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Colonel Baretti, father of Lieutenant Henry Baretti and friend of Nelson's brother Maurice, when he served on Lord Moira's staff. Baretti Senior to Nelson, Southampton, 11 September 1801, thanks for letter regarding my son's conduct, wish for a better ship for him (Manuscript)
1801-09-11
CRK/2/16
Kingsmill, Sir Robert Brice, Admiral, 1730-1805. (Manuscript)
1783-1800
KIN
Mrs Markham, Bishopsthorpe, to Markham, (2 pages)on the Dean of Christ Church having seen him at Stamford, on wages for servants, on opening a cupboard of his belongings (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/107/3/1
Mrs Bolton (Nelson's elder sister) to Nelson, Burnham, 22 August 1801, thanks for remembrance of my son, hope you can visit us at Cranwich, our father grows more feeble daily (Manuscript)
1801-08-22
CRK/2/67
Bulkeley to Nelson, 1 March 1801, heard you returned to London, view of St Vincent's position at the Admiralty, state of the country, commend my son and enclose letter for him (Manuscript)
1801-03-01
CRK/2/81
Bulkeley to Nelson, 10 August 1803, news you had sunk French fleet off Toulon, but letter from my son proves the news wrong, levy of men to defend our coasts, rebellion in Ireland (Manuscript)
1803-08-10
CRK/2/87
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
La Touch [Treville] to the King of Naples, on board Languedoc, before Naples, 15 Dec 1793, L'an 1 de la Republique Francaise, (copy, in French), demanding reparations for an atrocity concerning Citizen Simonville, threatening war. (Manuscript)
1793-12-15 - 1793-12-15
CRK/18/43
Lieutenant Henry Baretti (d.1820), son of Colonel Baretti, a friend of Nelson's brother Maurice, when he served on Lord Moira's staff. Baretti to Nelson, HM Gun Brig PLUMPER, Downes, 29 August 1801, request for a survey on a bower cable (Manuscript)
1801-08-29
CRK/2/13
Autobiographical writings (Manuscript)
1811-1835
POK/5
Charles McShane, Surgeon, Inspector General of Hospitals and Fleets: papers and papers on Lieutenant George M Monk. (Manuscript)
1805-1858
BGY/M/10
Receipts for the NEPTUNE Nos.1 to 4. (Manuscript)
1794-1799
FRS/3/2/1
Dudman, Joseph, Commander, Honourable East India Company, 1790-1864. (Manuscript)
1795-1836
DUD
Fremantle, Sir Thomas Francis, Vice-Admiral, 1765-1819. (Manuscript)
1793-1812
FRE/1-15
Sir A Elton, Clevedon Court, to Markham, HMS Centaur, Plymouth Dock, on allowing his son a visit, after 2 years and a quarter as midshipman, to draw on his bankers for payment of his son’s expenses (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/108/4/36
Boyles to Nelson, Plymouth, 19 May 1803, recommending a young man, Mr Sullivan, now clerk in the BELLISLE, hopes for a ship (Manuscript)
1803-05-19
CRK/2/72
Bulkeley to Nelson, Ludlow, 1 March 1803, thanks for copy of Despard's letter to you, concern for his wife and child, enclose £5 for her, son ready for sea, wish for some form of instruction for midshipman (Manuscript)
1803-03-01
CRK/2/85
Monsieur Faypoult, French Minister, Genoa, 11 November 1796, (copy of several letters, 2 pages, in French), concerning the violation of Genoese neutrality by English vessels at St Pierre D'Arena, and demanding that the Genoese seize merchant vessels in the port. (Manuscript)
1796-11-11 - 1796-11-11
CRK/18/28
Marquis de la Solana to Senor Diego Duff [James Duff, British consul at Cadiz], Cadiz, 3 April 1804, (Copy, in Spanish), on a message from the secretary of state concerning the prohibition of supplies to the belligerents. (Manuscript)
1804-04-03 - 1804-04-03
CRK/18/42
Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Avon, Official Number 79684 (Manuscript)
1915
RSS/CL/1915/3391/13
Account of the career of George Bague, circa 1850. (Manuscript)
circa 1850
ADL/Q/75
Hood family papers (Manuscript)
1736-1914
MKH
Hornby, Sir Phipps, Admiral, 1785-1867. (Manuscript)
1656-1866
PHI/1-7
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
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