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Letter to Nevil Maskelyne from Joseph Toaldo. (Manuscript)
1794-03-27
MSK/3/3/14
A series of letters addressed to Nelson from people whose surnames begin with C including from Frances Caffarena providing intelligence to Nelson. (Manuscript)
1796-08-20 - 1805-08-01
CRK/3/1-21
Hugh Inglis to Nelson, London, 4 December 1800, concerning a recommendation to the Court of Directors [of the East India Company] regarding a vacancy in the SIR EDWARD HUGHES, usually reserved for promotion of Masters (Manuscript)
1800-12-04
CRK/8/1
Captain Inman to Nelson, HMS DESIRE, Rostock Bay, 7 June 1801, enclosing a letter from Lieutenant of the BITTERN requesting a survey on the surgeon's mate (not enclosed) (Manuscript)
1801-06-07
CRK/8/3
Samuel Briggs, British pro consul, Alexandria, 14 May 1803, with a demand to the Pacha of Alexandria to salute British vessels (Manuscript)
1803-05-14
CRK/1/88
Ball to Nelson, Palace, Malta, 16 June 1803, with a copy of a letter to Admiral Bickerton concerning Elphy Bey. (Manuscript)
1803-06-16
CRK/1/89
John Locker to Nelson, Charing Cross, 4 September 1801, recommending Tom Jones, whose father is the son of Henry Fielding [author of 'Tom Jones'], proposing to send the print of his father's portrait from Abbot's picture (Manuscript)
1801-09-04
CRK/8/86
Captain William Kelly [former Captain of HMS GIBRALTAR], Plymouth, 31 August 1803, enclosing minutes of his court martial, recommending his nephew, Marward Kelly, on HMS GIBRALTAR (Manuscript)
1803-08-31
CRK/8/32
Keith to Nelson, East Cliff near Ramsgate, 3 December 1803, recommending George Scott, a mis[shipman] in HMS VICTORY, ships at the Nore, his view of invasion (Manuscript)
1803-12-03
CRK/8/43
Captain Richard Goodwin Keats, to Nelson, HMS SUPERB, no date, Thursday, with extract of a letter from HRH Duke of Clarence recommending a young man, Mr Fisher (Manuscript)
CRK/8/27
Captain, later Vice Admiral, Thomas Maling (d.1849) to Nelson, HMS DIANA, Gibraltar Bay, 2 February 1804, arrived after difficult voyage with convoy dispersed in the bad weather, some at Lisbon, hope to find them in the straits (Manuscript)
1804-02-02
CRK/8/175
John McArthur, later Nelson's biographer. Robert McArthur to John McArthur, HMS ST GEORGE, Spithead, 12 August 1801, requesting an appointment as a clerk following service in HMS LONDON and HMS ST GEORGE (Manuscript)
1801-08-12
CRK/8/151
Archibald McNeil to Nelson, Naples, 4 July 1803, released on his parole, news of arrests of English residents at Leghorn, numbers of French troops, proposing a supply of cattle to Sicily for the fleet (Manuscript)
1803-07-04
CRK/8/166
Ball to Nelson, Malta, 23 July 1803, on Bickerton, and relations with Naples and Russia, want of Maltese seamen, the threat to trade from French privateers (Manuscript)
1803-07-23
CRK/1/92
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-05-30
ADM/A/1796/24
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-16
ADM/A/1796/108
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-15
ADM/A/1796/93
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-09
ADM/A/1796/69
Copies of letters sent and received by Minto: copies of enclosures with translations of Italian documents, 1795-96. (Manuscript)
1795-1796
ELL/160
Papers relating to the later part of J H Boteler's Naval career, consisting of loose notes, drawings and sketches, 1828-1834. (Manuscript)
1828-1834
BTL/1/3
TELEMACHUS 1794-1798:Voyage, fitters' accounts etc November 1794-July 1795 (Manuscript)
1794-1795
HNL/118/6
A series of correspondence from individuals whose surnames begins with 'G' including Edward Gayner, Doctor Gaskin and Captain Gore. (Manuscript)
1796-10-20 - 1804-12-22
CRK/6/1-20
Louis to Nelson, HMS CONQUEROR, Black Rocks, 18 November [1803], made £2000 prize money, son still a junior Lieutenant, his trouble from wounded leg, numbers of ships and enemy strength [letter torn] (Manuscript)
1803-11-18
CRK/8/108
Joseph Lowe, MD, to Nelson, Brichen, North Britain, 13 July 1801, requesting confirmation of his son Patrick on the St George, appointed to command HMS TYGRESS after the court martial of Lieutenant Davis (Manuscript)
1801-07-13
CRK/8/96
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