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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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George Canning, Foreign Office, 12 June 1808, letter (copy) to the Envoys of Asturias. (Manuscript)
1808-06-12
PRV/54/1
E.H. Fyers to Retired Lieutenant- Commander Archibald Richard Fortescue Purvis, 23 February 1935, John Child Purvis's collection of papers (Manuscript)
1935-02-23
PRV/62/5
Captain Fortescue to Richard Fortescue Purvis, 19 February 1804, personal (Manuscript)
1804-02-19
PRV/62/4
Purvis to a lady, Navy Office, 13 January 1739, proposal for marriage (Manuscript)
1739-01-13
PRV/62/1
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
Admiralty to Purvis, HMS ROYAL GEORGE, Torbay, 7 July 1797. Suppression of the Fleet Mutiny at the Nore (12 May- 13 June), 1797. (Manuscript)
1797-07-07
PRV/49/5
4th Lieutenant HMS BRITANNIA, 26 March 1779 (Manuscript)
1779-03-26
PRV/60/4
Autobiographical sketch of Admiral Purvis, up to 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/48
Captains letters, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/45
Letters, 1807-10 (Manuscript)
1807-1810
PRV/47
Admiralty letters, 1807-1808 (Manuscript)
1807-1808
PRV/43
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-10 May 1808, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made. (Manuscript)
1808-1808
PRV/16
Logbook, ATLAS, 11 May 1808-30 Apr 1810; LEDA, 30 April 1810-13 May 1810, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1808-1810
PRV/17/A
Logbook, CHIFFONE, 2-27 June 1806; MINOTAUR, 27 Jun-5 August 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1806-1806
PRV/12/B
Logbook, MINOTAUR, 4 Aug-22 September 1806; Queen, 22 Sep-9 Dec 1806; ATLAS, 9-31 Dec 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1806-1806
PRV/13
Logbook, ATLAS, 1 January-26 June 1807, kept by Purvis as Adm, includes a record of signals made, (Manuscript)
1807-1807
PRV/14
Notes on the Azores or Western Islands, with directions for entering the harbour of Cadiz, signed H.C. 17 March 1808 (Manuscript)
1808-03-17
PRV/34
Chronological list of the Captains of his Majesty's Royal Navy, 21 June 1673-1783, by Rear-Admiral John Hardy, 1784, published for T. Cadell, Strand, London (Manuscript)
1673-1784
PRV/35
Book containing thirty six French charts of Mediterranean ports, 1727-1730 (Manuscript)
1727-1730
PRV/36
ATLAS, letters sent, 25 November 1808-7 July 1810 (Manuscript)
1808-1810
PRV/31
Orders issued, 2 September 1807-23 November 1808; orders received, 21 Jul 1807-7 July 1808 (Manuscript)
1807-1808
PRV/28
ROYAL GEORGE, DREADNOUGHT, MINOTAUR, QUEEN, ATLAS, letters received, 15 Apr 1800-9 Oct 1807; letters written, 17 April 1800-27 Dec 1807 (Manuscript)
1800-1807
PRV/25
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