Notebook, 'History of Newhaven'; envelope containing correspondence with NMM, notes on Newhaven, note on the John Gray (fl.1851), a plan proposed for Newhaven docks and harbour (circa 1846); envelope containing a 30 page typescript for Cdr H O Hill (NMM) of life in coastal sail in the 1890s. Includes some useful brief biographic details; an engraving of the ruined church nr. Brighthelmstone; photographic print of a plan of Newhaven c. 1813; an Illustrated London News (ILN) article on the Spanish barque Viscaya being towed into Newhaven, 12 February 1859; a plan copied from Sussex Archaeology relating to Newhaven harbour in 1677; letter to Mr Davey of Barcley's Bank, Newhaven, with enclosed publication on Great Eastern (1858), with ILN images; 4 publications.

Administrative / biographical background
The Port of Newhaven is a port and associated docks complex located within Newhaven, East Sussex, England, situated at the mouth of the River Ouse.