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Memo by Fairfax telling how he met the Prince (George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral) at Windsor and next day kissed the Queen's (Anne) hand, and then took his place at the Board of Admiralty, (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/10
Memorial addressed to Thomas, Duke of Leeds, relating how he (Fairfax) was overlooked for promotion to Flag rank and has been without half pay since the death of Prince George of Denmark. (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/8
Petition to the Queen Anne, requesting half pay or other service, in view of being overlooked for flag rank. Undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/9
Memorial to Henry Duke of Beaufort, requesting he petition the Queen on Fairfax's behalf, should any vacancy arise in the Board of Admiralty, undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/6
Memorial addressed to Lord Dartmouth, Principal Secretary of State, relating to Fairfax's revoked promotion to Vice Admiral of the Blue and his half pay having been cancelled since October 1709. (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/5
Orders from Admiral Hughes, relating to vessels sailing under convoy, undated (enclosed in with FFX/2/1/15), undated. (Manuscript)
FFX/2/1/16
Letters to his wife. (Manuscript)
1704
FFX/6/2
Certificate of exemption from press gangs of 9 persons named and described, of the merchant vessel TWO BROTHERS, February 1754. (Manuscript)
1754
FFX/7/1/6
Letter relating to sale of a mast for $260, August 1705 . (Manuscript)
1705
FFX/7/1/4
Printed chart, showing wages for all classes of officers and non-commissioned ratings, January 1693 to June 1700. (Manuscript)
1693-1700
FFX/7/1/2
Certificate from Henry Gerard and Mark Turner, relating to Fairfax receiving the 'Sacrament of the Supper according to the usage of the Church of England', September 1699. (Manuscript)
1699-09-09
FFX/7/1/1
Orders from Sir Cloudsley Shovell, relating to the accommodation of the Earl Rivers on board his ship, June 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/17
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to certain listed foreign vessels being allowed to enter blockaded ports between France and Flanders, June 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/14
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to certain listed foreign vessels being allowed to enter blockaded ports between France and Flanders, June 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/15
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to thirty bags of bread to be received on board, June 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/12
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to sending six seamen from BARFLEUR, June 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/13
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to the raising of the siege of Barcelona and the consequent firing of a salute, May 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/8
Order from Sir Thomas Dilkes, relating to flour and suet, May 1706. (Manuscript)
1706
FFX/2/1/9
'The Case of Captain Richard Rouzier', a memorial describing how Sir Edward Whitaker, commanding at Port Mahon, made Rouzier captain of the SOMERSET. (Manuscript)
FFX/3/3/1
A series of letters including some to Robert Fairfax's mother. (Manuscript)
1689-03
FFX/2, 3, 4, 6 - OS
Commissions for Fairfax, 1689 - 1707. (Manuscript)
1689-03
FFX/1/1-4, 7-15, 18-19, 21
Letter to his wife, written from HM ship BONADVENTURE, 11 May 1689. (Manuscript)
1689-05-11
FFX/6/2/4
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay to 1718, June 1719. (Manuscript)
1719 - 06
FFX/3/1/26
Letter from Pay Office, relating to half pay (no date), January 1719. (Manuscript)
1719 - 01
FFX/3/1/24
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