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Copy letter from the Plymouth Officers to Commissioner Vanbrugh. Have surveyed the...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/144/88
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This record is about the Copy letter from the Plymouth Officers to Commissioner Vanbrugh. Have surveyed the... dating from 1751 Feb 7.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/144/88
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1751 Feb 7
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copy letter from the Plymouth Officers to Commissioner Vanbrugh. Have surveyed the Humber's magazine and report on their findings that the magazine appears drier and free from damp than in other ships returning from foreign voyages.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9228620/
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