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'A Treatise on Practical Seamanship' by William Hutchinson, 1791. (Manuscript)
1791
THO/17
Charts, sailing directions, printed instructions, circulars, acts of Parliament, notes and letters, 1762-1790. (Manuscript)
1762-1790
THO/15/B
Navigation workbook, circa 1788. (Manuscript)
circa 1788
THO/16
Drafts of letters, papers relating to warships, and extracts of logbooks, 1746-1799. (Manuscript)
1746-1799
THO/15/A
Letters received and sent, 1795-1796. (Manuscript)
1795-1796
THO/7
Orders and letters received, 1790-1794, and some drafts of replies. (Manuscript)
1790-1794
THO/4
Orders received, 1796-1799, and orders given, 1797-1799. (Manuscript)
1796-1799
THO/6
Letter and order books, 1772-1795. (Manuscript)
1772-1795
THO/2
Signals, notebooks and orders, 1787-1799. (Manuscript)
1787-1799
THO/13
In letters, 1795-1799, and out letters, 1797-1799. (Manuscript)
1795-1799
THO/5
In and out letter and order book, 1787-1790 and 1793. (Manuscript)
1787-1793
THO/1
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