I am starting some research into men raised for the Royal Navy under two
Acts of Parliament: 25 Geo III c.5 (5 March 1795) and 27 Geo III c.4 (11
November 1796). These two Acts required that the English and Welsh counties
provided prescribed numbers of men for service in the Royal Navy - hence
they are known as the 'Quota Acts' and the men raised by them as the 'Quota
Men'.
While there are references to the Quota Men in many Naval histories of the
period, they are usually a passing reference to their supposed role in the
Nore Mutiny of 1797. Published research into the Acts themselves seems to be
scarce. Has anyone on the list come across any references to them?
With thanks in anticipation,
Peter Park
Walton on Thames
Surrey
UK.
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