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Three letters from the Commissioners of Inquiry to Christian. Conveying an order to Captaian Owen of HMS LEVEN hand to hand over several articled servants. (Manuscript)
1825-11-17 - 1825-11-21
CHN/160
Letters from the Victualling Office to Captain Moorson. Regarding the state of meats supplied to HMS ANDROMEDA. (Manuscript)
1825-03-17 - 1825-04-14
CHN/159
Copies of letters sent by the Admiralty Office to Christian. Cover a wide variety of subjects relating to the day to day running of the station. (Manuscript)
1824-12-06 - 1828-07-30
CHN/157
Copies of letters sent by Christian. Includes a letter sent to the Admiralty regarding Captain William Owen, and a letter to the Superintendent of Police. (Manuscript)
1825-11-19 - 1825-11-25
CHN/156
Copies of letters received by Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG. Includes a petition by a French merchant, correspondence regarding the Royal Naval Hospital and requests for accounts. (Manuscript)
1826-01-21 - 1827-06-08
CHN/155
Reports and schedules sent by Captain Dunn ofHMS SAMARANG to Christian. Includes schedules of documents sent to Christian, as well as reports of surveys carried out on HMS SAMARANG. (Manuscript)
1826-06-06 - 1828-01-28
CHN/153
Copies of letters from various sources. Includes a letter from the Admiralty Office to Christian, various letters regarding HMS HELICON and an instruction in French on entering the harbour of Quilmane. (Manuscript)
1825-10-11 - 1828-01-03
CHN/107
Letters sent by McAvey, Assistant Surgeon on HMS HELICON. They refer to his complaints regarding his hammock. (Manuscript)
1826-01-16 - 1827-01-06
CHN/105
Letters from Christian to various correspondents, including General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, Chief Justice Blackburn and Mr Cooksey of the Admiralty Board. As well as referring to the day to day running of the station, the papers represent Chrisitan's views on the case of the Portugeuse ship GRATIDAO, 1826. (Manuscript)
1826-05-09 - 1826-12-09
CHN/125
Letters from Simon's Town Office of Ordnance to Christian, requesting transport for communications with England, and referring to requests for repairs to HMS SAMARANG. (Manuscript)
1828-01-15 - 1828-01-28
CHN/116
Letters to Christian from various correpondents. Includes orders for surveys of ships, and a copy of an order from Mr Croker at the Admiralty. (Manuscript)
1827-03-19 - 1827-12-23
CHN/114
Two letters sent to Christian, including one from his son, Hugh Holmes Christian, with news of the family at home. (Manuscript)
1824-03-14 - 1824-12-16
CHN/163
A series of correspondence includes further papers relating to the dispute with the naval storekeeper in Simon's Town. (Manuscript)
1827-02-17 - 1828-03-14
CHN/113
Letters from M Borchards, discussing their families. (Manuscript)
1827-11-28 - 1828-02-27
CHN/112
Correspondence to and from the boat yard at Simon's Town, the Customs Office, as well as a list of officers on board HMS TWEED in 1828. (Manuscript)
1827-06-17 - 1828-03-14
CHN/121
Copies of letters from various correspondents to Captain Chapman of HMS ARIADNE, forwarded to Christian. Correspondents include Captain William Owen of HMS LEVEN, reporting on his time as senior officer at Mauritius. (Manuscript)
CHN/136
Letters from Christian. Mainly to Governer Lowry Cole and Captain Acland of HMS HELICON, referring to the British establishment at Mombassa. Also includes a schedule of documents sent to the Admiralty regarding Mombassa, and a statement by Lieutenant Emery regarding the British settlement there. (Manuscript)
1826-09-08 - 1826-09-22
CHN/144
Prosecution from the trial of the Crown versus the Portuguese ship GRATIDAO. (Manuscript)
1826-09-29 - 1826-09-29
CHN/141
Correspondence of Captain Polkinghorne of HMS SPARROWHAWK with Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG. Regarding the position of several men under Polkinghorne's command on the SPARROWHAWK. (Manuscript)
1826-06-15 - 1826-06-26
CHN/123
Letters from Captain Polkinghorne of HMS SPARROWHAWK to Christian. Includes reports on his cruises, focusing on his search for slaving vessels around Madagascar and Zanzibar. (Manuscript)
1826-11-17 - 1827-12-22
CHN/122
Miscellaneous letters. Includes forwarded correspondence from the Political Department regarding the settlement at Mombassa, a letter from the Imam of Muscat to the Chiefs of Mombassa, and a letter from the nNavy Office to Christian. (Manuscript)
1826-10-18 - 1827-04-25
CHN/150
Copies of letters from Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG to various correspondents. Includes letters regarding the behaviour of patients at the Royal Naval Hospital, the movement of stores and invalids on board ship, and a request for a new officer. (Manuscript)
1826-05-02 - 1827-06-28
CHN/154
Letters from Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG. They cover Dunn requesting stores for his ship, and a letter giving Dunn's views on how to patrol Mauritius. (Manuscript)
1827-07-09 - 1827-07-12
CHN/152
Letters (duplicates and drafts) sent by Christian to Captain Charles Richard Dyke Acland on board HMS HELICON. (Manuscript)
1827-11-23 - 1827-12-23
CHN/103
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