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Material relating to the loss of HMS AFFRAY (Manuscript) 1951-2001 REW/4
Includes messages of sympathy for the loss of her son Tony Rewcastle who died on HMS AFFRAY in 1951; a programme for a memorial service held at Dartmouth College in memory of those lost in HMS AFFRAY; and two newspaper articles about the sinking of HMS AFFRAY.
Official orders and reports. (Manuscript) 1797-1878 HLL/2
Official orders and reports relating to the career of Admiral William Hutcheon Hall.
Research containing notes, sheet music; music scores, songs and images, collated by Mr Roy Palmer: sixteenth century to twentieth century. (Manuscript) 16th century-20th century PMR/1/1-10
Provides supplementary research notes, music scores, sheet music, copies of original manuscripts, ephemeral items for sea songs numbers 1 to 159 from THE OXFORD BOOK OF SEA SONGS (published 1986), choosen and edited by Roy Palmer.
Correspondence during the career of William Hutcheon Hall. (Manuscript) 1797-1878 HLL/3
Letters sent to William Hutcheon Hall and family regarding his career and family life.
Leaflets (Manuscript) REW/3
Leaflets for a carnival and a Conservative political campaign.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-20 ADM/A/1836/194
Memorial concerning the two Marine Regiments- Pursuant to her late Majesty's order of 18 June 1694 for recruiting the Marine Regiments, these were established in the same year, but by deaths, desertion and the great numbers that have been turned before the mast, and for the want of orders to re…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-20 ADM/A/1836/193
Your Secretary Mr Burchett has a memorial concerning the Marine Regiments. I have lately received an order for a considerable sum for the regiment, but until your Board has considered the memorial and signified their pleasure, I cannot pay the officers.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-21 ADM/A/1836/191
We have received two memorials from the officer of the Marine regiments and a letter from one of the agents, Mr Harnage, about their miserable condition of the officers for want of pay.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-21 ADM/A/1836/196
You are directed to have the DEFIANCE in the Medway, furnished with a tender and to have the several ships fitting out at Portsmouth furnished with tenders so that they can enter men.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-21 ADM/A/1836/202
Your letter of 19 November asked how the LIGHTNING and BLAZE fireships are to be victualled. They are to be victualled for 8 months each for a voyage to the West Indies and you are directed to give the necessary orders.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-23 ADM/A/1836/208
The IPSWICH, DEFIANCE, CHARLES galley and VESUVIUS fireship, are ordered to be fitted for a voyage to the Canaries. You are directed to have the stores and provisions ordered for them immediately sent aboard and the ships put in condition for sea without a moment's loss of time.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1696-11-18 ADM/A/1836/172
Peter Tisdell, late Boatswain of the ESSEX, is to be appointed Boatswain of the REVENGE a new 2nd Rate building at Chatham. You are directed to enter him accordingly with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper. His warrant is to be dated 18 November 1696.