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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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Lloyds to Admiralty Office (W. Pole), (copy), 23 April 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-04-23
PRV/52/13
Admiralty to Purvis, 23 April 1808, (copy) enclosing a copy of a letter from Lloyds (Manuscript)
1808-04-23
PRV/52/14
Logbook of HMS ATLAS (1782), bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Purvis, including a record of signals made, from 27 June 1807 to 31 December 1807. (Manuscript)
1807-01-01 - 1807-12-31
PRV/15
Castlereagh, London, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 9 March 1808, warning the Spanish Royal Family from capture by Napoleon. Secret (Manuscript)
1808-03-09 - ?
PRV/52/9
Translation of Spanish reports about fleet movements (Manuscript)
PRV/59/7
Sir Dalrymple, Gibraltar, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 12 March 1808, [secret] Ceuta post. (Manuscript)
1808-03-12 - ?
PRV/52/10
"Extracts from Naval Histories", 27 July 1680 to 6 March 1741, Biographical note on Captain George Purvis R.N., MP of Darsham, Suffolk (Manuscript)
PRV/59/4
Sir H Dalrymple to Purvis, Gibraltar, blockade of Ceuta, 2 March 1808, [secret], blockade of Ceuta (Manuscript)
1808-03-02 - ?
PRV/52/7
List of Ships in Cadiz, [no date] (Manuscript)
PRV/59/5
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 24 February 1808, re defence of Gibraltar. Secret (Manuscript)
1808-02-24
PRV/52/6
Schedule of papers for Purvis c.1809/1810? (Manuscript)
PRV/59/3
Secret plan of attack made by Purvis, 31 January 1796. (Manuscript)
1796-01-31
PRV/49/3
Jose de Lopez Souza, The Governor of Algarve, Villa Real, to Antonio de Aravjio de Agevedo, 14 May 1807 (translation) (Manuscript)
1807-05-14 - ?
PRV/51/2
Lord Hood, HMS VICTORY at sea, 11 June 1794, to Purvis, HMS PRINCESS ROYAL, orders for attack. (Manuscript)
1794-06-11 - ?
PRV/49/2
Admiralty to Purvis, off Cadiz, 25 May 1808, (copy) enclosing a dispatch from Castlereagh to Sir H Dalrymple. (Manuscript)
1808-05-25
PRV/53/4
Admiralty to Purvis, 30 May 1806 (Manuscript)
1806-05-30
PRV/50/2
Lord Collingwood to Purvis, 21 October 1806, HMS ATLAS being sent out for Purvis' flag. (Manuscript)
1806-10-21
PRV/50/3
Lord Collingwood to Purvis, HMS OCEAN, 29 October 1806, capture of certain ships, restrictions to trading with the French. (Manuscript)
1806-10-29
PRV/50/4
Dalrymple (copy), of opinion of Officers inspecting Ceuta (Manuscript)
PRV/59/13
W. Lomett to Purvis, stating that Purvis shall be presented to the Queen at two o' clock and outlining the details of his arrival (Manuscript)
PRV/59/12
Envelope addressed to A. Cochrane Johnstone (Manuscript)
PRV/59/14
Spanish account of the proceedings at Madrid, 24 May 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-05-24
PRV/53/2
Purvis to Lord Viscount Howick, Wickham, Nr Farnham, Hants, 19 May 1806 (Manuscript)
1806-05-19
PRV/50/1
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN off Malta, to General Fox, original, relating his journey home (Manuscript)
PRV/59/10
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