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Copy letter from Michael Wilkins Conway, Sheerness. If delayed by adverse winds will...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/118/27

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This record is about the Copy letter from Michael Wilkins Conway, Sheerness. If delayed by adverse winds will... dating from 1742 May 6.

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Reference
ADM 354/118/27
Date
1742 May 6
Description

Copy letter from Michael Wilkins Conway, Sheerness. If delayed by adverse winds will need more hay and oats. Have been supplied with water from Chatham but no beer, bread or cheese has arrived. The only complaint is about the lack of butter and some men cannot eat cheese

Enclosed in letter of 6 May

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM B 118
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9180405/

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Copy letter from Michael Wilkins Conway, Sheerness. If delayed by adverse winds will...