnett to Lord Carteret. Arrest of a sailor [Nathaniel Simpson, boatswain] of H.M.S. Falmouth for carrying a pistol on shore after 9 p.m. Argues that British masters of ships, merchants, mates, and mariners are allowed by previous treaties and decrees (ff.192-194) to carry arms for self-defence, and this privilege should be insisted on. Ceuta hard pressed by Moors. Bahia Fleet ordered to leave on May 13.

Date and place: 1723 May 8, NS Lisbon.

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