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Drake to Commodore Nelson, Alexandria, 21 April
1796
, concerning transports at Naples, all French forces
1796-04-21
CRK/4/113
Drake to Brame, Venice, 19 September
1796
, [copy No 11] concerning dispute over oxen purchased by Mr
1796-09-19
CRK/4/135
Elliot to Monsieur Gavi [Genoese consul at Livorno], Bastia, 2 September
1796
, [in French] about the
1796-09-02 - ?
CRK/5/30
Nelson to Brame, HMS DIADEM, Bastia, 1 October
1796
, [draft], requesting action to restore British shipping
1796-10-01 - ?
CRK/14/35
A list of the Navy as it stood on 1st January 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795,
1796
, 1797. (Manuscript)
1791-1797
PST/49/39
War, Explanatory of, and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal-book herewith delivered',
1796
1796-01-01 - ?
TUN/114
Page 21-Signal 50', issued by Sir John Jervis on board the VICTORY, 31 January
1796
, to Captain H.D.
1796-01-01 - ?
SGN/A/12
Castiglione (Genoese Secretary of State) to unknown, Genoa, 16 June
1796
, [in Italian] annotated by Nelson
1796-06-16 - ?
CRK/4/125
Castiglione [Genoese Secretary of State] to unknown, Genoa, 28 May
1796
, [copy] annotated by Nelson '
1796-05-28
CRK/4/122
Lord Bristol to Lady Hamilton, no date [
1796
], (no 8), on the prospect of peace, with a footnote in French
1796 - 1796
CRK/20/46
Elliot to Nelson, Bastia, 2 September
1796
, enclosing requests from Venetian gorvernment for permission
1796-09-02 - ?
CRK/5/29
Nelson draft letter to Joseph Brame, HMS DIADEM, off Genoa, October [
1796
], request to ask the authorities
1796-10 - ?
CRK/2/108
Bertelli to unknown, 21 April
1796
, [copy in Italian] complaint against Comdr Nelson, annotated by Nelson
1796-04-21
CRK/4/126
David Heatly [agent victualler to the fleet] to Nelson, San Fiorenzo, 7 October
1796
, enclosing a return
1796-10-07 - ?
CRK/6/154
Letter from Admiral Hugh Seymour to Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave, 19 September
1796
, on dispute between
1796-09-19 - 1796-09-19
WDG/6/4
Nelson whose surnames start with E including Elliot, Robert Eyre, Captain Edge and Edward, Duke of Kent,
1796
1796-06-11 - 1804-12-09
CRK/5/1-20
Nelson to [the Genoese Government], HMS DIADEM, Bastia Roads, 3 October
1796
, [torn], declaration of
1796-10-03 - ?
CRK/14/36
Marquis Joseph de Silva to Nelson, Leghorn, 2 August
1796
, request to allow ten empty Neapolitan vessels
1796-08-02 - ?
CRK/12/54
Letters received 19 January
1796
-27 April 1812 including ones from Sir Morton Eden, John McArthur, Vice-Adm
1796-01-01 - 1812-12-31
MKH/242
officers in H.M. service and from merchant ships including East Indiamen relating to the services,
1796
1796-1851
BRK/3
Elliot to Nelson, Bastia, 15 September
1796
, complaint about firing of batteries, decided to take possession
1796-09-15 - ?
CRK/5/33
Antonio Gavi [Genoese consul at Leghorn] to Elliot, 25 August
1796
, [in Italian] annotated 'for leave
1796-08-25
CRK/5/26
Letters to Vice-Admiral WIlliam Waldegrave from SIr Gilbert Elliot and SIr John Jervis
1796
.
WDG/2
Joseph Brame [consul] to Nelson, Genoa, 8 October
1796
, communicated your letter and received the complaint
1796-10-08 - ?
CRK/2/109
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