Letter from the Admiralty giving Cockburn authority to occupy Ascension Island, 1815.

Correspondence and instructions relating chiefly to the carrying of Napoleon to St Helena 1815-1817: Admiralty to Cockburn giving him authority to occupy Ascension Island, 27 Dec 1815, with an enclosure of Earl Bathurst to Admiralty 26 Dec 1815 (copy)

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Item reference:	COC/5
Catalogue Section:	Personal collections
Level:	ITEM
Date made:	1815
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Hierarchy

Cockburn, Sir George, 10th Baronet, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1772-1853. (Manuscript) (COC)
- Correspondence and instructions mainly relating to the carrying of Napoleon to St. Helena, 1815-1817. (Manuscript) (COC/1-8)
  - Instructions from the Secretary of State, 1815. (Manuscript) (COC/1)
  - Letter from Earl Bathurst to Lieutenant General Charles Somerset, 1815. (Manuscript) (COC/2)
  - Admiralty instructions, 1815. (Manuscript) (COC/3)
  - Instructions to the governor of St. Helena, 1815. (Manuscript) (COC/4)
  - Letter from the Admiralty giving Cockburn authority to occupy Ascension Island, 1815. (Manuscript) (COC/5)
  - Letter from Colonel Wilks, sent from Ascension Island, 1816. (Manuscript) (COC/6)
  - Letter from Major John Barnes, sent from St. Helena, 1816. (Manuscript) (COC/7)
  - Letter from Rear-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, 1817. (Manuscript) (COC/8)

Letter from the Admiralty giving Cockburn authority to occupy Ascension Island, 1815.

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