A letter of demand that Joseph Penrice be granted compensation for damages and outrages that he had sustained.
A letter of demand that Joseph Penrice be granted compensation for damages and outrages that he had sustained.
1st the violent and illegal presence of armed Mexican troops on board his ship.
2nd the expense of provisions for protecting so large a number of persons for so many days.
3rd the delay in receiving cargo as per charter, having been obliged to keep his crew under arms to prevent outages which were threatened against person who were aboard his ship and under the protection of the British Flag. The claim was for $100,000.
1st the violent and illegal presence of armed Mexican troops on board his ship.
2nd the expense of provisions for protecting so large a number of persons for so many days.
3rd the delay in receiving cargo as per charter, having been obliged to keep his crew under arms to prevent outages which were threatened against person who were aboard his ship and under the protection of the British Flag. The claim was for $100,000.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/G/1/5 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1871-11-30 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter addressed to Joseph Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/1)
- To Penrice’s wife about a journey on sea where the ship was stuck in a hurricane. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/2)
- Letter of thanks to Captain Joseph Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/3)
- A letter of heartfelt thanks for the kind protection and generous hospitality. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/4)
- A letter of demand that Joseph Penrice be granted compensation for damages and outrages that he had sustained. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/5)
- A letter from Treasury department Washington DC In relation to the services rendered by Captain Joseph Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/6)
- A letter from Thomas Atkinson in San Francisco to Mr Captain Joseph D. Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/7)
- A letter from Shanghai to Joseph Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/8)
- A letter to Captain Penrice, To the Care of William A. Hall, Ship Builder Aberdeen. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/9)
- 4 empty envelope addressed to Captain Joseph Penrice. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/10)
- Receipt from Captain Penrice to Chronometer Maker: Henry Frodsham. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/11)
- Receipt from Captain Penrice to Meveius Chronometer Maker: Henry Frodsham. (Manuscript) (HSR/G/1/12)
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