Letters from F. Maderny about his time in the Secret Service
The first letter is asking for a meeting, the second letter is in response to the meeting request being declined: He explains the circumstances of being recruited into the Secret Service by Gideon Duncan, the Vice Consul and John Fitzpatrick. He ended up onboard the LYDIA where he was robbed by Fitzpatrick and thought he was going to die. He asks Nepean for compensatory payment after suffering for the British Government.
Administrative / biographical background
The National Archives have a letter from Rear Admiral Macbride at Deal [Kent] warning Nepean of the doubtful loyalty of John Fitzpatrick of Dunkirk, the owner of a vessel that he understood was to be used by Government, and even asking whether he was sure of 'D' [Gideon Duncan] the Vice-Consul.
Administrative / biographical background
The National Archives have a letter from Rear Admiral Macbride at Deal [Kent] warning Nepean of the doubtful loyalty of John Fitzpatrick of Dunkirk, the owner of a vessel that he understood was to be used by Government, and even asking whether he was sure of 'D' [Gideon Duncan] the Vice-Consul.
Record Details
Item reference: | NEP/9/7; MS1989/006 |
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Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
Level: | ITEM |
Extent: | folder (2 letters) |
Date made: | 1793-1795; Apr 1795 |
Creator: | Nepean, Evan |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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