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Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 17 June 1804, hopes of Lord Melville
Captain Thomas Louis, later Rear Admiral Sir Thomas (1758-1807). Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 17 June 1804, hopes of Lord Melville
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ID:
CRK/8/113
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Phillipps-Croker
Date made:
1804-06-17
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:
1 item
Parts:
A series of corresponce to Nelson from people whose surname begins with L 1796 - 1805. (Manuscript)
Louis to Nelson, HMS CONQUEROR, off St Vincent, 6 July 1803, hope to move under his orders, concern for son, annotated by Nelson 'ans'd Augt 22nd Captain Louis' (Manuscript) (CRK/8/107)
Louis to Nelson, HMS CONQUEROR, Black Rocks, 18 November [1803], made £2000 prize money, son still a junior Lieutenant, his trouble from wounded leg, numbers of ships and enemy strength [letter torn] (Manuscript) (CRK/8/108)
Louis to Nelson, HMS CONQUEROR, Cawsand Bay, 4 January 1804, son to join you, but no promotion (Manuscript) (CRK/8/109)
Louis to Nelson, HMS CONQUEROR, Cawsand Bay, 17 January 1804, son being sent to you, about to sail for Black Rocks (Manuscript) (CRK/8/110)
Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 20 May 1804, changes at Admiralty, regret son not promoted by Lord St Vincent as he promised, saw Lady Hamilton in town, Merton much improved, situation of Boulogne (Manuscript) (CRK/8/111)
Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 13 June 1804, his view of Lord St Vincent (Manuscript) (CRK/8/112)
Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 17 June 1804, hopes of Lord Melville (Manuscript) (CRK/8/113)
Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD off Boulogne, 1 August 1804, describes meeting with Troubridge, six years since the Nile, reports enemy fortifications along the coast (Manuscript) (CRK/8/114)
Louis to Nelson, HMS LEOPARD Dungeness, 24 October 1804, concerning his son's promotion, with transcript of letters from Lord Melville (Manuscript) (CRK/8/115)
Louis to Nelson, Chilston, Newton Abbot, 26 November 1804, hope the 'old Nilers' will not be forgotten, home on leave while HMS LEOPARD is refitted (Manuscript) (CRK/8/116)
Louis to Nelson, HMS CANOPUS, 6 April 1805, with thanks for son [made Commander 28 February 1805, Captain 22 January 1806, later Admiral Sir John d.1863] (Manuscript) (CRK/8/117)
Major Hudson Lowe [later custodian of Napoleon at St Helena] to Nelson, Naples, 7 April 1804, with thanks for passage, news of arrest of a British army officer (Manuscript) (CRK/8/118)
Major Hudson Lowe [later custodian of Napoleon at St Helena] to Nelson, Malta, 21 August 1804, not recruiting deserters from the Sardinian service into the Corsican corps (Manuscript) (CRK/8/119)
Lutwidge to Nelson, Deal, 1 August 1801, sending dispatches and pilots in the KING GEORGE (Manuscript) (CRK/8/120)
Lutwidge to Nelson, Deal, 2 August, Sunday morning [1801], on employment of cutters, reports of French (Manuscript) (CRK/8/121)
Lutwidge to Nelson, HMS OVERYSSEL in the Downs, 2 August 1801 [copy], enclosing letters from Captain Richardson and Lieutenant Baker with intelligence on the enemy (Manuscript) (CRK/8/122)
Lutwidge to Nelson, HMS OVERYSSEL in the Downs, 2 August [1801], Sunday evening, with dispatches from the westward, news of ship movements, request for more force between Boulogne and Dieppe, report of Saumarez's action against the French (Manuscript) (CRK/8/123)
Lutwidge to Nelson, Deal, 5 August 1801, sent telegraph to the Board, ship movements (Manuscript) (CRK/8/124)
Lutwidge to Nelson, Deal, 6 August 1801, 9am, ship movements (Manuscript) (CRK/8/125)
Lutwidge to Nelson, Deal, 6 August 1801, 6pm, enclosing signal post report of enemy boats off Boulogne, ordnance stores from Dover (Manuscript) (CRK/8/126)
Lieutenant [of Dragoons] Fordman to Lutwidge, Signal station, Folkestone Cliff, 6 August 1801, 5pm, can count 23 sail of enemy gun vessels at anchor to the east, English cruisers movements (Manuscript) (CRK/8/127)
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