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LevelItem
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/B/OMS/C A1 E3/51
TitleLetter from McCarthy to Major James Chisholm [copy]: 6 February 1813: Senegal
Extent1 doc.
Date1813
DescriptionHe agrees with the plan for auctioning the salvaged goods from the 'Charles' and paying from the proceeds duly authenticated expenses incurred by the salvage craft, and due to the Mission, and the support of the crew. The bills of Butscher and Draper will be honoured and may be taken in payment. An account of the whole transaction, with vouchers, should be sent to CMS. Gibson, master of the 'Neptune', will give Draper and Morris passage home. A certificate may be given so that he can claim allowances.
Access StatusOpen
Physical DescriptionE3: The numbers are original numbers up to E3/29. Thereafter there were no original numbers and they have been given archivist's numbers. Many of the documents up to E3/38 bear one or two crossed-out original numbers. A few of the numbers up to E3/29 are missing and so marked.
N.B. Numbers 30-122 bear no standing original numbers although some have numbers which have been crossed out.

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