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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, HMS LIVELY, to Purvis, 29 April 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-04-29
PRV/58/10
Translation of a Gazette, comments on the conducts of Blakes Army (Manuscript)
PRV/59/1
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 2 December 1807, order to seize and Russian ships of War and merchant vessels (Manuscript)
1807-12-02
PRV/51/19
Lord Collingwood to Mr Green, (copy), 14 November 1809, passport sent to Green permitting passage of Frenchmen (Manuscript)
1809-11-14
PRV/56/9
Wellington to Purvis, 29 April 1810, dinner invitation (Manuscript)
1810-04-29
PRV/58/6
Mr Archdekin to Purvis, 2 December 1809, Hanoverian troops desiring to enter HM Service (Manuscript)
1809-12-02
PRV/56/11
Admiral Sir Charles Cotton to Purvis, 29 April 1810, orders (Manuscript)
1810-04-29
PRV/58/9
Lieutenant McMeekan, HMS ATLAS, to Purvis, 29 April 1810, requesting to be removed to Purvis' ship (Manuscript)
1810-04-29
PRV/58/8
Charter Party, 25 November 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-11-25
PRV/56/10
S. M. Lowey (Minister of the Emperor of Morocco) to Purvis, 12 December 1808, translated by James Green (17 December 1808), letter of subservience (Manuscript)
1808-12-12
PRV/54/13
Prince Leopold, Gibraltar, to Purvis, 9 October 1808, requesting ships to take him to Sicily and escort the Sicilian ships from Gibraltar. (Manuscript)
1808-10-09
PRV/54/10
Extract, Intelligence report, Aranjuiz, 29 November 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-11-29
PRV/54/12
Logbook, LONDON, 21 September 1800-10 Feb 1801; ROYAL GEORGE, 11 Feb-3 April 1801, kept by Purvis in command. (Manuscript)
1800-1801
PRV/10
Logbook, PRINCESS ROYAL, 6 Dec 1794-24 Feb 1796, kept by purvis in command. (Manuscript)
1794-1796
PRV/6
Logbook, PRINCESS ROYAL, 25 Feb-10 November 1796 (Manuscript)
1796-1796
PRV/7
"Some ideas relative to bringing a Fleet into action with the greatest advantage" 1800. Purvis (Manuscript)
1800
PRV/49/10
Antonio de Aravjio de Agevedo to Lord Strangford, 26 May 1807, (translation) seizure of a Portuguese Brig (Manuscript)
1807-05-26
PRV/51/4
Captain Darby to Purvis, HMS BELLEPHON, off Spithead, 10 April 1800 (wishing best thanks at receiving sincere congratulations) (Manuscript)
1800-04-10
PRV/49/11
Lord Strangford, Lisbon, 31 May 1807 to Collingwood, seizure of a Portuguese Brig in the harbour of Villa Real (Manuscript)
1807-05-31
PRV/51/5
Rear- Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, HMS RENOWN at sea, 11 August 1800 to Purvis, HMS LONDON, outlining the line of battle. (Manuscript)
1800-08-11
PRV/49/13
Captain Hallowell to Purvis, November 1797, re French and Spanish prisoners sent to Teneriffe. (Manuscript)
1797
PRV/49/6
General Morla, Cadiz, to Lord Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, (Copy), 12 June 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-06-12
PRV/53/14
Captain Hood to Purvis, at sea, 22 December 1797, a letter (Manuscript)
1797-12-22
PRV/49/7
Transport Office to Purvis, Commander of HMS LONDON, 28 November 1799. Requesting a French prisoner, M. St Amand, be brought over from the Royal Oak Prison Ship at Portsmouth to teach French to some gentlemen on board the LONDON (Manuscript)
1799-11-28
PRV/49/9
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