Catalogue description Folios 493-494: Charles Craven, [Sea Fencibles], Chatham. Captain Jeffrey Raigersfield...

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Details of ADM 1/1651/186
Reference: ADM 1/1651/186
Description:

Folios 493-494: Charles Craven, [Sea Fencibles], Chatham. Captain Jeffrey Raigersfield Commanding the Sea Fencibles at Maidstone, having (without success) responded to the Deputy Lieutenants and Magistrates of that place the opinion of the Admiralty Solicitor Mr Bicknell, that Sea Fencibles are exempt from serving in the Militia, under the Acts of the [legal clauses stated]. I enclose a letter sent to me with a copy of Mr Sergeant Bayley's opinion. Request direction.

Folios 495-496: enclosure with folios 493-494. Letter dated 9 January 1808 by Jeffrey Raigersfield, [Sea Fencibles], Maidstone, to Captain Charles Craven. Covering letter for the enclosed letter from John Bayley. Details of the legal situation.

Folios 497-498: Jeffrey Raigersfield with folios 493-494. John Bayley, Temple. [Legal Opinion] on what the legal definition of Sea Fearing man and if this applies to Sea Fencible men.
Date: 1808 Jan 10
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Cap C455
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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