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Lord Galloway to Nelson, Ealing House, 22 August 1801, recommending a midshipman, Edward Crofton
Lord Galloway to Nelson, Ealing House, 22 August 1801, recommending a midshipman, Edward Crofton
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ID:
CRK/6/1
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Phillipps-Croker
Date made:
1801-08-22
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:
1 item
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A series of correspondence from individuals whose surnames begins with 'G' including Edward Gayner, Doctor Gaskin and Captain Gore. (Manuscript)
Lord Galloway to Nelson, Ealing House, 22 August 1801, recommending a midshipman, Edward Crofton (Manuscript) (CRK/6/1)
Charles Gallowes to Nelson, Edward's Ward, St. Thomas's Hospital, a humble petition concerning loss of limbs on board the LION when in Sicily, now a patient, requesting help in transfer to Greenwich Hospital (Manuscript) (CRK/6/2)
Lieutenant Gardner to Nelson, HMS TIGRESS, the Downs, 30 July 1801, ready for sea, awaiting a master (Manuscript) (CRK/6/3)
Lieutenant Gardner to Nelson, HMS TIGRESS, 4 September 1801, ready for sea (Manuscript) (CRK/6/4)
Lord Garlies to Nelson, HMS LIVELY, Leghorn Roads, 20 October [1796], concerning the evacuation, ship movements, short of provisions, continuing the blockade, intelligence on Austrians, Wurmser still besieged at Mantua, soldiers will never acknowledge your help (Manuscript) (CRK/6/5)
George Garth to Nelson, Beverley, 30 August 1804, recommending his nephew (Manuscript) (CRK/6/6)
Captain Thomas Garth [d.1842] to Nelson, HMS CAMEL, Gibraltar Bay, 22 December 1804, enclosing letters [not enclosed] (Manuscript) (CRK/6/7)
Doctor George Gaskin to Nelson, Bath Build, 3 June 1803, the society for promoting Christian knowledge supplying bibles for HMS VICTORY (Manuscript) (CRK/6/8)
Edward Gayner, [quaker and merchant] to Nelson, Rosas Bay, 13 June 1804, forwarded letter to England, casks of brandy on the transports, problem of payment of duty, other wine samples also shipped (Manuscript) (CRK/6/9)
Edward Gayner, [quaker and merchant] to Nelson, Rosas Bay, 9 July 1804, payment for deserters of £8 each (Manuscript) (CRK/6/10)
Edward Gayner, [quaker and merchant] to Nelson, Rosas Bay, 26 July 1804, method of forwarding letters, supplying onions, saw the Swift cutter [captured by the French] in a small harbour (Manuscript) (CRK/6/11)
Richard Gay to Nelson, Lincolns Inn, 8 February 18[03], requesting help for his friend Despard (Manuscript) (CRK/6/12)
Richard Gay to Nelson, Lincolns Inn, 15 February 1803, pleading for Despard [condemned for treason] (Manuscript) (CRK/6/13)
Captain John Gore, later Vice Admiral Sir John, (d.1836). Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA off Boulogne, 14 August 1801, request for a survey on beer (Manuscript) (CRK/6/14)
Captain John Gore, later Vice Admiral Sir John, (d.1836). Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, 30 August 1801, thanking him for a present (Manuscript) (CRK/6/15)
Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, Dungeness Roads, 6 September 1801, request for a master, list of ships at anchor here (Manuscript) (CRK/6/16)
Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, Point Porte, 7 September 1801, heard the firing by Dart at enemy ships, sailed here finding the enemy under a battery, will try to prevent them reaching Boulogne (Manuscript) (CRK/6/17)
Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, off Boulogne, 7 September 1801, no sign of any vessels outside the harbour (Manuscript) (CRK/6/18)
Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, off Boulogne,9 September 1801, observed the enemy throwing up batteries along the coast (Manuscript) (CRK/6/19)
Gore to Nelson, HMS MEDUSA, off Boulogne, 10 September 1801, sailing of Dutch ships for the Texel, enemy ships sailing close to the beach (Manuscript) (CRK/6/20)
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