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Admiralty Compass Observatory
Austen, Robert
Bates, Edward, And Sons
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Cairn Line Of Steamships Limited
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Cornwallis, Charles
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General Steam Navigation Company
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Manchester Ship Canal Company
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Naval Manuscripts, Royal United Service Institution
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Letterbook kept by Frederick W Lewis, Lord Essenden, 1870-1944, Furness Withy Director since 1919 and British Shipping Magnate between 1918 and 1932. (Manuscript)
1900-06-15 - 1900-11-24
LBK/84/4
Royal Navy: Prize Money (Manuscript)
PRZ
Letters from Ommaney and Druce, 1813-1814. (Manuscript)
1813-1814
HUL/45
Lagos Harbour Report. (Manuscript)
1896-03-25
NGM/3/1
New York Province, America (Manuscript)
1819
MRK/109/6/37
London And Rochester Trading Company Ltd. 1924- 1984 (Manuscript)
1949-01-01 - ?
LRT/4/7
London And Rochester Trading Company Ltd. 1924- 1984 (Manuscript)
1951-03-15 - ?
LRT/4/19
London And Rochester Trading Company Ltd. 1924- 1984 (Manuscript)
1946-01-05 - ?
LRT/4/15
Letterbook kept by Frederick W Lewis, Lord Essenden, 1870-1944, Furness Withy Director since 1919 and British Shipping Magnate between 1918 and 1932. (Manuscript)
1899-12-29 - 1900-06-15
LBK/84/3
London And Rochester Trading Company Ltd. 1924- 1984 (Manuscript)
1951-09-11 - ?
LRT/4/14
Stokes, John Lort, Admiral, 1812-1885 (Manuscript)
STK/54
Letter from Lady Frances Herbert Nelson to Lord Nelson, dated 25 March 1800. (Manuscript)
1800-03-25
AGC/N/48/4
Scott, William Dundas, Shipbuilder, 1846-1924. (Manuscript)
1868-1877
SCC
Accounts with agents Richard Birt and John Chippendale. (Manuscript)
1821-1823
KIT/7/3
Legal documents relating to several court cases, and five bills of sale for various vessels. (Manuscript)
1828-1885
BSN/2
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-03-21
ADM/A/1793/162
Agreements between the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. and various parties. (Manuscript)
1871-1946
IWD/1/9
Newspaper cuttings, letters and photographs relating to the Cowan family. (Manuscript)
1892-1906
PTR/1/2
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-03-06
ADM/A/1766/199
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1689-03-06
ADM/A/1766/197
Letter from Lady Frances Herbert Nelson to Lord Nelson, dated 17 February 1800. (Manuscript)
1800-02-17
AGC/N/48/3
Letterbook, 1910-1912. (Manuscript)
1910-1912
AML/Z/33/1/4
Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971 (Manuscript)
1894 - 1894
ACO/S&T/20/10
Correspondence between Lecky and Mr Medley of Field, Roscoe & Co. (Manuscript)
1924-01-31
LKY/8/15
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