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Official letters between William Cornwallis and other Captains and Admirals. (Manuscript) 1791-1832 COR/100/4
Official letters to William Cornwallis including a Nelson letter with holograph envelope, 31 July 1803, Toulon; three letter from William Carnegie, Earl of Northesk (3 letters, 1804); three letters from 1st Viscount Melville; five letters from Earl St.…
Personal accounts and records belonging to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1791-1832 COR/100/7
Personal accounts belonging to William Cornwallis and his family including account books kept between 1819 and 1820; 1821; notebooks containing extracts from prose and poetry; a notebook containing mathematical questions and answers and multiple wills of William Cornwallis dated.
Official accounts of William Cornwallis including Court Martial records. (Manuscript) 1791-1832 COR/100/6
Official accounts including contracts for supplying provisions and sea stores to squadron in East Indies: 28 November 1789 and 1 September 1790; proceedings of court Martials held on the ROYAL SOVEREIGN; Cornwallis' account of the Battle of the Saints 1782.
Leather folders and blotting paper (Manuscript) circa 1790-1819 COR/100/10
Objects from Admiral Sir William Cornwallis including leather folders and a portfolio case.
Logs and journals (Manuscript) 1791-1824 COR/100/2
Logs kept on the flagships HMS CROWN (1782) and HMS MINERVA (1780), from the period when Cornwallis was commander-in-chief of the East Indies station, 1791-1794.…
Letters from Lord Howick to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1806-04-21 COR/100/4/12
A letter from Lord Howick, Charles Grey, informing William Cornwallis that he will put Captain Osborn and Captain Symonds on a list of candidates for ships.
A letter of thanks from William Cornwallis to an unknown recipient. (Manuscript) 1768-09-02 COR/100/5/8
A letter from William Cornwallis thanking an unknown person for his start in life and that his father was thankful as well and would like to pay his thanks while he was still able to. Also an envelope with William Cornwallis’ initials on the back.
Letters from nephews and niece of William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1806-1814 COR/100/5/6
Letters from the nephews of William Cornwallis such as the Right Honourable James Cornwallis (son of the Bishop Cornwallis); Charles Cornwallis (Son of Charles Cornwallis) about Louisa and their child; and a letter from Charles Warde, grandson of Charles Cornwallis; also a letter form Elizabeth Corn…
Two letters from Elizabeth Southwell (nee Cornwallis). (Manuscript) 1791-1794 COR/100/5/5
Letters from Elizabeth (William's older sister) in Ireland thanking William for his visit and hoping that he would visit soon, that she was glad he was well, it also states that her husband (Bowen Southwell) was ill and that her nerves were very bad.
A series of letters from and to James Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1773-1813 COR/100/5/4
Letters from James Cornwallis the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, 4th Earl of Cornwallis. (William's brother who is often called Jemmy).
Extracts on the life of William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1851-12-21 COR/100/7/15
A series of extracts on the life of William Cornwallis by George Matthews.
Letters from George Montague to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1804-07-29 -1804-08-19 COR/100/4/14
Two letters from George Montague one letter written on El Salvador del Mundo asking for the Dreadnaught to the ordnance office at the port and the second letter about the JOSEPH CUTTER throwing the guns overboard and pulled in to Spithead in distress.
A letter from Admiral John Leveson-Gower about Cornwallis’ appointment to West Indies. (Manuscript) 1778-11-18 COR/100/4/10
A letter addressed to William Cornwallis on HMS LION talking about the appointment of Cornwallis to the West Indies.
Letters from Thomas Grenville to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1806-11-28 - 1807-01-20 COR/100/4/8
Two letters from Thomas Grenville about providing opportunity for a Mr Evans and Mr Morgans to be placed on a list of employment recommended by William Cornwallis though he is unable to make any promises.
An book of extracts from books, poems and letters copied by William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1820 COR/100/7/12
A handwritten book containing extracts from letters, poems and letters and newspaper clipping such as titled Time, Moonlight, the Rhine Revisited a sonnet 1821; to sleep poem; a Greek Anthologist; To Hope poem and to a star poem.
An book of extracts from books, poems and letters copied by William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1820 COR/100/7/11
A handwritten book containing extracts from letters, poems and letters including poems in Latin; a Wlesh Epigram on a Spider's web with translation; Farewell poem wih dried leaves and a poem titled From Mother to her Infant. There are six loose pages inside and 2 dries leaves.
Letter from Charles Cotton to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1804 COR/100/4/7
Two letters from Charles Cotton about passing messages to other Captains, the report about the ROYAL SOVEREIGN sailing for Torbay 2 February 1804 and Master Thomas Moore requesting leave from HMS SAN JOSEF.
An book of extracts from books and letters copied by William Cornwallis. (Manuscript) 1818 COR/100/7/9
A handwritten book containing extracts from letters and books such as extracts from memories of B. Franklin by W. J. Franklin and Memories of Edgeworth.
Copies of William Cornwallis will. (Manuscript) 1793-1815 COR/100/6/15
Different copies of William Cornwallis including a rough draft of William's will written 10 April 1793, ripped; a copy of William's Will dated 20 March 1812 asking to be buried near Captain John Whitby and a later version and its draft written 11 December 1815, signed by John Evans and Rob…
A hand drawn chart of the Andaman Islands. (Manuscript) circa 1789 COR/100/6/16
A hand drawn chart by Archibald Blair for the Honorable William Cornwallis Commander in Chief of His Majesties Naval Force in India, the chart outlines three dangerous ledges of rock newly discovered in the sea around the Andaman Islands.
Loose prayer and poems (Manuscript) 1776 COR/100/7/13
A loose prayer written in 1776; a double page poem titled the Tears of the Crevets on taxing salt and vinegar.
Letter from John Stone. (Manuscript) 1780-08-24 COR/100/4/24
A letter from John stone wishing to exchange places with any Lieutenant that wishes to work on a Copper Frigate in the hopes that he can sail with Cornwallis again.
Personal letters from and to Elizabeth Cornwallis (nee Townshend). (Manuscript) 1775-1782 COR/100/5/1
A series of letters to and from Elizabeth Cornwallis (William Cornwallis' mother) including a letter from Elizabeth Cornwallis to William Cornwallis 27 March 1782 about her account with Mr Hoare; a letter from Mr Leveson to Elizabeth Cornwallis congratulating her on Captain Cornwallis and how h…
Letters from Sir Charles Saxton. (Manuscript) 1778-11-19 - 1796-09-18 COR/100/4/22
First letter form Saxton about his children wishing that his son was old enough to be placed under Cornwallis. A letter from Charles Saxton to Cornwallis about being denied the books of the Royal Sovereign.