Layman to Nelson, HMS SPENCER, 8 March 1805, plan to avoid Sir John Orde and slip through the Gut with 135 people, forwarding a paper with proposals to seize Minorca, in retaliation against French frigates, regret loss of letters, naval news expected

Captain William Layman (1768-1826 suicide). Layman to Nelson, HMS SPENCER, 8 March 1805, plan to avoid Sir John Orde and slip through the Gut with 135 people, forwarding a paper with proposals to seize Minorca, in retaliation against French frigates, regret loss of letters, naval news expected

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Item reference:	CRK/8/73
Catalogue Section:	Artificial collections previously assembled
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	1 item
Date made:	1805-03-08 - ?
Creator:	Phillipps-Croker
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Collection of naval manuscripts gathered by Sir Thomas Phillipps. (Manuscript) (PLA)
- Phillipps-Croker (Manuscript) (CRK)
  - Correspondence to Nelson arranged alphabetically by the name of the writers surname beginning with 'I', 'K', 'L' and 'M' (Manuscript) (CRK/8)

Layman to Nelson, HMS SPENCER, 8 March 1805, plan to avoid Sir John Orde and slip through the Gut with 135 people, forwarding a paper with proposals to seize Minorca, in retaliation against French frigates, regret loss of letters, naval news expected

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