Commission appointing Edward Thompson Captain of HMS GRAMPUS, 19 July 1783

THOMPSON, Edward, Commodore (1738?-1786) - Commission appointing Edward Thompson Captain of HMS GRAMPUS, 19 July 1783

ID:	THM/4
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Family, Thompson
Date made:	1793-07-19 - 1793-07-19
Credit:	On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender
Measurements:	1 item
Parts:	Thompson Family (Manuscript) Commission appointing Edward Thompson Commander of HM sloop RAVEN, 29 August 1771 (Manuscript) (THM/2) Commission appointing Edward Thompson Captain of HMS HYENA, 13 January 1778 (Manuscript) (THM/3) Commission appointing Edward Thompson Captain of HMS GRAMPUS, 19 July 1783 (Manuscript) (THM/4) State of the prizes MAASTROOM and MARIA ELIZABETH taken by HMS HYENA, 1782 (Manuscript) (THM/5) Notebook containing copies of letters written by Commodore Edward Thompson, 1 Aug 1784-9 August 1785 re: matters pertaining to his service on the West Coast of Africa in HMS GRAMPUS (Manuscript) (THM/6) Note and a verse entitled 'Garrick's alterations of woman', written by David Garrick, a friend of Edward Thompson, nd (Manuscript) (THM/7) Notebook containing poetry written by Edward 'Poet' Thompson, 1777-1778 (Manuscript) (THM/8) Printed pamphlet, 'An oration delivered March 5, 1774, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston to commemorate the bloody tragedy... by the Honorable John Hancock... (Manuscript) (THM/9) Long tress of dark brown hair from an unidentified woman and two small locks of hair wrapped in paper entitled 'Father & Eldest Sister', nd (Manuscript) (THM/10)

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