Letters sent by Earl Macartney to Christian. They cover the daily running of the station, with information about ship's movements etc, as well as his thoughts on the case of the mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 1798.
Letters sent by Earl Macartney to Christian. They cover the daily running of the station, with information about ship's movements etc, as well as his thoughts on the case of the mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 1798.
Record Details
| Item reference: | CHN/8; MS1978/139 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 2 folders, 52 items |
| Date made: | 1798-03-10 - 1798-10-23 |
| Creator: | Christian, Hugh Cloberry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters received by Christian. Correspondents include Sir Andrew Snape Hammond, Comptroller of the Navy. The letters relate to the general running of the Cape of Good Hope station. (Manuscript) (CHN/1)
- Letters received by Christian from August to September 1798. They contain news from England and also of his family. (Manuscript) (CHN/2)
- Excerpts from letters sent by Christian from March to July 1798. They cover his views on the situation with France, and the importance of Mauritius to the British position. (Manuscript) (CHN/3)
- Copies of letters sent by Christian to Captain Valentine Edwards in June 1798. They order Edwards to form a Court Martial to deal with a case of mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. (Manuscript) (CHN/4)
- Letters, and extracts, sent to Christian by Captain Valentine Edwards, outlining why Edwards and several other captains refused to form a court martial in the case of the mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. (Manuscript) (CHN/5)
- Letters sent by Judge Holland to Christian and Lord Macartney, containing legal opinion from Holland on the correct way to proceed in the case of the mutiny on board the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE (Manuscript) (CHN/6)
- Papers include the minutes of the court martial held into the case of the mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, and a letter from Captain Prescott of the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE acknowledging receipt of the minutes (Manuscript) (CHN/7)
- Letters sent by Earl Macartney to Christian. They cover the daily running of the station, with information about ship's movements etc, as well as his thoughts on the case of the mutiny on the East Indiaman PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 1798. (Manuscript) (CHN/8)
- Letter, and copy, sent by Earl Macartney to Rear Admiral Pringle. It discusses the naval hospital at Simon's town, which had been occupied as a barracks. (Manuscript) (CHN/9)
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