Letters relating to Sir William Hutcheon Hall's command of the VICTORIA AND ALBERT Royal Yacht.

A packet of papers labelled “Letters and papers – Royal yacht”. This includes: Letter dated 10 June 1843 promoting Hall to Commander; appointment to the Royal Yacht, List of Victoria and Albert’s complement, 1843; various letters relating to his leave and appointments and a letter about alterations to the yacht in 1844. The collection also contains an official complaint to the Admiralty regarding the behaviour of a shipwright who insulted him aboard the Royal Yacht in the presence of a group of ladies.

Record Details

Item reference: HLL/3/3
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1843-1844
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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