Examples of Commissioned Officers’ (temporary and acting) Appointments

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 30/34 - Impress Service 1793-1800

 

This single volume is arranged alphabetically by port, giving the names and dates of officers employed in this service, along with sums of money (presumably expense accounts agreed by the Navy Office)

 

Entry for West Looe:-

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Officer named:

Lieutenant Charles Bowden

Beginning period:

23rd March 1793

Ending period:

31st December 1794

Date paid by Navy Office:

23rd January 1795

Sum paid on account:

£1018 11s 4d

 

 

Beginning period:

1st January 1795

Ending period:

10th April 1795

Date paid by Navy Office:

30th September 1795

Sum paid on account:

£159 17s 5d

 

 

Source: PRO: ADM 11/16 Captains, Commanders and Lieutenants (full series 1804-15)

 

These ledgers are alphabetically indexed, although individuals and subject matters are mixed up together

 

p.41

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30th September 1809

Lieut James Tait to the Signal Station at Duntochtarburgh Castle, near Alnwick, vice Lieut Holingbery, sick’

 

Initialled

 

(Porto Bello, near Edinbro’)’

 

p.71

‘26th June 1810

Captain Donald Macleod to the Impress Service at Liverpool, vice Captn Berry’

 

  

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