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Copy letter from Commissioner Cooper at Chatham to the Board. 174 shipwrights came...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/153/79

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This record is about the Copy letter from Commissioner Cooper at Chatham to the Board. 174 shipwrights came... dating from 1756 June 26.

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Reference
ADM 354/153/79
Date
1756 June 26
Description

Copy letter from Commissioner Cooper at Chatham to the Board. 174 shipwrights came in with the men this morning and in the afternoon there were 254. Thirty Marines were posted at the gate last night and 30 men from the camp. A Corporal's Guard joined the rounders in patrolling the Yard at night. The Chatham Yacht which was sent with the riotous men arrived from the Nore. The 11 men named in the margin have boarded the Royal Sovereign as the Wager had sailed.

Enclosure

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/C9231005/

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Within the sub-series: ADM 354/153

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Copy letter from Commissioner Cooper at Chatham to the Board. 174 shipwrights came...