Papers relating to Captain William Pocock escorting a convoy of 12 merchant ships to Barbados in the UNION ISLAND in 1798
This item relates to William Innes Pocock's uncle, also named William. The folder includes a copy of a letter to Captain Pocock from the masters of the ships and edition of the St. Vincent Gazette with a printed copy of the same letter (both 1798). Also a letter to Captain Pocock from 1802 from his nephew John Innes Pocock with a copy of the inscription on a time piece presented to Pocock by Lloyd's relating to this incident.
Record details
| Item reference: | POK/6/1 |
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| Catalogue section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 folder |
| Date made: | 1798-1802 |
| Creator: | Lieutenant William Innes Pocock |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Papers relating to Captain William Pocock escorting a convoy of 12 merchant ships to Barbados in the UNION ISLAND in 1798 (Manuscript) (POK/6/1)
- Extract from the St Vincent newspaper relating to the pursuit of an enemy ship by L'AMIABLE, GLENMORE and UNION ISLAND (Manuscript) (POK/6/2)
- Various sketches and plans from Pocock's service in the Adriatic with HMS EAGLE (Manuscript) (POK/6/3)
- 'Thoughts on Steam Ships, with a plan for using steam Tugs in conjunction with Ships of war, & a draft of one for that purpose' (Manuscript) (POK/6/4)
- Various lists (Manuscript) (POK/6/5)
- Miscellaneous papers of Pocock and his daughter Annie (Manuscript) (POK/6/6)
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