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Alexander, John Richard
Austen, Robert
Austin, Horatio Thomas
Bell, Richard Frederick
Birdwood, Field Marshal William Riddell
Bonner-Smith, David
Burridge, Richard
Captain Richard Woodget
Cary, Anthony
Christie, William Henry Mahoney
Collinson, Richard
Cornwallis, Charles
Cotten, Richard
Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Dawkins, Richard
Dewar, Kenneth Gilbert Balmain
Ellis, Richard
Foot, George Alfred
Grindall, Richard
Haddock, Richard
Hall Gower, Richard
Hamilton, Richard Vesey
Herbert, Thomas
Hildyard, Richard
Hinks, Arthur Robert
Howe, Richard
Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799
Keats, Richard Goodwin
Keppel, Colin Richard
Lee, Thomas
Lickis, Thomas Richardson
Lord-Macquitty Collection
Lowther, John
McClintock, Francis Leopold
Merrony, Richard
Nicholson, Richard Lindsay
Oliphant, Laurence Richard
Oliver, Richard Aldworth
Oliver-Bellasis, Richard
Onslow, Richard
Parr, Richard
Petty Officer Richard Cotten
Pitcairn-Jones, Charles Gray
Pitcairn-Jones, Lewis John
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly
Poulden, Richard
Priestman, Henry
Purefoy, Richard Purefoy FitzGerald
Relf, Richard
Rich, Robert
Richard
Richards, Frederick William
Richardson, James
Richmond, Herbert William
Ross, James Clark
Russell, Edward
Southerne, James
Strachan, Richard John
Thomas & Richard Walker, Manufacturers & Merchants Of Manchester
Thursfield, James Richard
Tiddeman, Richard, Captain, Ca.1702-1762
Vaughan, John
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Collinson
Wace, Oliver Richard
Webb, Richard
Williams, Richard Norris
Woodget, Richard
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Birthday book of Julia Frances Delme Hamilton, 1881. (Manuscript)
1881
VHM/15
Birthday book of Julia Frances Delme Hamilton (wife of Admiral Vesey Hamilton) 1881
Journal kept by Captain Richard Collinson on board HMS ENTERPRISE during the Franklin Search expedition to the arctic, 1850 (Manuscript)
1850-08-16
CLS/20/1
Journal kept by Captain Richard Collinson on board HMS ENTERPRISE during the Franklin Search expedition to the arctic, commencing 16 August 1850.
Letter from Lieutenant Walker to the Manchester Guardian about his father's invention, 10 Oct 1846 (Manuscript)
1846-10-10
WKR/1/2
Letter from Lieutenant Walker to the Manchester Guardian about his father's invention, 10 Oct 1846
'Sailing and Fighting Instructions for His Majesty's Fleet', 1748 (Manuscript)
1748
TID/38
'Sailing and Fighting Instructions for His Majesty's Fleet', with many additions and additional signals, issued by Admiral Boscawen, 1748
Order book of Captain Richard Grindall, 1801-1805. (Manuscript)
1801-1805
MUR/1
Captain's orderbook, 1801-5, containing copies of orders issued by various naval officers including Admiral Lord Nelson, 10 Oct 1805, Evan Nepean, J T Duckworth and Cuthbert Collingwood (Captain R Grindall)
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-01-10
ADM/A/1791/109
Your letter of the 7th inst; informed us that the French Privateer taken by the RUPERT, and now at Portsmouth, is fitting to be employed as a Man of War, and sets out the number of Men and number and nature of Guns fitting to be established on her in War and Peace, and that she be established as a …
Document signed by Admiral Arthur Herbert, First Earl Torrington, 1648-1716 (Manuscript)
1691-09-28
ADM/A/1776/345
A French Privateer seized by the St ALBANS is to be surveyed at Deptford. A report is required of her condition, her suitability as a warship, and the size of complement and arms required. They are also to survey and provide reports on Prizes brought into Plymouth and Portsmouth.…
Book of poems kept by Richard Cotten in HMS COMUS, 1883 (Manuscript)
1883
JOD/119/3
Book of poems kept by Richard Cotten in the corvette HMS COMUS (1878) on the Pacific station, 1883.
Journal kept by Richard Cotten on HMS COMUS, 1879-1886 (Manuscript)
1879-1886
JOD/119/1
Journal kept by Richard Cotten in the corvette HMS COMUS (1878) on the China and Pacific stations, between 22 November 1879 and 7 March 1884.…
Survey of boatswain and carpenters stores of the ELTHAM, 1747 (Manuscript)
1747-01-12
TID/32
Survey of boatswain and carpenters stores of the ELTHAM, 12 January 1747
Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript)
1794-07-02
HOW/2
Letters from Lady Mary Howe to her sister the Countess of Altamont, unsigned, 2 July 1794
Printed account of the trial of Thomas Walker on a charge of treason at Manchester, published by Walker, 28 June 1794. (Manuscript)
1794-06-28
WKR/1/3
Printed account of the trial of Thomas Walker on a charge of treason at Manchester, published by Walker, 28 June 1794
Four letters from King George III to Lord Howe and one letter to Lady Howe. (Manuscript)
1785-01-09 - 1794-06-11
HOW/4
Naval letters from King George III, 9 January 1785-11 June 1794 last letter is to Lady Howe from King George III.
Survey of boatswain and carpenters stores of the ELTHAM, 1745 (Manuscript)
1745-11-19
TID/30
Survey of boatswain and carpenters stores of the ELTHAM, 19 November 1745
Logbook of PHOENIX, 1737-1742 (Manuscript)
1737-1742
TID/3/A
Logbook of PHOENIX, 21 November 1737-25 May 1742, kept by Tiddeman
In and Out Letters and Orders for the FAME, DEAL CASTLE and ELTHAM, 1744-1746 (Manuscript)
1744-1746
TID/13
FAME, DEAL CASTLE and ELTHAM, in and out orders, 26 May 1744-6 November 1746 and in and out letters, July 1745-November 1746
Logbooks of PRINCESS AMELIA and BUCKINGHAM, 1733-1736 (Manuscript)
1733-1736
TID/2/B
Logbook of PRINCESS AMELIA, 29 November 1733-19 January 1734 and BUCKINGHAM, 11 August 1735-6 July 1736, kept by Tiddeman as a Lieutenant
Logbooks of RUPERT(?), PRINCESS AMELIA and BUCKINGHAM, 1733-1737 (Manuscript)
1733-1737
TID/2/A
Logbook of RUPERT(?), 29 November 1733-19 January 1734; PRINCESS AMELIA, 4 May 1735-7 Jun 1736, and BUCKINGHAM, 13 Jun-28 June 1736
Logbooks of SHARK, WOLF, and RUPERT, 1729-32 and a fragment of an unknown ship's log, Sep-Dec 1792 (Manuscript)
1729-1792
TID/1
Logbooks of SHARK, 1729-30; WOLF, Aug-Oct 1732; RUPERT, November 1733, and a fragment of an unknown ship, Sep-Dec 1792
In and Out Letters and Orders for th GRAFTON and ELIZABETH, 1757-1761 (Manuscript)
1757-1761
TID/14
GRAFTON and ELIZABETH, in and out letters and order, November 1757-April 1761
Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript)
1786-1786
HOW/3
Four autograph letters from Admiral John Blankett, dated 6 August, 16 August, 27 October and 6 November 1786, including enclosures. There are descriptions of the island of Madagascar, suggesting it as a suitable place for convicts.…
Muster rolls and open lists for the HARWICH, 1743-1748 (Manuscript)
1743-1748
TID/26
Muster rolls and open lists for the HARWICH, 1743-48
Logbook of the DEAL CASTLE, 1744-1745 (Manuscript)
1744-1745
TID/4
Logbook of DEAL, CASTLE, 24 January 1744-4 March 1745, including a list of French prizes taken into Antigua, 1744
Account book for the ELTHAM, 1746-1752 (Manuscript)
1746-1752
TID/31
Tiddeman's account book for the ELTHAM, 1746-52, containing an account of monies laid out fitting ship etc. and account of monies due
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