Admiral Vashon, Leith, to Admiral Markham, on the difficulty of getting fishermen and other seamen from the Orkney Islands who resist service; the need of the regulating officer, Lieutenant Scot for a tender; suggesting a search of the Scottish coast to stop claims of exemption and escape from the press; In Fifeshire the men are concealed until merchant ships are procured; failed to get any men from the returning Greenland ships
4 Feb 1806, (NRS) Admiral Vashon, Leith, to Admiral Markham, on the difficulty of getting fishermen and other seamen from the Orkney Islands who resist service; the need of the regulating officer, Lieutenant Scot for a tender; suggesting a search of the Scottish coast to stop claims of exemption and escape from the press; In Fifeshire the men are concealed until merchant ships are procured; failed to get any men from the returning Greenland ships
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/101/2/9 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1806 |
| Creator: | Vashon, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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