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Letters to Nevil Maskelyne from other astronomers, mostly foreign. (Manuscript) 1771-1806 MSK/3/3/1-25
A group of letters to Nevil Maskelyne from other astronomers, mostly written in French and Latin.…
Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen, Agreements, Crew Lists And Official Logs (Manuscript) 1885 RSS/CL/1885/2035
1831 - Raven, 1850 - Princess Charlotte, 1870 - Abbey, 1878 - Argo, 1886 - Homely, 1923 - Eliza & Ann, 1929 - Ann Mulrey, 1936 - George Reynolds, 1937 - Mary Anna, 1939 - Thomas Green, 1962 - Allegro, 1966 - Imposter, 1968 - Maria, 1976 - Emily, 1982 - Sisters, 1983 - Enterprise, 1989 - Tiber, 2…
Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen, Agreements, Crew Lists And Official Logs (Manuscript) 1885 RSS/CL/1885/2033
600 - Francess Ann, 602 - Alert, 605 - Victoria, 621 - Breeze, 647 - Belvedere, 648 - Margaret John, 656 - Providence, 659 - Laurel, 665 - Condor, 678 - Request, 683 - Woodlark, 684 - Raven, 687 - Catharina, 693 - Granite, 695 - Lydia, 701 - Speedy, 707 - Collingwood, 709 - Unity, 710 - Hunter, 738 …
Stokes, John Lort, Admiral, 1812-1885. (Manuscript) 1830-1960 STK
The papers include logs, 1837 to 1843, 1848 to 1849, 1851 and 1859 to 1863, letter-books, 1841 to 1843, 1848 to 1851 and 1860 to 1862, and correspondence, 1844 to 1858. There are no papers for the first voyage of the Beagle.…
Roger Charles Anderson Collection (Manuscript) AND
The collection consists of sixty-one volumes and nineteen boxes. Some items have been added to the collection since 1970.…
Mundy, George, Admiral Sir, 1777-1861. (Manuscript) 1793-1835 MDY/1
This sub-collection consists of two notebooks from the period 1793-1835. These mainly relate to Mundy's service as a young officer in the Mediterranean during the French Revolutionary Wars, and later his command of HMS HYDRA (1797) during the Peninsular War.
Papers of Commander John Williams Damer-Powell RNR (Manuscript) 1905-1950 JWDP
The collection consists of four series comprised of papers relating to John Williams Damer-Powell (1887-1958) and his naval career from apprenticeship to Commander in the Royal Navy Reserve; his personal letters and journals; visual material including press cuttings, photographs, and other illustrat…
Photocopied letters of Newton Fowell, Midshipman, HMS SIRIUS. (Manuscript) 1787-1790 XAGC/12
Thirteen letters by Newton Fowell, mostly to his father, including detailed reports on the first convict voyage of HMS SIRUIS to Australia, one addressed to Captain George Ourry in Devon, November 1786 to July 1790; One autographed letter signed by Captain John Hunter, to Captain Palmer (Surgeon on …
Letters to/from Du Roveray (Manuscript) Jul 1799 NEP/9/28
Two Letters; one to Du Roveray from Leright mentioning letters to be sent immediately to England via James Crawford and a letter to Nepean from Du Roveray concerning the need of a passport from Lord Grenville as he was naturalized in Ireland from 1783. He also mentions the invasion of Helvetick.
'Testimonials and Memorials of the Service of Lieutenant Charles Hare of the Royal Navy, 37 Years a Lieutenant' (Manuscript) 1848 BGY/H/14/2/1
Bound printed volume titled 'Testimonials and Memorials of the Service of Lieut. Charles Hare of the Royal Navy, 37 Years a Lieutenant...', published in 1848 in Saint John, New Brunswick.…
Halifax Dockyard (Manuscript) HAL
The records were for the most part obtained in the 1930s from the Admiralty Librarian, who in 1921 made a selection from the volumes that had remained in store since the time of the transfer of the yard to the Canadian Government.…
William Henry, HRH Prince. Two documents with reference to a Court-Martial on a seaman of H.M.S. RESOURCE, signed by Admiral Herbert Sawyer, dated from H.M.S. LEANDER, 6 and 8 October 1787. (Manuscript) 1787-10-06 - 1787-10-08 AGC/16/21
Two documents with reference to a Court-Martial on a seaman of H.M.S. RESOURCE, signed by Admiral Herbert Sawyer, dated from H.M.S. LEANDER, 6 and 8 October 1787.
Three documents with reference to a Court-Martial held on a seaman of H.M.S. PEGASUS (Capt. H.R.H. Prince William Henry), signed by Admiral Herbert Sawyer, dated from H.M.S. LEANDER, 13 July 1787. (Manuscript) 1787-07-13 AGC/16/20
Three documents with reference to a Court-Martial held on a seaman of H.M.S. PEGASUS (Capt. H.R.H. Prince William Henry), signed by Admiral Herbert Sawyer, dated from H.M.S. LEANDER, 13 July 1787.
Typed transcript of Lieutenant Charles Hare's escape from a French prison in 1809 (Manuscript) 2019-07-22 BGY/H/14/3/3
Typed transcript of the manuscript 'Narrative of the escape of Lieutenant Hare from the Prison of Sarre Libre in the Province of Lorraine on 12th of August 1809 aged nearly Twenty' (RMG ID: BGY/H/14/3/2). The transcript was completed by Margaret Mech-Wilson in 2019.
Journal of Alexander Loudon, purser on HMS ROMULUS, 1800-1801 (Manuscript) 1800-07-10 - 1801-09-03 JOD/349
Journal of Alexander Loudon, purser on the troopship HMS ROMULUS (1785), kept between 10 July 1800 and 23 June 1801, with an additional loose sheet providing entries for 24 August to 3 September 1801.…
Narrative of Lieutenant Charles Hare's escape from a French prison in 1809 (Manuscript) c.1832 BGY/H/14/3/2
Handwritten manuscript titled 'Narrative of the escape of Lieutenant C. Hare from the Prison of Sarre Libre in the Province of Lorraine on 12th of August 1809 aged nearly Twenty years'.…
Nelson, Horatio, Vice-Admiral, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1758-1805 (Manuscript) 1758-1805 BRP
The papers are contained in twelve natural and artificial collections: the Bridport Collection, the Croker Collection (see CRK), the Girdlestone Collection, the Haslewood Collection, the Matcham Collection (see MAM), the Monsarrat Collection, the Nelson-Ward Collection, the Stewart Collection (see S…
Surveyor's report of the Virgin Rocks on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. Copy belonging to H.M.S. PEGASUS, Capt. H.R.H. Prince William Henry, c. 1787. (Manuscript) 1787 AGC/16/18
Surveyor's report of the Virgin Rocks on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. Copy belonging to H.M.S. PEGASUS, Capt. H.R.H. Prince William Henry, c. 1787.
Western Hindostan. (Manuscript) c.1792 P/16/14
Western Hindostan. An updated version published as The View of Hindoostan: Vol. I. Western Hindoostan (London, 1798).
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Portsmouth Dockyard (Manuscript) 1675-1899 POR
The records were transferred from Portsmouth dockyard in 1936 by arrangement with the Admiralty. They consist of 566 volumes of the correspondence between yard officials, the Navy Board and the Admiralty, 1675 to 1899. There are also 147 plans for the yard, 1715 to 1884.…
Letters (Manuscript) AGC
This collection of individual documents was formed soon after the foundation of the Museum and was conceived as a collection of autographs. As well as letters, it also came to include a small proportion of orders, reports and administrative documents.…
Signals issued by Commodore Herbert Sawyer to H.R.H. Prince William Henry as Captain of H.M.S. PEGASUS, dated from H.M.S. ARIADNE, Halifax Harbour, 5 October 1786. (Manuscript) 1786-10-05 AGC/16/17
Signals issued by Commodore Herbert Sawyer to H.R.H. Prince William Henry as Captain of H.M.S. PEGASUS, dated from H.M.S. ARIADNE, Halifax Harbour, 5 October 1786.
William Henry, HRH Prince. Two letters from the Admiralty, to and signed by Sir Philip Stephens, dated 9 March 1787 and 22 January 1788. (Manuscript) 1787-03-09 - 1788-01-22 AGC/16/19
Two letters from the Admiralty, to and signed by Sir Philip Stephens, dated 9 March 1787 and 22 January 1788. Both referring to the issuing of Muster Books to Muster Masters by Captains of Ships, 1787-1788.