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10 October 2024

Analysis of Coath’s petition

The late Tony Pawlyn analysed Robert Coath’s petition, cross-referencing it with known records. By some of the phrasing and vocabulary I do not think this account […]
10 October 2024

An Exciseman appeals

Most stories of smuggling understandably concentrate on the smugglers/free traders, seeing things through their eyes as they attempt to evade the long arm of the Law. […]
10 October 2024

Robert Coath’s Petition

Robert Coath’s Petition to the Excise Commissioners for Superannuation: 15th January 1819 An analysis of some of Robert Coath’s claims are available here. Honorable Sirs, I […]
29 June 2024

The SOE Naval Base at Helford River

Within the Museum archives is a copy of a typescript written by Lt Cdr Bevil Warington Smyth. He became head of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) […]
23 April 2024

The Spanish letters

Resistance, Cape Machichaco SW 6 or 7 leags, 2 March 1809 The Hnble W.W. Pole Sir, I enclose for the information of the Lords Commissioners of […]
23 April 2024

Charles Adam’s letters

Our research into the authorship of the Ceuta Papers led us to a set of letters written by Captain Charles Adam of the frigate HMS Resistance […]
23 April 2024

The Falmouth letters

Charles Adam’s letters from Falmouth are all stored in the National Archives ADM 1/1452 ‘Letters from Captain’s 1808/1809’. They start with a report of his arrival. […]
22 April 2024

PZ.61 Maid Marion

Westward FY.229 Maid Marion PZ.61. Built at Mevagissey by Percy Mitchell, and completed in October 1925, the details of her and her ownership as a Sea […]
22 April 2024

PZ.105 Penrose

Penrose ~ PZ.105 : 1940-1959 Westward Ho ~ PZ.105 : 1959-1967 (Bonnie Girls ~ FY.179 : ?1945?) The Penrose was built at Looe in 1911, but […]
10 October 2024

Analysis of Coath’s petition

The late Tony Pawlyn analysed Robert Coath’s petition, cross-referencing it with known records. By some of the phrasing and vocabulary I do not think this account […]
10 October 2024

An Exciseman appeals

Most stories of smuggling understandably concentrate on the smugglers/free traders, seeing things through their eyes as they attempt to evade the long arm of the Law. […]
10 October 2024

Robert Coath’s Petition

Robert Coath’s Petition to the Excise Commissioners for Superannuation: 15th January 1819 An analysis of some of Robert Coath’s claims are available here. Honorable Sirs, I […]
29 June 2024

The SOE Naval Base at Helford River

Within the Museum archives is a copy of a typescript written by Lt Cdr Bevil Warington Smyth. He became head of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) […]
23 April 2024

The Spanish letters

Resistance, Cape Machichaco SW 6 or 7 leags, 2 March 1809 The Hnble W.W. Pole Sir, I enclose for the information of the Lords Commissioners of […]
23 April 2024

Charles Adam’s letters

Our research into the authorship of the Ceuta Papers led us to a set of letters written by Captain Charles Adam of the frigate HMS Resistance […]
23 April 2024

The Falmouth letters

Charles Adam’s letters from Falmouth are all stored in the National Archives ADM 1/1452 ‘Letters from Captain’s 1808/1809’. They start with a report of his arrival. […]
22 April 2024

PZ.61 Maid Marion

Westward FY.229 Maid Marion PZ.61. Built at Mevagissey by Percy Mitchell, and completed in October 1925, the details of her and her ownership as a Sea […]
22 April 2024

PZ.105 Penrose

Penrose ~ PZ.105 : 1940-1959 Westward Ho ~ PZ.105 : 1959-1967 (Bonnie Girls ~ FY.179 : ?1945?) The Penrose was built at Looe in 1911, but […]