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Barrington-Shute, William Wildman, 2nd Viscount Barrington, 1717-1793. (Manuscript) 1741-1765 BGN
The collection offer new insights into the 'unofficial' views and deliberations held by Board of Longitude members, and reveal, for example, that the Board was considering disbanding in the mid 1760s.…
Material on the CALIFORNIAN (Manuscript) 1912- 1994 LMQ/6/1/1
Folder One includes an article from Naval History, a letter from Walter Lord and an article on the sinking of the Lusitania. Folder Two includes minutes of the evidence given by Charles Lightoller in 1912 and a timeline comparing events on the Californian and the Titanic, on 14/15 Apr 1912.…
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript) 1776-1783 ADM/L/B/5
Lieutenant's logbooks for HMS BADGER 1776 - 1783: Lt William Nowell 3 Dec 1776 - 30 Jun 1777; Capt Horatio Nelson 1 January 1779 - 20 June 1779; Lieutenant William Kirkley 7 January 1781 - 18 March 1782 (certificate only, log missing); Lieutenant Thomas Harrison 10 Jul 1782 - 1 May 1783; …
Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Nelson states that he arrived in Harwich yesterday and came on shore for business. (Manuscript) 1801-08-11 - 1801-08-11 CRK/19/12
Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Sheerness, 11 August 1801, (Harrison I, 44; Nicolas, IV, 454 with words excised 'but I want none, but what you my dear Emma confer'). Nelson states that he arrived in Harwich yesterday and came on shore for business.
Dated Ghent, 19 December 1790. He is struggling to make himself understand, as no-one around him speaks English, adn he can't pick up either Flemish or French. (Manuscript) 1790-12-19 AGC/H/27/3
Letters written by John Harrison portrait artist and grandson of the horologist to his sister. Dated Ghent, 19 December 1790. He is struggling to make himself understand, as no-one around him speaks English, and he cannot pick up either Flemish or French.…
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript) 1678-1699 ADM/L/C/78
Lieutenant's logbooks for HMS CENTURION 1678 - 1699: Lt George Squire 10 Jul 1699 - 19 Dec 1699; Lt Thomas Spragg 28 Mar1678 - 22 Oct 1681 (journal); 2/Lt Harcourt Meese 1 March 1693 - 30 Sep 1697; Lt Edward Harrison 10 August 1684 - 7 August 1685; Captain John Price 10 Oct 1695 - 30 Sep 169…
Signals received, 1917-1945. (Manuscript) 1917-1945 COW/13/4
Signals received 1917-1945, incomplete letters, and a dispatch from Commander Henry S.M. Harrison-Wallace of HMS CALEDON describing the action during the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight on 17 November 1917.
Copy of Harrison’s Treatise on Timekeepers. (Manuscript) GOU/19/1
BASKERVILLE, John, Copy of Harrison’s Treatise on Timekeepers.
Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders (Manuscript) 1761-10 ADM/A/2528
Navy Board In-letters, October 1761.

This volume includes a letter from the Longitude Commissioners to the Navy Board concerning payment to John Harrison.
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Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript) 1779-1781 ADM/L/R/161
Lieutenant's logbooks for HMS RICHMOND 1780: 2/Lt John May 23 Jul 1780 - 13 Apr 1781 (certificate only); HMS ROEBUCK 1779 - 1782: 2/Lt Josias Rogers 11 Dec 1779 - 4 Jun 1780; Captain Andrew Douglas 1 September 1780 - 3 July 1781; 3/Lt William Elliott 12 May 1781 - 12 May 1782; 1/Lt George …
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript) 1694-1703 ADM/L/G/82B
Lieutenant's logbooks for HMS GRAFTON 1694 - 1703: Lt Seth Jermy 26 Jan 1693 - 23 Oct 1695; 3/Lt Christopher Thurston 23 Feb 1693 - 2 Sep 1694; Commander Collin Hunter 12 July 1693 - 7 Sep 1695; 2/Lt Mark Harrison 19 Feb 1700 - 9 Jan 1702; Captain Thomas Harlowe 15 Feb 1700 - 31 Dec 1702 &…
Addtional material. (Manuscript) 1850-05-28 HRR/6/3
Poems, one entitled ‘The Englishman’ on one sheet of blue paper, folded, written on four sides.
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Edward Newell Harrison's commissions (Manuscript) 1841-08-07 - 1853-06-14 HRR/1
Certificate testifying service, clerk’s assistant, HMS SOUTHAMPTON, from 18 June 1840, signed by the captain of the SOUTHAMPTON, 7 August 1841.…
East Africa Conference (1914 - 2005) minute and tariff books. (Manuscript) 1914- 2005 EAC
These papers cover the East Africa Conference from 1914-2005 they include East Africa outward bound minutes, Sudan Conference minute Books; Lobiton Outward Bound Conference minute; Mauritius Conference Minute Books and Tariff books for rates of Freight in East African Ports.…
Printed extracts from Arctic expeditions. (Manuscript) 1845-1849 HRR/6/2
Printed extracts from ‘Arctic Expeditions’. Entitled ‘Extracts of any preceedings of correspondence of the Admiralty, in reference to the Arctic Expeditions’ J H Hay, Chief Clerk, 27 March 1849, Admiralty.…
Copies of ‘The Epilogue at the close of the season, at The Royal Arctic Theatre (Manuscript) 28 Feb 1851 HRR/4/16
Printed on blue paper, in black ink, by F. J. K and W. D. with the coat of arms of the Knight’s Garter above the text.
The Arctic Voyager’s Song [Air, “Ivy Green] (Manuscript) undated HRR/4/18
Printed on blue paper by F. J. K and W. D. with the coat of arms of the Knight’s Garter above the text.
OCEAN 1801-1802: Orders to master, correspondence, voyage, fitter's accounts etc August-November 1802 (Manuscript) 1802 HNL/100/3
OCEAN 1801-1802 - Master August-November 1801, Harrison Simpson. Orders to master, correspondence, voyage, fitter's accounts etc August-November 1802: London-Shields, refit, coal to London - Michael Henley & Son
Naval papers. 1773. 94 documents and enclosures. (Manuscript) 1773 SAN/F/4
Naval papers. 1773. 94 documents and enclosures. See list in Library for details.

This item includes a letter to the Earl of Sandwich from Nevil Maskelyne discussing John Harrison and Longitude, 22 April 1773
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Handwritten ships' newspaper for HMS ASSISTANCE. Entitled "Aurora Borealis", Baffin Bay (Manuscript) Jun 1850 HRR/4/10
Ships' newspaper for HMS ASSISTANCE is handwritten on blue paper. Entitled "Aurora Borealis", Baffin Bay.
Nelson to Lady Hamilton on being seasick. Nelson writes to encourage Emma to buy the house and furniture and he will lend it to Emma and Sir William. He is also unhappy that the Duke would not help Sir William. (Manuscript) 1801-08-21 - 1801-08-21 CRK/19/14
Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Medusa, Downs, 21 August 1801, (Harrison I, 53 as 31 August 1801; not in Nicolas) on being seasick. Nelson writes to encourage Emma to buy the house and furniture and he will lend it to Emma and Sir William. He is also unhappy that the Duke would not help Sir William.
The Arctic Voyager’s Song [Air, “Ivy Green] (Manuscript) undated HRR/4/17
Printed on golden silk by F. J. K and W. D.with the coat of arms of the Knight’s Garter above the text.
Advertisement for Royal Arctic Theatre, HMS ASSISTANCE. (Manuscript) 27 Nov 1850 HRR/4/14
For a production of a farce of ‘Done on Both Sides!!!’ and a farce of ‘High Life Below Stairs!!!’ Printed at Griffith’s Island (ends Griffith’s Island Printing Office) on gold silk.