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George Purvis, Martinique, 29 August 1794, to his wife in England (Manuscript)
1794-08-29
PRV/62/2
Translation letter from Agram, 28, 29 May 1809, Imperial Austrian Army announcing victory against the French (Manuscript)
1809-05-28
PRV/55/11
Treasury to Hon. A Cochrane Johnstone, (duplicate), 5 June 1809, financial arrangements with Spain (Manuscript)
1809-06-05 - ?
PRV/55/12
Lord Hood, HMS VICTORY at sea, 11 June 1794, to Purvis, HMS PRINCESS ROYAL, orders for attack. (Manuscript)
1794-06-11 - ?
PRV/49/2
Lord Collingwood to Purvis, 21 October 1806, HMS ATLAS being sent out for Purvis' flag. (Manuscript)
1806-10-21
PRV/50/3
Lord Collingwood to Purvis, HMS OCEAN, 29 October 1806, capture of certain ships, restrictions to trading with the French. (Manuscript)
1806-10-29
PRV/50/4
Lord Mulgrave to Purvis, 14 November 1807, promotion of his son Lieutenant Purvis (Manuscript)
1807-11-14 - ?
PRV/51/15
Translation, 20 October 1807, (copy), proclamation of the Prince regent of Portugal for shutting his ports against the English. (Manuscript)
1807-10-20
PRV/51/11
Lord Hawkesbury, Downing Street, to Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 7 November 1807. Secret message General Sir John Moore. (Manuscript)
1807-11-07 - ?
PRV/51/13
Wellington, Seville, to Purvis (Cadiz), 20 October 1809, 'Britannia letter' (Manuscript)
1809-10-20
PRV/56/7
Samuel Hood, off Toulon, to Purvis, 4 May 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-05-04 - ?
PRV/58/11
Prince of Monforte, Porto Maria, to Purvis (translation), 21 December 1808, security of Spanish vessels. (Manuscript)
1808-12-21
PRV/54/14
Admiral Delatour, Gibraltar, to Purvis, 11 October 1808, French and accompanying translation (Manuscript)
1808-10-11 - ?
PRV/54/11
J H Hamilton to Purvis, No.3 St Martin's Lane, 3 September 1798, personal (Manuscript)
1798-09-03 - ?
PRV/49/8
Captain Lord Cochrane, Gibraltar, to Purvis, off Cadiz, 1 June 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-06-01 - ?
PRV/53/13
Collingwood to Purvis, 30 August 1808, orders signed. (Manuscript)
1808-08-30
PRV/54/7
Extract, 26 August 1808, authorizing the arrest of Lucien Bonaparte (Manuscript)
1808-08-26
PRV/54/6
Admiralty Office to Collingwood, (Copy) 6 October 1808, Dupont's army (Manuscript)
1808-10-06 - ?
PRV/54/9
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, off Gibraltar, to Captains, draft memorandum, 13 September 1808, to be sent to the fleet relating the arrest of Lucien Bonaparte. (Manuscript)
1808-09-13 - ?
PRV/54/8
Mr Frere, Seville, to Purvis, 17 June 1809, to send transport ships to England (Manuscript)
1809-06-17 - ?
PRV/55/14
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 14 November 1807, HMS FOUDROYANT, HMS PLANTAGANET and HMS CONQUEROR to join Purvis off Cadiz (Manuscript)
1807-11-14 - ?
PRV/51/14
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, to Purvis, 22 July 1808, celebrating the surrender of French Army under Dupont. (Manuscript)
1808-07-22
PRV/54/3
Admiralty Office to Collingwood, 22 August 1808, (copy), not allowing French troops to sail- Dupont's army (Manuscript)
1808-08-22
PRV/54/5
Commodore Montieser, HMS REVERIE, to Commander Francis Reginald Purvis, HMS PANTALOON, 12 October 1865, Purvis's non- performance of gunnery practice (Manuscript)
1865-10-12 - ?
PRV/61/5
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