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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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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
Orders issued by Admiral Archibald Dickson, 5 August 1800-21 April 1802, directions for navigating the Black Sea (Manuscript)
1800-01-01 - 1802-12-31
PRV/27/B
Letters from Junta and Governor of Cadiz, 1808-10 (Manuscript)
1808-01-01 - 1810-12-31
PRV/44
Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825 (Manuscript)
PRV/62
Letters, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/42/A
Letters, 1807 (Manuscript)
1807-01-01 - 1807-09-25
PRV/39/1
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/A
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/B
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/A
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/B
Notes outline the line of battle at Trocadero, includes a battle plan (Manuscript)
PRV/59/9
Notes of extracts and references to published material, 'Lives of the Admirals' and Naval biographical material (Manuscript)
PRV/59/8
E Luckborough, London, to George Thomas Maitland Purvis, returned to England after actions against the Chinese pirates at Amoy in 1843, (Manuscript)
PRV/62/6
Ideas concerning the means to prevent the English taking Cadiz. Purvis (Manuscript)
PRV/59/16
Naval Chronicle subscription, contents (Manuscript)
PRV/59/15
Translation of a Gazette, comments on the conducts of Blakes Army (Manuscript)
PRV/59/1
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809-01-01 - ?
PRV/41
Translation of part of a letter supposedly from General Castanos (?), dated 9 May 18?? (Manuscript)
0000-05-09 - ?
PRV/59/6
Purvis to a lady, Navy Office, 13 January 1739, proposal for marriage (Manuscript)
1739-01-13 - ?
PRV/62/1
Duchess of Abrante and Count Cevellous to Purvis, Spanish Original, 13 February 1810, request for passage to Gibraltar from Cadiz (Manuscript)
1810-02-13 - ?
PRV/57/6
Translation, of French Flag of Truce sent to Cadiz and the Junta of Cadiz's answer, 7 February 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-02-07 - ?
PRV/57/3
Duchess of Infantada, Cadiz, to Purvis, off Cadiz, 6 February 1810, request for asylum (Manuscript)
1810-02-06 - ?
PRV/57/2
African Institution (Macaulay), London, to Commanding Officer of HM Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of slave trade (Manuscript)
1810-02-08 - ?
PRV/57/5
General Campbell, Gibraltar, to Purvis, (Cadiz), 2 February 1810, troops to Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1810-02-02 - ?
PRV/57/1
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