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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
Edward Duke of Kent to Nelson, Castle Hill Lodge, 30 July 1804, recommending George Raynsford, a godson of the Prince of Wales and midshipman on HMS BELLEISLE (Manuscript)
1804-07-30
CRK/5/1
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
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
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
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
Letters written by Hoste to his mother, father and sister. (Manuscript)
1794-1802
HOS/2/1
Correspondence with other officers. (Manuscript)
1794-1825
HOS/3
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-28
ADM/A/1796/221
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-01
ADM/A/1796/3
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-06-07
ADM/A/1796/59
Nelson to Admiral Jervis, no date [December 1795, draft], memorandum of letters on 2 and 7 November 1795 to Admiral Hotham on operations in Vado Bay, on 9 November 1795 to Sir Hyde Parker on plans to attack convoy vessels (Manuscript)
1795-11-02 - 1795-12
CRK/14/22
Ball to Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, Malta, 7 June 1803, (copy), enclosing a letter for Lord Hobart, with military despatches on the insurrection in Cairo, and arequest for a passage for Elphi Bey from Egypt to England (Manuscript)
1803-06-07
CRK/1/86
Mr Gregory intelligence on Spanish fleet under Langara, 10 ships of the line plus 7 under Richery sailed from Cadiz on 1 August, Solana about to sail for the West Indies, Admiral Man retreated from Cadiz station before they sailed, annotated, received 17 August (Manuscript)
1796-08-12 - ?
CRK/6/83
Signal notebook containing telegraph signals used at Plymouth, kept by Captain Richard Boger in HMS CAMBRIDGE. (Manuscript)
1796-01-01 - 1798-12-31
SIG/B/55
Dundas, Robert Saunders, 2nd Viscount Melville, Politician, 1771-1851. (Manuscript)
1812-1856
MEL/101-106
Ephemera and objects (Manuscript)
1796-1823
KIT/10
Receipts for money carried on HMS SYREN, 1799. (Manuscript)
1799
GSS/4/2
Captain William Kelly [former Captain of HMS GIBRALTAR], Plymouth, 28 January 1804, copy of minutes sent for information not opinion, recommending his nephew, his son Magnus to go with Sir Edward Pellew (Manuscript)
1804-01-28
CRK/8/34
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 Jackson to Nelson, Broad Street Buildings, London, 10 June 1801, (duplicate), instructed to pay sums totalling £3208.8.4 for prizes, bills from Martinique for prizes sold by Admiral Duckworth, (on reverse) list of prizes and values with shares from Keith, Nelson and Duckworth (Manuscript)
1801-06-10 - ?
CRK/8/9
Lutwidge to Nelson, HMS OVERYSSEL in the Downs, 2 August [1801], Sunday evening, with dispatches from the westward, news of ship movements, request for more force between Boulogne and Dieppe, report of Saumarez's action against the French (Manuscript)
1801-08-02 - ?
CRK/8/123
Captain Thomas Bowen to Nelson, Cheltenham, 24 September 1804, request for assistance to get a ship, obstructed by St Vincent, Lady Hamilton wrote to Lord Melville on my behalf, state of the dockyards (Manuscript)
1804-09-24
CRK/2/105
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