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Copies of letters from various sources. Includes a letter from the Admiralty Office to Christian, various letters regarding HMS HELICON and an instruction in French on entering the harbour of Quilmane. (Manuscript)
1825-10-11 - 1828-01-03
CHN/107
Letters sent by McAvey, Assistant Surgeon on HMS HELICON. They refer to his complaints regarding his hammock. (Manuscript)
1826-01-16 - 1827-01-06
CHN/105
Letters (duplicates and drafts) sent by Christian to Captain Charles Richard Dyke Acland on board HMS HELICON. (Manuscript)
1827-11-23 - 1827-12-23
CHN/103
Letters received mostly congratulations on his appointment, correspondents include Admiral Keats, Sir Edmund Pelluw and the second Earl of Malmesbury, James Edward Harris. (Manuscript)
1824-10-06 - 1824-12-20
CHN/102
Letters from the Board of Enquiry to Christian. They contain the Board's response to the mail that Christian has forwarded to them regarding the case of the Portuguese ship GRATIDAO, the slave trade and various other aspects of the station. (Manuscript)
1826-10-13 - 1826-11-01
CHN/127
Letters from Christian to various correspondents, including General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, Chief Justice Blackburn and Mr Cooksey of the Admiralty Board. As well as referring to the day to day running of the station, the papers represent Chrisitan's views on the case of the Portugeuse ship GRATIDAO, 1826. (Manuscript)
1826-05-09 - 1826-12-09
CHN/125
Misecllaneous letters. Includes copied correspondence forwarded by Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG and letters from the Royal Navy Hospital to Christian. (Manuscript)
1826-02-16 - 1828-03-22
CHN/169
Letters from Simon's Town Office of Ordnance to Christian, requesting transport for communications with England, and referring to requests for repairs to HMS SAMARANG. (Manuscript)
1828-01-15 - 1828-01-28
CHN/116
Letters from Simon's Town yard to Christian, forwardinginformation to Christian. (Manuscript)
1827-06-15 - 1828-03-15
CHN/115
Letters to Christian from various correpondents. Includes orders for surveys of ships, and a copy of an order from Mr Croker at the Admiralty. (Manuscript)
1827-03-19 - 1827-12-23
CHN/114
Two letters sent to Christian, including one from his son, Hugh Holmes Christian, with news of the family at home. (Manuscript)
1824-03-14 - 1824-12-16
CHN/163
A series of correspondence includes further papers relating to the dispute with the naval storekeeper in Simon's Town. (Manuscript)
1827-02-17 - 1828-03-14
CHN/113
Letters from M Borchards, discussing their families. (Manuscript)
1827-11-28 - 1828-02-27
CHN/112
Copies of letters from Captain William Owen of HMS LEVEN, forwarded to Christian. Correspondence regarding several apprentices exported from England by a Mr Ingram, subsequently employed by HMS LEVEN. (Manuscript)
1825-11-08 - 1825-11-14
CHN/162
Correspondence to and from the boat yard at Simon's Town, the Customs Office, as well as a list of officers on board HMS TWEED in 1828. (Manuscript)
1827-06-17 - 1828-03-14
CHN/121
Copies of letters from various correspondents to Captain Chapman of HMS ARIADNE, forwarded to Christian. Correspondents include Captain William Owen of HMS LEVEN, reporting on his time as senior officer at Mauritius. (Manuscript)
CHN/136
Copies of letters sent to CaptainDunn of HMS SAMARANG, from the Naval Hospital at Simon's Town. Relates to the misconduct of seamen patients at the hospital, and to his general administration as senior naval officer. (Manuscript)
1826-05-01 - 1826-06-14
CHN/119
Letters from Christian. Mainly to Governer Lowry Cole and Captain Acland of HMS HELICON, referring to the British establishment at Mombassa. Also includes a schedule of documents sent to the Admiralty regarding Mombassa, and a statement by Lieutenant Emery regarding the British settlement there. (Manuscript)
1826-09-08 - 1826-09-22
CHN/144
Prosecution from the trial of the Crown versus the Portuguese ship GRATIDAO. (Manuscript)
1826-09-29 - 1826-09-29
CHN/141
Correspondence of Captain Polkinghorne of HMS SPARROWHAWK with Captain Dunn of HMS SAMARANG. Regarding the position of several men under Polkinghorne's command on the SPARROWHAWK. (Manuscript)
1826-06-15 - 1826-06-26
CHN/123
Letters from Captain Polkinghorne of HMS SPARROWHAWK to Christian. Includes reports on his cruises, focusing on his search for slaving vessels around Madagascar and Zanzibar. (Manuscript)
1826-11-17 - 1827-12-22
CHN/122
Miscellaneous letters. Includes forwarded correspondence from the Political Department regarding the settlement at Mombassa, a letter from the Imam of Muscat to the Chiefs of Mombassa, and a letter from the nNavy Office to Christian. (Manuscript)
1826-10-18 - 1827-04-25
CHN/150
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