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Orders issued to HMS ISIS, by George Johnstone and Sir Edward Hughes, Admiral of the Blue. Includes: fighting instructions; disposition for the attach of the Dutch East Indies Ships lying in Saldhana Bay (Manuscript)
1781-02-06 - 1782-08-24
PLT/23
Orders issued to HMS ISIS, by George Johnstone and Sir Edward Hughes, Admiral of the Blue. Includes: fighting instructions; disposition for the attach of the Dutch East Indies Ships lying in Saldhana Bay; lines of battle, East Indies; orders of sailing.
Standing orders, 20 September 1793 and order of battles (undated), issued to HMS ALLIGATOR (Manuscript)
1793
PLT/25
Standing orders, 20 September 1793 and order of battles (undated), issued to HMS ALLIGATOR
Notebook of general orders, Lieutenant J. Platt, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, 4 June 1797, Fort Royal Bay, Martinique. (Manuscript)
1797-06-14
PLT/27
Notebook of general orders, Lieutenant J. Platt, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, 4 June 1797, Fort Royal Bay, Martinique.
Orders and instructions issued to HMS PORTO, by Admiral Parker, Admiral of the Blue, and Commander-in-Chief (Manuscript)
1780-12-23 - 1789-12-24
PLT/20
Orders and instructions issued to HMS PORTO, by Admiral Parker, Admiral of the Blue, and Commander-in-Chief
Instructions and order issued to HMS PORTO, George Johnstone, Commodore and commander-in--chief (Manuscript)
1780-08-01 - 1781-03-29
PLT/21
Instructions and order issued to HMS PORTO, George Johnstone, Commodore and commander-in--chief
Instructions on landing troops (Manuscript)
PLT/31
Instructions on landing troops
Undated order book (Manuscript)
PLT/32
Undated order book
Signals, HMS PORTO, some with hand-coloured flags. Includes private signals, printed day and night signals, Indiamen and victualler's signal pendants. (Manuscript)
1780-07-30 - 1781-03-29
PLT/33
Signals, HMS PORTO, some with hand-coloured flags. Includes private signals, printed day and night signals, Indiamen and victualler's signal pendants.
Logbook from HMS ISIS, signed by John Platt, St Jago - Saldanha Bay. Includes a list of ordinary seamen. (Manuscript)
1781-05-03 - 1781-07-19
PLT/2
Logbook from HMS ISIS, signed by John Platt, St Jago - Saldanha Bay. Includes a list of ordinary seamen.
Watch bill for HMS EAGLE, 1783 (Manuscript)
1783
PLT/49/2
Watch bill for the Eagle 1783.
Journal of the proceedings of the KATHARINE COUNTESS OF EFFINGHAM, 1789-1790 (Manuscript)
1789-11-21 - 1790-04-03
PLT/11
Journal kept by John Platt as mate on the merchant ship KATHARINE COUNTESS OF EFFINGHAM, master B. Hughes, between 21 November 1789 and 3 April 1790.…
Naval campaigns in the East Indies 1782 and 1783 commanded by Sir Edward Hughes and their actions with the French squadron commanded by Mon. Suffrien (Manuscript)
1782 - 1783
PLT/71
Naval campaigns in the East Indies 1782 and 1783: proceedings of the British Squadron in the East Indies, commanded by Sir Edward Hughes and their actions with the French squadron commanded by Mon. Suffrien. Taken from the letters of Sir Edward Hughes to the Admiralty.
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