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Austen, Robert
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PEGGY (possibly formerly JUDITH) 1785-
1789
: Valuation of sails May 1788; indents for stores, 'Sept';
1788-1789
HNL/102/7
PEGGY (possibly formerly JUDITH) 1785-1789 - Master August 1788-May 1789, Charles Ross. Valuation of sails May 1788; indents for stores, 'Sept'; ship's memo book, bills for entries in it September 1788-June 1789 (ship apparently laid up to August 1788) - Michael Henley & Son
PITT c1784-1791: Ship's memo book April 1786-April
1789
(Manuscript)
1786-1789
HNL/104/8
PITT c1784-1791 - Master by July 1784-January 1790, William Dodds. Ship's memo book April 1786-April 1789 - Michael Henley & Son
PITT c1784-1791: Servants' account book March
1789
-June 1791 (Manuscript)
1789-1791
HNL/104/25
PITT c1784-1791 - Master by July 1784-January 1790, William Dodds. Servants' account book March 1789-June 1791 - Michael Henley & Son
POLLY (formerly GUSTAFFA) 1783-
1789
: Undated, unidentified memos, lists, vouchers etc (Manuscript)
HNL/107/20
POLLY (formerly GUSTAFFA) 1783-1789 - Master August 1787-January 1789, Samuel Dann. Undated, unidentified memos, lists, vouchers etc - Michael Henley & Son
Portsmouth Dockyard: the Commissioner's and Superintendent's warrants,
1789
-96 (Manuscript)
1789-1796
POR/C/23
Portsmouth Dockyard: the Commissioner's and Superintendent's warrants, 1789-96
PEGGY (possibly formerly JUDITH) 1785-
1789
: Correspondence September 1785-September 1786 (Manuscript)
1785-1786
HNL/102/4
PEGGY (possibly formerly JUDITH) 1785-1789 - Owner of 1/2 share 1785-1789, and Master August 1785-January 1788, John Ladd. Correspondence September 1785-September 1786 - Michael Henley & Son
From Lord Howe, Grafton Street, 23 Oct
1789
. (Manuscript)
1783-10-23
AGC/36/5/16
Sir Thomas Byard letters: from Lord Howe, Grafton Street, 23 Oct 1789.
VALIANT c1788-1792: Part of Bruce's agreement November
1789
.
1789-1790
HNL/122/4
VALIANT c1788-1792 - Master November 1789-January 1790, Robert Bruce. Part of Bruce's agreement November 1789. Letter, part of coal voyage accounts, vouchers, bills paid by Henleys for meter, delivery, wages November 1789-January 1790: London-Shields-London. Michael Henley & Son
East Indies
1789
-94: logbook of the CROWN January-June 1793. (Manuscript)
1793-01 - 1793-06
COR/21
East Indies 1789-94: logbook of the CROWN January-June 1793.
East Indies
1789
-94: duplicate journal November 1788-May 1790. (Manuscript)
1788-11 - 1790-05
COR/16
East Indies 1789-94: duplicate journal November 1788-May 1790.
PITT c1784-1791: Bills paid by Henleys April
1789
-February 1790 (Manuscript)
1789-1790
HNL/104/27
PITT c1784-1791 - Master by July 1784-January 1790, William Dodds. Bills paid by Henleys April 1789-February 1790, incl. four fitters', three factors' bills - Michael Henley & Son
Shipton, James Maurice, Captain,
1789
-1886. (Manuscript)
1803-1809
SPN/1-10
This sub-collection consists of a series of ten logbooks kept by Shipton as a midshipman and mate between 1803 and 1809.
MARIA (formerly WHITBY) 1785-1791: Papers relating to outfit for Jamaica September-December
1789
(Manuscript
1789
HNL/84/5
MARIA (formerly WHITBY) 1785-1791 - Master September 1789-November 1790 and owner of 1/8 Lieutenant Bartholomew James, RN. Papers relating to outfit for Jamaica September-December 1789 - Michael Henley & Son
Papers relating to individual ships: Peggy (shared ship), 1785-
1789
(Manuscript)
1785-1789
HNL/102
See item/file level records.
A highly decorative document on flags most notable at sea pre
1789
. (Manuscript)
1789
SIG/D/8
A general view of the flags which most nations bare at sea, printed coloured and sold by H. Overton & I Hool at White House Newgate pre 1789 French, East India Company and the Admirals flag. (Formerly SF/86)
Correspondence of Admiral Robert Roddan with the second Lord Chatham,
1789
-91 (Manuscript)
1789-1791
TUN/245
Correspondence of Admiral Robert Roddan with the second Lord Chatham, 1789-91
Vice-Adm: Spanish Mobilisation 1790: orders received from the Admiralty,
1789
-91 (Manuscript)
1789-1791
ROD/12/1-3
Vice-Adm: Spanish Mobilisation 1790: orders received from the Admiralty, 1789-91
PITT c1784-1791: Charterparty, insurance policy, correspondence etc July 1788-April
1789
(Manuscript)
1787-1789
HNL/104/24
PITT c1784-1791 - Master by July 1784-January 1790, William Dodds. Charterparty, insurance policy, correspondence etc July 1788-April 1789. Details measurements of coal, Gibraltar voyages ENTERPRISE 1787 and PITT 1788. Michael Henley & Son
East Indies
1789
-94: logbook of the CROWN January-May 1792. (Manuscript)
1792-01 - 1792-05
COR/20
East Indies 1789-94: logbook of the CROWN January-May 1792.
Hare, Charles, Lieutenant,
1789
-1859 (Manuscript)
c.1804 - 2023
BGY/H/14
Papers relating to the life and naval service of Lieutenant Charles Hare.
See item level records for further details.…
PITT c1784-1791: Voyage, freight, factor's accounts etc July 1788-April
1789
(Manuscript)
1788-1789
HNL/104/22
PITT c1784-1791 - Master by July 1784-January 1790, William Dodds. Voyage, freight, factor's accounts etc July 1788-April 1789: coal to Woolwich, thence to Shields, coal to Gibraltar, ballast to New York, staves to Lynn; coal, Shields-London - Michael Henley & Son
MARIA (formerly WHITBY) 1785-1791:Papers relating to wages and crew November
1789
-November 1790 (Manuscript
1789-1790
HNL/84/7
MARIA (formerly WHITBY) 1785-1791 - Master September 1789-November 1790 and owner of 1/8 Lieutenant Bartholomew James, RN. Papers relating to wages and crew November 1789-November 1790 - Michael Henley & Son
Volume containing details of 'borrowed and lent coals'
1789
-circa 1797. (Manuscript)
1789-1797
HNL/2/33
Volume containing details of 'borrowed and lent coals' 1789-circa 1797, Michael Henley & Son
Account Books relating to Henleys' Sail Loft,
1789
-1790; 1813-1820 (Manuscript)
1789-1820
HNL/4
See item/file level records.
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