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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/A
Letters, 1809.
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/B
Letters, 1809
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/A
Letters, 1808
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/B
Letters, 1808
Extract of letters to Don Pedro de Cardinas, armies in Spain (Manuscript)
PRV/59/19
Extract of letters to Don Pedro de Cardinas, armies in Spain
Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable (Manuscript)
PRV/59/18
Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable
Purvis, HMS LEDA, to Commissioners of the Transport Office, relating Mr James little, late surgeon of the HMS ATLAS, requesting shore appointment (Manuscript)
PRV/59/17
Purvis, HMS LEDA, to Commissioners of the Transport Office, relating Mr James little, late surgeon of the HMS ATLAS, requesting shore appointment
Logbook, ARROGANT, John Amherst commander, 29 Dec 1762-19 August 1763, kept by Purvis as Able and Mid (Manuscript)
1762-1763
PRV/1
Logbook, ARROGANT, John Amherst commander, 29 Dec 1762-19 August 1763, kept by Purvis as Able and Mid
Logbook, Channel N. America, INVINCIBLE, Anthony Parry captain 11 Feb 1778-31 March 1779; BRITANNIA, Channel Charles M. Pole captain, 2 Apr-22 Oct 1779, kept by Purvis as Lt. (Manuscript)
1778-1779
PRV/2
Logbook, Channel N. America, INVINCIBLE, Anthony Parry captain 11 Feb 1778-31 March 1779; BRITANNIA, Channel Charles M. Pole captain, 2 Apr-22 Oct 1779, kept by Purvis as Lt.
Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825 (Manuscript)
1795-01-01 - 1806
PRV/37-38
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Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41
Letters, 1809.
Letters, 1807 (Manuscript)
1807
PRV/39
Letters, 1807
Duchess of Abrante and Count Cevellous to Purvis, Spanish Original, 13 February 1810, request for passage to Gibraltar from Cadiz (Manuscript)
1810-02-13
PRV/57/6
Duchess of Abrante and Count Cevellous to Purvis, Spanish Original, 13 February 1810, request for passage to Gibraltar from Cadiz
Translation, of French Flag of Truce sent to Cadiz and the Junta of Cadiz's answer, 7 February 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-02-07
PRV/57/3
Translation, of French Flag of Truce sent to Cadiz and the Junta of Cadiz's answer, 7 February 1810
Duchess of Infantada, Cadiz, to Purvis, off Cadiz, 6 February 1810, request for asylum (Manuscript)
1810-02-06
PRV/57/2
Duchess of Infantada, Cadiz, to Purvis, off Cadiz, 6 February 1810, request for asylum
Translation of a gazette from Seville, defeat of French by Austrian Army, 5 June 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-06-05
PRV/55/13
Translation of a gazette from Seville, defeat of French by Austrian Army, 5 June 1809
African Institution (Macaulay), London, to Commanding Officer of HM Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of slave trade (Manuscript)
1810-02-08
PRV/57/5
African Institution (Macaulay), London, to Commanding Officer of HM Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of slave trade
Intercepted letter from a French Officer to a correspondent at Bayonne, Madrid, 21 August 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-08-21
PRV/55/15
Intercepted letter from a French Officer to a correspondent at Bayonne, Madrid, 21 August 1809
Autobiographical sketch of Admiral Purvis, up to 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/48
Autobiographical sketch of Admiral Purvis, up to 1810
General Campbell, Gibraltar, to Purvis, (Cadiz), 2 February 1810, troops to Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1810-02-02
PRV/57/1
General Campbell, Gibraltar, to Purvis, (Cadiz), 2 February 1810, troops to Gibraltar
Captains letters, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/45
Captains letters, 1810
Letters, 1807-10 (Manuscript)
1807-1810
PRV/47
Letters, 1807-10
Captain Hallowell, HMS TIGRE, Port Mahon, to Villava, 23 March 1810, (copy), re movement of French prisoners (Manuscript)
1810-03-23
PRV/57/16
Captain Hallowell, HMS TIGRE, Port Mahon, to Villava, 23 March 1810, (copy), re movement of French prisoners
Admiralty letters, 1807-1808 (Manuscript)
1807-1808
PRV/43
Admiralty letters, 1807-1808
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