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Royal Navy Records: commissions and appointments for sea officers granted by the Admiralty, Admirals and Captains, 1664 - 1830 (Manuscript)
1664-1830
PLA/P/9
Royal Navy Records: commissions and appointments for sea officers granted by the Admiralty, Admirals and Captains: commission signed by Chas Knowles, Rear Admiral of the Red, to Mr William Manley, Lieutenant of sloop FALCON, 28 November 1748; commission for Samuel Barnes, 24 January 1761; commission…
Biographical material relating to Adm Sir Sidney Smith, 1764-1840, including draft letters written by Smith in English and French and original documents he received. See item records. (Manuscript)
1764-01-01 - 1840-12-31
PHB/P/5
History and Biography: biographical material relating to Adm Sir Sidney Smith, 1764-1840, including draft letters written by Smith in English and French and original documents he received. See item records.
Admiralty Jurisdiction, including Dutch papers about prizes and wrecks 1674-1798. (Manuscript)
1674-01-01 - 1798-12-31
SOU/19
Admiralty Jurisdiction, including papers about prizes and wrecks 1635-1705: papers relating to prizes, Dutch papers and relating to Ireland, 1674-1798
Calendar and selection of translated transcriptions of PHB/1B (Manuscript)
1949 - 1953
PHB/1A
Two calendars of the Spanish state papers in PHB/1B: a 29 page list made by Mrs E. Joyce Chaplin in 1953 giving the page number and a brief description of the papers; and a 5 page list with the page number, date, title and length of papers.…
Merchant Service Administration: Admiralty passes for merchant ships, partially destroyed, n.d. (Manuscript)
PLA/P/14
Merchant Service Administration: Admiralty passes for merchant ships, partially destroyed, n.d.
Book of Naval papers of Peter Pett, 1660-1714, relating to shipbuilding. (Manuscript)
1660-1714
PNS/2
Naval Science and Technology - shipbuilding: book of Naval papers of Peter Pett, 1660-1714, relating to shipbuilding, see full list in printed catalogue for details
Shipbuilding: papers and orders relating to the building of HMS WOLVERINE sloop, 1798 (Manuscript)
1798
PNS/4
Naval Science and Techonology - shipbuilding: papers and orders relating to the building of HMS WOLVERINE sloop, 1798, see full list in printed catalogue for details
Observations on measuring timber, and shipwrights practice, 1720, notebook with explanations and some diagrams including details of the establishment of 1705, proportions for designing dimensions for any ships, establishment of 1716 (Manuscript)
1720
PNS/1
Naval Science and Technology - shipbuilding: Observations on measuring timber, and shipwrights practice, 1720, notebook with explanations and some diagrams including details of the establishment of 1705, proportions for designing dimensions for any ships, establishment of 1716
Book relating to the establishment of lighthouses at North and South Foreland, c.1630 (Manuscript)
1630
PNS/3
Naval Science and Technology: book relating to the establishment of lighthouses at North and South Foreland, c.1630, see full list in printed catalogue for details
Mixed papers, certificates and letters, many relating to questions of pay, 18th century (Manuscript)
1700-1800
PLA/26
Mixed papers, certificates and letters, many relating to questions of pay, 18th century
Navy accounts kept by William Soper, Keeper of the King's Ships. (Manuscript)
1422-1427
PLA/18
Navy accounts of William Soper, 1422-1427.
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Norris accounts. (Manuscript)
1588-02-05
UPC/5/4
A 'breif note taken the vth of Febr 1588 of suche payments as Sr John Norreis and Sr Francis Drake knights showe vnto vu to have made and disboursed for a voyage by them vndertaken.'
Drake accounts. (Manuscript)
1588
UPC/5/7
'Monie alreadie paide and putlie of necessitie to be disboursed vpon twoo thirde partes remayning to be furnished for this account by her Majestie and Sir Francis Drake over and above one other thirde.' n.d.
Norris accounts. (Manuscript)
1588
UPC/5/8
'Parte to be furnished by Sir John Norreis (Norreys)', also a note of expenditure, November and December 1588, endorsed by Mr Stallonses.
'Naval Characters' - Volume of Reports and letters. (Manuscript)
1757-06-01 - 1803-10-10
UPC/3
Letters and engravings, reports on proceedings in America, 1757, and several Nelson facsimilies. Correspondents include Admiral Thomas Griffin (q.v.), Admiral Sir Piercy Brett (1709-1781), Admiral Sir Charles Knowles (1704-1777) and Lord Hervey (later Vice-Admiral the Earl of Bristol) (1724-1779).…
'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters. (Manuscript)
UPC/4
Original letters, no connection between the various papers, n.d. Contains many letters addressed to C.J. Barrington who was about to publish the eighth and final volume of Dr John Campbell's Lives of the Admirals and other eminent seamen.…
Series of material relating to Drake and Norris. (Manuscript)
1588-1589
UPC/5
The series, 1588 to 1589, is composed of papers relating to the expedition of Sir Francis Drake (1540?-1596) and Sir John Norris (1547?-1597) to destroy the shipping on the coasts of Spain and Portugal.…
Law - Legal papers: indentures, signed by Thomas Cavendish, navigator and draft of a bond from Lord Anson, and Richard Walter to John Fetherstone, 1744. (Manuscript)
1744
PLA/P/16B
Law - Legal papers: indentures, signed by Thomas Cavendish, navigator and draft of a bond from Lord Anson, and Richard Walter to John Fetherstone, 1744.
…
Ship Administration: papers relating to the movement of cruisers and Home convoys, c.1693 (Manuscript)
1693
PLA/P/5
Ship Administration: papers relating to the movement of cruisers and Home convoys, c.1693
Royal Navy Records: appointment granted to John Earle, by Queen Anne to the office of register of all goods etc., 1702 (Manuscript)
1702
PLA/P/10
Royal Navy Records: appointment granted to John Earle, by Queen Anne to the office of register of all goods etc., 1702
Ship Administration: Navy Pay Office check for wages due to Richard Johnson - Seaman, 1805 (Manuscript)
1805
PLA/P/7
Ship Administration: Navy Pay Office check for wages due to Richard Johnson - Seaman, 1805
Nelsoniana, papers relating to Clarke and McArthur's 'Life of Nelson', 1806. (Manuscript)
1806
PHB/11
History and Biography: Nelsoniana, papers relating to Clarke and McArthur's 'Life of Nelson', 1806, see full list in printed catalogue for details
Papers relating to an enquiry into an attack on convoy under the protection of Sir George Rooke by the French fleet, 1693 (Manuscript)
1693
PHB/P/2
History and Biography: papers relating to an enquiry into an attack on convoy under the protection of Sir George Rooke by the French fleet, 1693
Logbook of HMS SHREWSBURY, Baltic, Commanded by Sir George Rooke, kept by the Admiral's secretary, 1700 (Manuscript)
1700
PHB/8
History and Biography: logbook of HMS SHREWSBURY, Baltic, Commanded by Sir George Rooke, kept by the Admiral's secretary, 1700
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