Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable

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ID:	PRV/59/18
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Purvis, John Child
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825 (Manuscript) Translation of a Gazette, comments on the conducts of Blakes Army (Manuscript) (PRV/59/1) Translation of Articles decreed by a Provisional Spanish Government at Seville (Manuscript) (PRV/59/2) Schedule of papers for Purvis c.1809/1810? (Manuscript) (PRV/59/3) "Extracts from Naval Histories", 27 July 1680 to 6 March 1741, Biographical note on Captain George Purvis R.N., MP of Darsham, Suffolk (Manuscript) (PRV/59/4) List of Ships in Cadiz, [no date] (Manuscript) (PRV/59/5) Translation of part of a letter supposedly from General Castanos (?), dated 9 May 18?? (Manuscript) (PRV/59/6) Translation of Spanish reports about fleet movements (Manuscript) (PRV/59/7) Notes of extracts and references to published material, 'Lives of the Admirals' and Naval biographical material (Manuscript) (PRV/59/8) Notes outline the line of battle at Trocadero, includes a battle plan (Manuscript) (PRV/59/9) Collingwood, HMS OCEAN off Malta, to General Fox, original, relating his journey home (Manuscript) (PRV/59/10) Translation of notes on consequences of meeting Bonaparte and King Ferdinand Vii of Spain in May 1808 (Manuscript) (PRV/59/11) W. Lomett to Purvis, stating that Purvis shall be presented to the Queen at two o' clock and outlining the details of his arrival (Manuscript) (PRV/59/12) Dalrymple (copy), of opinion of Officers inspecting Ceuta (Manuscript) (PRV/59/13) Envelope addressed to A. Cochrane Johnstone (Manuscript) (PRV/59/14) Naval Chronicle subscription, contents (Manuscript) (PRV/59/15) Ideas concerning the means to prevent the English taking Cadiz. Purvis (Manuscript) (PRV/59/16) Purvis, HMS LEDA, to Commissioners of the Transport Office, relating Mr James little, late surgeon of the HMS ATLAS, requesting shore appointment (Manuscript) (PRV/59/17) Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable (Manuscript) (PRV/59/18) Extract of letters to Don Pedro de Cardinas, armies in Spain (Manuscript) (PRV/59/19)

Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable

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