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Austen, Francis William
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Frances Caffarena, English wife of Genoese merchant who supplied Nelson with intelligence; her family provided victuals to the fleet. Caffarena to Nelson, Genoa, 5 October, news of the Austrian army, enclosing intelligence from Switzerland (Manuscript)
1796-10-05 - ?
CRK/3/2
Webley-Parry, William Henry, Rear-Admiral, 1764-1837. (Manuscript)
1780-1837
WEB
Letters from William May relating to Dutch naval affairs (Manuscript)
1796-1799
NEP/1
A folder containing oversize papers consisting of plans and charts. (Manuscript)
1816-1827
BTL/1/6
Standard No2 William Holdsworth, Henry Freeman, John Davis, Bartholemew Connery, William Jones, Sampson Harris, Thos Saul, charge with evidence from Lieutenant Buller, Standard, enclosing list of the situations of the mutineers on board, and Officers of the watch (Manuscript)
1796-1797
MRK/100/5/32
Standard No3 William Holdsworth, Henry Freeman, John Davis, Bartholemew Connery, William Jones, Sampson Harris, Thos Saul, charge with evidence from Lieutenant Buller, Standard, enclosing list of the situations of the mutineers on board, and Officers of the watch (Manuscript)
1796-1797
MRK/100/5/33
A series of letters to Nelson whose surnames start with E mostly from Elliot containing news of Spain, also three letters from Robert Fagun and one from Mr Faddy (Manuscript)
1796-08-12 - 1804-08-06
CRK/5/21-40
Louis, Sir Thomas, 1st Baronet, Rear-Admiral, 1759-1807. (Manuscript)
1759-01-01 - 1807-12-31
LOU/1-99
Letter from Quintin Woolnough to his wife from Saint Hellens (Manuscript)
1794-08-07
WOO/1/3
Official letters between William Cornwallis and other Captains and Admirals. (Manuscript)
1791-1832
COR/100/4
Folder containing letters of Sir William Parker to members of his family, 18 letters, 1801. (Manuscript)
1793-01-01 - 1829-12-31
PAR/165/3
Folder containing letters of Sir William Parker to members of his family, 10 letters, 1802. (Manuscript)
1793-01-01 - 1829-12-31
PAR/165/4
Fremantle, Sir Thomas Francis, Vice-Admiral, 1765-1819. (Manuscript)
1793-1812
FRE/1-15
Bougainville, Louis Antoine de, Admiral, French Navy, 1729-1811. (Manuscript)
1749-1957
BOG
Phillipps-Jackson (Manuscript)
JCK
Account of the career of George Bague, circa 1850. (Manuscript)
circa 1850
ADL/Q/75
Indexes of the diary kept by Master Mariner Francis Reynalds and research notes. (Manuscript)
1796-10-21 - 1810-05-23
JOD/251/3
Standard No1 William Holdsworth, Henry Freeman, John Davis, Bartholemew Connery, William Jones, Sampson Harris, Thos Saul, charge with evidence from Lieutenant Buller, Standard, enclosing list of the situations of the mutineers on board, and Officers of the watch (Manuscript)
1796-1797
MRK/100/5/31
Printed copies of 'An act for amending, explaning and reducing into One Act of Parliament, the Laws relating to the Government of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels and Forces by Sea' of 1748 and an amending Act of 19 Geo III (Manuscript)
1748-01-01 - 1805-12-31
MKH/240
Account of Upton's service and papers relating to the GENERAL GODDARD, WALTHAMSTOW and GLATTON, circa 1788-1815. (Manuscript)
1788-01-01 - 1815-12-31
UPN/12
Hood, Alexander, 1st Viscount Bridport, Admiral, 1726-1814. (Manuscript)
1743-1830
MKH/501-512
Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825. (Manuscript)
1761-1817
PRV
Stephenson, Thomas, Captain, 1741-1808. (Manuscript)
1795-1815
STE
Mr Maxwell, Portsmouth, to Markham, Hannibal at Barbadoes, on his share of the capture of the French Frigates La Gloire and La Gentille, but points still to be settled, with an account, annotated, gone to England, enquire at the Archbishop of York (Manuscript)
1795
MRK/100/3/2
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