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W3864 MEMORANDUM of the services of LIEUTENANT THOMAS BAKER
Jul 30 1816
To: Rev. Thomas Baker.
From:

MEMORANDUM of the Services of Lieutenant Thomas Baker /a/


Several Bearings, or Ranks: Boy 3rd clafs [sic]
Names of the feveral Ships: Pearl
Names of the feveral Admirals, Captains, and Commanders: Leut. Chas. Wrodger
Stations on which the Ship was chiefly Employed: Scotland
Date of Entry: 6 Feby [sic] 1805
Date of Discharge: 20 Dec. 1807

Several Bearings, or Ranks: Boy 3 Clafs [sic]
Names of the feveral Ships: Pearl
Names of the feveral Admirals, Captains, and Commanders: Capt Edm'd [Galwey??]
Stations on which the Ship was chiefly employed:[St. Helena, Mediterranean??].
Date of Entry: 6 Feby 1808

Several Bearings, or Ranks: Vo. 5 Clafs [sic] Midshipman
Names of the feveral Ships: Antelope
Names of the feveral Admirals, Captains, and Commanders: Vice Admrl John Galloway, Captain Donald McLeod, Admrl Jon J.T. Duchant, Captain John Forbes, Captain James Carpenter, Captain Charles Hobart.
Stations on which the Ship was chiefly employed: Newfoundland
Date of Entry: 6 Jany 1810.
Date of Discharge:3rd Oct [1812??]

Several Bearings, or Ranks: Midshipman.
Names of the Feveral Ships: St. Lawrence
Names of the feveral Admirals, Captains, and Commanders:Capt Samuel Balcher, [??], Capt Edw'd ??, Capt Charles Payne .
Stations on which the Ship was chiefly employed: Baltic, West Scheldt, Lake Ontario, Upper Canada.
Date of Entry: Oct 1812
Date of Discharge: 21 April 1815[located for change of climate??]

Several Bearings, or Ranks: Lieutenant
Names of the feveral Ships:[Falcon??] for Rank
Names of the feveral Admirals, Captains, and Commanders: [blank]
Date of Entry:Octoby [sic] 1815
Date of Discharge: [blank]

Thomas Baker, a Lieutenant

I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter bearing date the 30th July and transfer to your [?] of this kindefs [sic]. [?] is a memorandum of my service and for a Captain Commander of your [capabilities??] I believe to be made. [???]

Thomas Baker, /a/ Lieutenant [A.N.??]




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