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Austen, Francis William
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received by Minto from diplomats and naval officers: Mr Drake, Genoa, Milan, Venice, July 1795-October
1796
1795-1796
ELL/125
received by Minto from diplomats and naval officers: Lord Hervey and Mr Wyndham, Florence, July-December
1796
1793-1796
ELL/116
John Firpo to Nelson, Genoa, 22 August
1796
, with list of supplies sent and money received (Manuscript
1803-08-22
CRK/5/102
Nelson to Major Duncan, HMS LA MINERVE, Porto Ferraio, 27 December
1796
, on the distribution of prize
1796-12-27
CRK/14/40
Drake to Nelson, 16 August
1796
, partly in cipher, concerning Consul Brame's health, and the need to
1796-08-16
CRK/4/131
officers in H.M. service and from merchant ships including East Indiamen relating to the services,
1796
1796-1851
BRK/3
Folder containing letters of Sir William Parker to members of his family, 20 letters,
1796
-1800 (Manuscript
1793-1829
PAR/165/2
Payments made 15 Dec
1796
to 26 May 1797 with Balance due Captain Markham [with B Robertson] (Manuscript
1797
MRK/100/4/23
Drake to Nelson, Padua, 24 May
1796
, (private) replaced by Colonel Graham at HQ of Austrian army, praise
1796-05-24
CRK/4/119
Elliot to Monsieur Gavi [Genoese consul at Livorno], Bastia, 2 September
1796
, [in French] about the
1796-09-02
CRK/5/30
Elliot to Lord Garlies [Captain of HMS LIVELY], Bastia, 1 July
1796
, about a convoy, need to oppose possible
1796-07-01
CRK/5/10
Elliot to Nelson, Bastia, 19 July
1796
, ship movements, request for information on the blockade of Leghorn
1796-07-19
CRK/5/15
Thomas Jenkins [British consul, Rome] to Lord Gerlies, Rome, 14 September
1796
, France grants peace to
1801-07-31
CRK/8/15
David Heatly [agent victualler to the fleet] to Nelson, San Fiorenzo, 6 October
1796
, Return of Transports
1796-10-06
CRK/6/155
Sir Francis Drake to [Nelson],Milan, 29 March
1796
, [secret, partly in cipher], Genoa in a terrible crisis
1796-03-29
CRK/4/108
Drake to Commodore Nelson, Alexandria, 21 April
1796
, concerning transports at Naples, all French forces
1796-04-21
CRK/4/113
Jervis to Nelson, HMS VICTORY, off Toulon, 1 June [
1796
], exchange declined by Captain Sutton, will try
1796-06-01
CRK/11/59
Klebe's 'Gotha und die umliegende Gegende' (Gotha and the surrounding district),
1796
, pp 275-287, concerning
1796-1983
NOT/35
Drake to Brame, Venice, 19 September
1796
, [copy No 11] concerning dispute over oxen purchased by Mr
1796-09-19
CRK/4/135
Nelson to Brame, HMS DIADEM, Bastia, 1 October
1796
, [draft], requesting action to restore British shipping
1796-10-01
CRK/14/35
Parker, November 1793-July
1796
. (Manuscript)
1793-1796
ELL/140
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
TUN/114
Page 21-Signal 50', issued by Sir John Jervis on board the VICTORY, 31 January
1796
, to Captain H.D.
1796-01-31
SGN/A/12
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