Exeter Local Maritime Archives Project

Entry Detail

Code: 11A/20/88-90
Entry Text:

two letters from John Carter, sailor, at Spithead to Elizabeth, his wife, of Wimburn, Dorset, 19 January 1800 & 26 February 1801, regarding impressment and the Royal William and certificate of discharge from naval service, 20 May 1801

Date Range: 1800 to 1801
Keywords: correspondence mariners pressganging navy recruitment ships
Location: Portsmouth City Museum and Records Office