Marshall, John William Phillips, Rear-Admiral, 1785-1850.

Papers of Rear-Admiral John William Phillips Marshall including correspondence, letters of recommendation, certificates and commissions, also newspaper cuttings and memoranda providing details of his naval career. Most of the correspondence relates to Marshall's service during the Napoleonic Wars and is addressed to his father William Phillips esq. There are two watercolours by Edward G. Irving and an annotated plan of the Bay of Fort Dauphin relating to his service in the Indian Ocean. There is some loose material including his report (94 pages) of the voyage of HMS ISIS from Mauritius to Madagascar, Comoros, and other islands, 1842-43.