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Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering between 1781 and 1782. (Manuscript)
1781-04-18 - 1782-04-04
HOO/1/43-81
Letters received by Admiral Samuel Hood, 1781-1782. Correspondence includes Admiral George Rodney, General Prescott, Sandwich and the Admiralty.…
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering between 1782 and 1783. (Manuscript)
1782-04-09 - 1783-09-11
HOO/1/82-133
Letters received by Admiral Samuel Hood, 1782-1783.…
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering between 1787 and 1793. (Manuscript)
1787-11-02 - 1793-08-23
HOO/2/177-217/A
Letters received by Lord Hood 1784-1787, correspondence include Howe, Prince William, Pitt; remarks on the harbour of Cherbourg by Captain Douglas; memorandum by Captain William Bligh discussing the course to be followed by HMS PROVIDENCE (1791) on a voyage between August 1791 and February 1793; rem…
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, for the year 1793. (Manuscript)
1793-08-23 - 1793-10-03
HOO/2/218-261
Letters received by Lord Hood, 1793, correspondence includes Sir William Hamilton, Elphinstone (Lord Keith), the King of Naples; a Declaration of Toulon to Hood, act of submission; Oath of fidelity to Louis XVIII to be taken by Frenhc Officer and arrested copy of deed between the British and Spanish…
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering between 1793 and 1794. (Manuscript)
1793-10-04 - 1794-02-26
HOO/3/262-321
Correspondence of Lord Hood, includes Sir William Hamilton, Mulgrave, Admiral Dundas, Dr Rohan, Grand Master of the Knights of Malta 21st November 1793; Memoir on the present state of Cosica 3rd December 1793; State of the squadron at Tunis 4th December 1793 and Part of a letter from Nelson to Hood …
Hood, Samuel, Admiral, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724-1816 (Manuscript)
circa 1780-1795
HOO/103
Autographs and fragments from Hood papers, not featured in printed catalogue.
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering the year 1794. (Manuscript)
1794-08-01 - 1794-11-00
HOO/4/402-444
Correspondence of Lord Hood, includes Nelson, Elliot, the Governor of Leghorn, Prince Augustus Frederick; Intelligence from Genoa 2nd and 4th September 1794; copies of two letters from the Representatives of the people to Tilly (Italian) 22nd September 1794 and a draft of letter from Hood to Bishop …
Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering between 1795 and 1815. (Manuscript)
1795-02-06 - 1815-09-21
HOO/4/445-504
Correspondence of Lord Hood, includes Admiral Hotham, Elphinstone (Lord Keith), Admiral Duncan, Lord Bridport; Lord Redesdale; List of French Admirals in the Republican service with notes on their character; List of French fleet at Toulon 18th June 1796; List of French ships of War at Toulon and Cad…
Miscellaneous papers including treaties, letters and Lord Hood's service. (Manuscript)
1789 - 1808
HOO/28/1
Miscellaneous papers 1789-1808 including report on sailing qualities of ships under Hood's command 1780; notes about the security of Portsmouth Dockyard 1778; letters received by Lord Hood from various people including Nelson 6th April 1783; Memorials of Lord Hood's services; proceedings o…
Hood, Samuel, Admiral, 1st Viscount Hood, 1724-1816 (Manuscript)
circa 1761
HOO/27/5
Plan of the Bay of Naples; map showing area from the Cape Fahan to Cape L' erret; plan of the Port of the Coast of Barbary.
The appointment of Lord Viscount Hood as the Governor of Greenwich Hospital. (Manuscript)
1796
HOO/28/3
Scroll appointing The Right Honorable Lord Viscount Hood as Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1796. Seal missing
Letters and orders 1808 from the Admiralty, the Navy Board, Hydrographic Office and also papers relating to Hood's capture of the Ship SEWOLOD (Manuscript)
1808
MKH/110
Papers relating to Hood's service with the Battle Fleet: letters and orders 1808 from the Admiralty, the Navy Board, Hydrographic Office and also papers relating to Hood's capture of the Ship SEWOLOD, see full list in printed catalogue for details
Rough drafts of letters by Hood, mainly late 1814 (Manuscript)
1814
MKH/183
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: rough drafts of letters by Hood, mainly late 1814
Hood's command of the East Indies Station: letter from Captain Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, PHAETON 20 May 1812 (Manuscript)
1812-05-20
MKH/170
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: letter from Captain Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, PHAETON 20 May 1812
Hood's command of the East Indies Station: letter from Captain Samuel Leslie, VOLAGE 29 May 1814 (Manuscript)
1814-05-29
MKH/160
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: letter from Captain Samuel Leslie, VOLAGE 29 May 1814
Letters from Lieutenant Michael Mathews, ARROGANT 13 Dec 1813 (Manuscript)
1813-12-13
MKH/162
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: letters from Lieutenant Michael Mathews, ARROGANT 13 Dec 1813
Letters from the Admiralty, Mr Anthony Merry, Mr Charles Fenwick, Rear-Admiral Sir Albermarle Bertie and other miscellaneous papers 1809, (Manuscript)
1809
MKH/114
Papers relating to Hood's Service in the Baltic: letters from the Admiralty, Mr Anthony Merry, Mr Charles Fenwick, Rear-Admiral Sir Albermarle Bertie and other miscellaneous papers 1809, see full list in printed catalogue for further details
Ship's administrative papers for THEBAN 14 April 1813-17 May 1814 (Manuscript)
1813-1814
MKH/205
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: ship's administrative papers for THEBAN 14 April 1813 to 17 May 1814
List of men impressed from East India Company ships c.Feb 1813 and 22 May-20 September 1814 (Manuscript)
1813-1814
MKH/209
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: lists of men impressed from East India Company ships c.Feb 1813 and 22 May-20 September 1814
Ship's administrative papers of state and conditions of ships on the Station 10 Apr-14 August 1812 (Manuscript)
1812-1812
MKH/206
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: ship's administrative papers of state and conditions of ships on the Station 10 Apr-14 August 1812
Logbook of CEYLON (Captain Charles Gordon) 8 May-17 July 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-1810
MKH/212
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: logbook of CEYLON (Captain Charles Gordon) 8 May-17 July 1810
Logbook of CORNELIA (Captain Henry Folkes Edgell) 6-17 July 1811 (Manuscript)
1811-1811
MKH/213
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: logbook of CORNELIA (Captain Henry Folkes Edgell) 6-17 July 1811
Ship's administrative papers for SALSETTE 9 August 1813-6 January 1814 (Manuscript)
1813-1814
MKH/201
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: ship's administrative papers for SALSETTE 9 August 1813 to 6 January 1814
Ship's administrative papers for SAMARANG 15 June 1812-7 January 1814 (Manuscript)
1812-1814
MKH/202
Papers relating to Hood's command of the East Indies Station: ship's administrative papers for SAMARANG 15 June 1812-7 January 1814
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