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Name: William (1) Boswell

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Sex: M

Marital Status: Married

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Subject: List of Artificers, etc. & Members of the Volunteer Corps

Document Date: 00/09/1798

PRO Reference: Supply 5/219

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1. William Boswell (1) was working in the Mixing House as a Labourer and paid 1/6d per day. He was also a Private in the Volunteer Company (Supply 5/219 dated September, 1798). 2. A Report dated the 8th May 1801 (Supply 5/221) confirmed that he was working as a Labourer, was a married man and had 3 children. In this document, anyone not an Artificer was described as a Labourer. 3. Robert Coleman recorded in his Minute Book on the 23rd October 1801 that 24 men were required to work at Faversham or be discharged. Boswell (1) agreed to go, according to Winters p.60). However,the Faversham Gunpowder Personnel Register 1573 - 1840 does not record his name, so it can only be assumed that his services were terminated and that he was subsequently re-engaged. 4. At the 8th May 1804 he was still working as a Labourer within the Mills, with pay of 2/1d per day. All Labourers received an additional allowance of 1/-d per night when it was their turn "to watch" - on average every fifth night. (Supply 5/222). 5. William (1) was promoted to a Millman by January 1806, on a rate of pay of 2/3d per day (Supply 5/224 dated the 30th January 1806) and at that date, had been employed with the Ordnance for 9 years. 6. According to an entry in Supply 5/227 dated the 23rd August 1808, Mr. Boswell was still employed as a Mixing House Man earning 2/3d per day, and "in addition to their pay, they are allowed to watch in turn, for which they receive one shilling." 7. List of Employees dated the 29th August 1812 (Supply 5/229) recorded that Boswell was then a Saltpetre Refiner who earned 2/8d per day, and in addition, when not working extra, was allowed to watch in turn. 8. According to the List of Employees dated the 13th February 1814 (Supply 5/230) Mr. William Boswell (1) was still a Saltpetre Refiner earning the same as in note 6 above, and was still allowed to watch in turn. 9. The List of Empoyees dated the 28th August 1818 (Supply 5/231) recorded the names of people proposed to be retained between the 3rd September and the 31st December, 1818. Boswell's name is not on the list and no further reference is made of him.