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Folios 312-313. Letter from Sir John Carter, Mayor of Portsmouth, reporting that...

Catalogue reference: HO 42/30/126

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This record is about the Folios 312-313. Letter from Sir John Carter, Mayor of Portsmouth, reporting that... dating from 1794 May 28 in the series Home Office: Domestic Correspondence, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 42/30/126
Date
1794 May 28
Description

Folios 312-313. Letter from Sir John Carter, Mayor of Portsmouth, reporting that he had sent to gaol Hugh Cowell, brought ashore from the Seaflower by Captain Pierpoint. Pierpoint had informed him that he had the Home Secretary's orders to deliver Cowell to England following his arrest nearly a year ago at Cape Coast Castle for the murder of James McMillem [McMillan], who had attempted to break into his house. Carter asks for instructions on how to proceed.

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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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