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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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Luis de Villava, Governor of Mahon, to Captain Hallowell, 22 March 1810, translation, re French prisoners (Manuscript)
1810-03-22
PRV/57/15
Luis de Villava, Governor of Mahon, to Captain Hallowell, 22 March 1810, translation, re French prisoners
Louis de Villava, Governor of Mahon to Lord Collingwood, (copy), 6 March 1810, requests loan to the government of Mahon (Manuscript)
1810-03-06
PRV/57/10
Louis de Villava, Governor of Mahon to Lord Collingwood, (copy), 6 March 1810, requests loan to the government of Mahon
Captain Hallowell, HMS TIGRE, Port Mahon, to Governor of Mahon, (copy), 6 March 1810, re British port and Spanish troop movements (Manuscript)
1810-03-06
PRV/57/9
Captain Hallowell, HMS TIGRE, Port Mahon, to Governor of Mahon, (copy), 6 March 1810, re British port and Spanish troop movements
Collingwood, HMS ATLAS, Cadiz harbour, to Wellington, 6 March 1810, copy, relating to a plan for landing and taking possession of the island of Trocadero (Manuscript)
1810-03-06
PRV/57/11
Collingwood, HMS ATLAS, Cadiz harbour, to Wellington, 6 March 1810, copy, relating to a plan for landing and taking possession of the island of Trocadero
Admiralty Office (Croker) to Purvis, Cadiz, 15 February 1810, re reinforcements (Manuscript)
1810-02-15
PRV/57/8
Admiralty Office (Croker) to Purvis, Cadiz, 15 February 1810, re reinforcements
Manuel de Lleva de Iniques, Cadiz, to Mr Canning, Minister for foreign affairs, 31 January 1809, copy, re presentation of painting (Manuscript)
1809-01-31
PRV/55/2
Manuel de Lleva de Iniques, Cadiz, to Mr Canning, Minister for foreign affairs, 31 January 1809, copy, re presentation of painting
General Cradock, Cadiz, to Purvis, 24 May 1809, enclosing copies of two letters from Lord Castlereagh. Regiment dispatches from Gibraltar to Lisbon (Manuscript)
1809-05-24
PRV/55/10
General Cradock, Cadiz, to Purvis, 24 May 1809, enclosing copies of two letters from Lord Castlereagh. Regiment dispatches from Gibraltar to Lisbon
Treasury Chambers to Lordships of the Admiralty, (copy), 23 May 1809, arrangements made by Hon. A Cochrane Johnson with Spanish Government on financial issues (Manuscript)
1809-05-23
PRV/55/9
Treasury Chambers to Lordships of the Admiralty, (copy), 23 May 1809, arrangements made by Hon. A Cochrane Johnson with Spanish Government on financial issues
Martin de Garay, Royal Castle of Seville, 22 May 1809, translation of Spanish Royal decree (4 pages) (Manuscript)
1809-05-22
PRV/55/7
Martin de Garay, Royal Castle of Seville, 22 May 1809, translation of Spanish Royal decree (4 pages)
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Cadiz, 23 May 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-05-23
PRV/55/8
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Cadiz, 23 May 1809
Particulars of the Battle of Medellin between Spanish and French, 4 April 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-04-04
PRV/55/5
Particulars of the Battle of Medellin between Spanish and French, 4 April 1809
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, off Minorca, to J.H Frere, HM minister, Seville, 16 March 1809, (copy), Brest and Toulon Fleets (Manuscript)
1809-03-16
PRV/55/4
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, off Minorca, to J.H Frere, HM minister, Seville, 16 March 1809, (copy), Brest and Toulon Fleets
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-10 May 1808, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made. (Manuscript)
1808-1808
PRV/16
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-10 May 1808, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made.
Logbook, ATLAS, 11 May 1808-30 Apr 1810; LEDA, 30 April 1810-13 May 1810, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1808-1810
PRV/17/A
Logbook, ATLAS, 11 May 1808-30 Apr 1810; LEDA, 30 April 1810-13 May 1810, kept by Purvis as Adm.
Logbook, CHIFFONE, 2-27 June 1806; MINOTAUR, 27 Jun-5 August 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1806-1806
PRV/12/B
Logbook, CHIFFONE, 2-27 June 1806; MINOTAUR, 27 Jun-5 August 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm.
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 22 March 1808, [secret] orders to protect convoys in straits of Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1808-03-22
PRV/52/12
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 22 March 1808, [secret] orders to protect convoys in straits of Gibraltar
Logbook, MINOTAUR, 4 Aug-22 September 1806; Queen, 22 Sep-9 Dec 1806; ATLAS, 9-31 Dec 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1806-1806
PRV/13
Logbook, MINOTAUR, 4 Aug-22 September 1806; Queen, 22 Sep-9 Dec 1806; ATLAS, 9-31 Dec 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm.
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN at sea, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 24 April 1808, ships orders off Cadiz (Manuscript)
1808-04-24
PRV/52/15
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN at sea, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 24 April 1808, ships orders off Cadiz
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-26 June 1807, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made, (Manuscript)
1807-1807
PRV/14
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-26 June 1807, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made,
Sir S Smith, HMS FOUDROYANT, Off Gibraltar, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 9 March 1808, enemy ships are directed to rendezvous off Tunis. Secret (Manuscript)
1808-03-09
PRV/52/8
Sir S Smith, HMS FOUDROYANT, Off Gibraltar, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 9 March 1808, enemy ships are directed to rendezvous off Tunis. Secret
Translation of part of a letter supposedly from General Castanos (?), dated 9 May 18?? (Manuscript)
PRV/59/6
Translation of part of a letter supposedly from General Castanos (?), dated 9 May 18??
General Spencer, Gibraltar, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 12 March 1808, [secret] proposed attack on Ceuta (Manuscript)
1808-03-12
PRV/52/11
General Spencer, Gibraltar, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 12 March 1808, [secret] proposed attack on Ceuta
Printed letter to Purvis, 6 March 1798, Admiral Sir John Jervis' Victory over the Spanish fleet, 14 February 1797. A subscription for an engraving of this occasion (Manuscript)
1797-02-14
PRV/49/4
Printed letter to Purvis, 6 March 1798, Admiral Sir John Jervis' Victory over the Spanish fleet, 14 February 1797. A subscription for an engraving of this occasion
Jose de Lopez Souza, The Governor of Algarve, Villa Real, to Count Monteiro, 14 May 1807 (translation) (Manuscript)
1807-05-13
PRV/51/1
Jose de Lopez Souza, The Governor of Algarve, Villa Real, to Count Monteiro, 14 May 1807 (translation)
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