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Thank you for all your research. That has given me a lot to work on. Should I discover anything more on these matters I will let you know.
Kew here I come - eventually!!
All best wishes,
Henr ...

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First, thank you very much for supplying the information concerning allotment and its payment. It is absolutely clear.
Two points arise - one anomoly & one question.
A) Although the Allot ...

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Thank you for your reply.
With respect to Joseph's pay, no I have not been able to see the paybooks for Venerable for 1804/5 (problem of my getting to Kew). All I have found so far is the allot ...

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I should also have said that the allotment to his wife was 11s. 8d - presumably per month. It was paid by a Mr R Newry - would he have been Venerable's agent in a particular t ...

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Thank you for your helpful reply.
With respect to the CM, it took place at Plymouth on 11th December 1804 - still quite a time before the entry in the Allotment Register in late October 1805. ...

I thought readers might like to know that Joseph Samain, to whom I referred in my recent posting, was the author of a letter which is now in the archives of the National Maritime Museum. He wrote on 1 ...

HMS Venerable was wrecked in Tor Bay on 24th November 1804.
One of her hands, Joseph Samain, had enlisted on to her at Chatham on 30th June 1794 when he was 21 years of age.
I have not been able to ...

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Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:18 am Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	@+P Thank you for all your research. That has given me a lot to work on. Should I discover anything more on these matters I will let you know. Kew here I come - eventually!! All best wishes, Henr ...
Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:16 pm Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	@+P, First, thank you very much for supplying the information concerning allotment and its payment. It is absolutely clear. Two points arise - one anomoly & one question. A) Although the Allot ...
Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 5:34 am Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	@+P Thank you for your reply. With respect to Joseph's pay, no I have not been able to see the paybooks for Venerable for 1804/5 (problem of my getting to Kew). All I have found so far is the allot ...
Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 5:13 pm Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	@+P, I should also have said that the allotment to his wife was 11s. 8d - presumably per month. It was paid by a Mr R Newry - would he have been Venerable's agent in a particular t ...
Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 4:57 pm Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	@+P, Thank you for your helpful reply. With respect to the CM, it took place at Plymouth on 11th December 1804 - still quite a time before the entry in the Allotment Register in late October 1805. ...
Topic: Joseph Samain at Camperdown
Henry Replies: 0 Views: 11507	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:40 am Subject: Joseph Samain at Camperdown
Henry Replies: 0 Views: 11507	I thought readers might like to know that Joseph Samain, to whom I referred in my recent posting, was the author of a letter which is now in the archives of the National Maritime Museum. He wrote on 1 ...
Topic: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	Forum: Age of Nelson Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 5:29 am Subject: HMS Venerable 1804/5
Henry Replies: 9 Views: 35630	HMS Venerable was wrecked in Tor Bay on 24th November 1804. One of her hands, Joseph Samain, had enlisted on to her at Chatham on 30th June 1794 when he was 21 years of age. I have not been able to ...