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Biography:

1.Thomas Galleon was appointed as a Labourer working in the Corning House on the 21st May 1795, at 1/6d per day (Supply 5/217 dated 24th June 1795). He was still in the Corning House in July 1795 (Supply 5/217 dated the 31st July 1795). 2. In September 1798 he was described as a Puntman (Supply 5/219). 3. According to Supply 5/219 dated September 1792, he was a Private in the Volunteer Company 4. A signed document, Supply 5/220 of the 2nd February 1800 relating to a Petition on Pay, recorded that he was literate and was working as a general Labourer. 5. Supply 5/221 dated the 8th May 1801, recorded that Thomas was working as a Labourer, was a married man, and had 2 children. Note:- anyone not an Artificer was described in this document as a Labourer. Robert Coleman recorded in his Minute Book on the 23rd October 1801, that 24 men were required to work at Faversham or be discharged and Galleon was one who agreed to go (Winters, p.60). However, the Faversham Gunpowder Personnel Register 1573-1840 does not record his name, so it can only be assumed his services were terminated and that he was subsequently re-engaged. 6. According to Supply 5/222 dated the 8th May 1804, Thomas was working as a Refiner with pay of 2/-d per day, and all Refiners received an additional allowance of 1/-d per night when it was their turn "to watch" - on average every 5th night. 7. Supply 5/224 dated the 30th January 1806, recorded that he was working as a Stoveman and earned 2/-d per day. According to this Return, he had 10 years' service at that date. 8. Supply 5/227 dated the 23rd August 1808, recorded that Mr. Galleon was "an Assistant to Steam Stoveman", then earning 2/6d per day. 9. Supply 5/228 dated the 1st September1810, stated that Galleon was then employed as an Assistant Coppersmith with pay of 2/6d per day. 10 List of Employees dated the 29th August 1812 (Supply 5/229) recorded that Mr. Galleon was an "Assistant to Copper Smith, etc." earning 3/3d per day.