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Copy letter from Captain Routh of the Jason to the Board. Have sent two pieces of...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/152/58

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This record is about the Copy letter from Captain Routh of the Jason to the Board. Have sent two pieces of... dating from 1755 Apr 19.

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Reference
ADM 354/152/58
Date
1755 Apr 19
Description

Copy letter from Captain Routh of the Jason to the Board. Have sent two pieces of plank by the Portsmouth wagon used in an experiment with George Bridge's composition to prevent worms with another piece prepared with a composition from John Sax, Seaman. Reports on the procedure followed.

22 Jan 1756 Copy letter from Charles Coleman, late Carpenter of the Jason, reporting on the experiment with a composition on the Jason off the coast of Africa.

27 Jan 1756 Copy letter from the Portsmouth Officers to the Board. Have asked George Wisenburn, Boatswain, and the Gunner of the Jason to inform on the procedure used to test the composition prepared by George Bridges and give their report

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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/C9230607/

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Within the fonds: ADM

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Within the sub-series: ADM 354/152

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Copy letter from Captain Routh of the Jason to the Board. Have sent two pieces of...