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Admiral Jervis to Lieutenant Colonel Durler, Marechal de Campe, Victory, San Fiorenzo Bay, 13 Oct 1796 (Copy, in French), on the heavy losses sustained by the Baron de Rolle's regiment, and supplying 180 to 200 Austrians to replace them. (Manuscript)
1796-10-13 - 1796-10-13
CRK/18/27
French letters sent to Nelson 1797-1804. Admiral Jervis to Lieutenant Colonel Durler, Marechal de Campe, Victory, San Fiorenzo Bay, 13 Oct 1796 (Copy, in French), on the heavy losses sustained by the Baron de Rolle's regiment, and supplying 180 to 200 Austrians to replace them.
William Day to My Lord, Genoa 13 April 1798 (Copy, recd 19 May, 2 pages), on troop preparations, Genoese payments, and auction of English ships and property, now returning home. (Manuscript)
1798-04-13 - 1798-04-13
CRK/18/3
Information received March-July 1798. WD to My Lord, Genoa 13 April 1798 (Copy, recd 19 May, 2 pages), on troop preparations, Genoese payments, and auction of English ships and property, now returning home.
William Day to My Lord, Genoa, 31 March 1798 (copy), on movement of troops and vessels, possibly intended for Spain. (Manuscript)
1798-03-31 - 1798-03-31
CRK/18/2
Information received March-July 1798. WD [William Day] to My Lord, (possibly St Vincent), Genoa, 31 March 1798 (copy), on movement of troops and vessels, possibly intended for Spain.
Sir Francis Drake to [Nelson],Genoa, 12 March 1796, wish to see you urgently, heard from Captain Cockburn you were under repair at Leghorn (Manuscript)
1796-03-12
CRK/4/107
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to [Nelson],Genoa, 12 March 1796, wish to see you urgently, heard from Captain Cockburn you were under repair at Leghorn
Castiglione [Genoese Secretary of State] to the consul [Brame], Genoa, 2 April 1796, [in Italian] about a corvette (Manuscript)
1796-04-02
CRK/4/109
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Castiglione [Genoese Secretary of State] to the consul [Brame], Genoa, 2 April 1796, [in Italian] about a corvette
Sir Francis Drake to [Nelson], Milan, 7 January 1796, enclosing papers, steps for release of Mr Noble and other officers of HMS AGAMEMNON (Manuscript)
1796-01-07
CRK/4/104
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to [Nelson], Milan, 7 January 1796, enclosing papers, steps for release of Mr Noble and other officers of HMS AGAMEMNON
Sir Francis Drake to Nelson, Milan, 7 February 1796, Mr Brame [consul at Genoa] now has all my sources of Intelligence (Manuscript)
1796-02-07
CRK/4/105
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, Milan, 7 February 1796, Mr Brame [consul at Genoa] now has all my sources of Intelligence
Sir Francis Drake to Nelson, Milan, 6 March 1796, views on French armament at Toulon, hopes of Sir John Jervis, views on Hotham, arrival of General Beaulieu with the Austrian army (Manuscript)
1796-03-06
CRK/4/106
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, Milan, 6 March 1796, views on French armament at Toulon, hopes of Sir John Jervis, views on Hotham, arrival of General Beaulieu with the Austrian army
Sir Francis Drake to Lord Grenville, Genoa, 28 November 1795 [copy], reporting the action of the British ships (Manuscript)
1795-11-28
CRK/4/100
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Lord Grenville, Genoa, 28 November 1795 [copy], reporting the action of the British ships
Sir Francis Drake to Nelson, no date [1795] Thursday morning, about the retreat of the Austrians (Manuscript)
1795
CRK/4/102
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, no date [1795] Thursday morning, about the retreat of the Austrians
Monsr Du Petet Houras to Admiral Therenard, Tonnant, 23 Marial, 11 June [1798], (English translation), on sailing qualities of ships. (Manuscript)
1798-06-11 - 1798-06-11
CRK/18/11
Information received March-July 1798. Monsr Du Petet Houras to Admiral Therenard, Tonnant, 23 Marial, 11 June [1798], (English translation), on sailing qualities of ships.
Anon, 22 Oct [?], (private), intelligence note, ‘there is no confirmation of neutrality, at all three arsenals they are arming but there is a want of seamen stores and materials of any sort’ (Manuscript)
CRK/1/83
Anon, 22 Oct [?], (private), intelligence note, ‘there is no confirmation of neutrality, at all three arsenals they are arming but there is a want of seamen stores and materials of any sort’
Drake to Nelson, Milan, 8 May 1796, French likely to move troops by land rather than by sea, Armistice between Court of Turin and the French, possessions ceded by the King of Sardinia (Manuscript)
1796-05-08
CRK/4/118
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, Milan, 8 May 1796, French likely to move troops by land rather than by sea, Armistice between Court of Turin and the French, possessions ceded by the King of Sardinia
Mr Walpole, Minister at Lisbon, 17 May 1798, (extract) on numbers of troops and possible destination. (Manuscript)
1798-05-17 - 1798-05-17
CRK/18/8
Information received March-July 1798. Mr Walpole, Minister at Lisbon, 17 May 1798, (extract) on numbers of troops and possible destination.
Drake to Nelson, Padua, 24 May 1796, (private) replaced by Colonel Graham at HQ of Austrian army, praise for Nelson, latest position of Austrian army (Manuscript)
1796-05-24
CRK/4/119
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, Padua, 24 May 1796, (private) replaced by Colonel Graham at HQ of Austrian army, praise for Nelson, latest position of Austrian army
Intelligence from Spain dated 11 May 1798 (in French), numbers of vessels at Toulon. (Manuscript)
1798-05-11 - 1798-05-11
CRK/18/7
Information received March-July 1798. Intelligence from Spain dated 11 May 1798 (in French), numbers of vessels at Toulon.
Intelligence from Lisbon, 20 May 1798, troops and provisions not destined for Portugal. (Manuscript)
1798-05-20 - 1798-05-20
CRK/18/9
Information received March-July 1798. Intelligence from Lisbon, 20 May 1798, troops and provisions not destined for Portugal.
Samuel Briggs, British pro consul, Alexandria, 14 May 1803, with a demand to the Pacha of Alexandria to salute British vessels (Manuscript)
1803-05-14
CRK/1/88
Samuel Briggs, British pro consul, Alexandria, 14 May 1803, with a demand to the Pacha of Alexandria to salute British vessels
Ball to Nelson, Palace, Malta, 16 June 1803, with a copy of a letter to Admiral Bickerton concerning Elphy Bey. (Manuscript)
1803-06-16
CRK/1/89
Ball to Nelson, Palace, Malta, 16 June 1803, with a copy of a letter to Admiral Bickerton concerning Elphy Bey (CRK/1/86 above)
Drake to Nelson, Como, 13 April 1796, secret intelligence partly in code (Manuscript)
1796-04-13
CRK/4/110
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Nelson, Como, 13 April 1796, secret intelligence partly in code
Ball to Nelson, Malta, 8 November 1802, on Nelson’s journey to Wales, on the Bronte estate and death of Mr Graefer’s, with his views on the peace (Manuscript)
1802-11-08
CRK/1/85
Ball to Nelson, Malta, 8 November 1802, on Nelson’s journey to Wales, on the Bronte estate and death of Mr Graefer’s, with his views on the peace
Drake to Lord Grenville, Alexandria, 18 April 1796, [extract] about Austrian reversals (Manuscript)
1796-04-18
CRK/4/111
Sir Francis Drake [British Minister at Genoa]. Drake to Lord Grenville, Alexandria, 18 April 1796, [extract] about Austrian reversals
Hamilton to Nelson, Milford, 12 August 1801, invasion fears, sailed in Milford harbour, lighthouses now erected, some improvements in rents of the estate (Manuscript)
1801-08-12
CRK/7/5
Sir William Hamilton (1731- 1803) to Nelson (printed in supplement to Nicolas, Vii), Hamilton to Nelson, Milford, 12 August 1801, invasion fears, sailed in Milford harbour, lighthouses now erected, some improvements in rents of the estate
Envelope of above letter from Gallichina to Nelson (Manuscript)
1805-01-16 - 1805-01-16
CRK/18/59
Letters to Nelson in Italian, calendared by Mrs West 3 August 1953. Envelope of above letter from Gallichina to Nelson
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