Six letters relating to Captain John Cooke of HMS BELLEROPHON, 1805.

Six letters relating to Captain John Cooke of HMS BELLEROPHON (1786). The letters written by Captain Cooke discuss events prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, during which he was killed. The letters from Lieutenant William Pryce Cumby to Christopher Cooke and his wife Charlotte discusses prizes taken by the BELLEROPHON during the action, services of boys among the crew and their subsequent promotions, and the effects of Captain Cooke, including his writing desk.

(1) Letter from Captain Cooke to his brother Christopher, sent from Plymouth, 9 April 1805.
(2) Letter from Captain Cooke to his brother Christopher, sent from the BELLEROPHON at Cawsand Bay, 25 April 1805.
(3) Letter from Captain Cooke to his brother Christopher, sent from the BELLEROPHON off Cartegna and then in Gibraltar Bay, 26 to 29 July 1805.
(4) Letter from Lieutenant Cumby to Christopher Cooke, sent from the BELLEROPHON in Plymouth Sound, 3 December 1805.
(5) Letter from Lieutenant Cumby to Christopher Cooke, sent from the BELLEROPHON in Plymouth Sound, 10 December 1805.
(6) Letter from Lieutenant Cumby to Mrs C. Cooke, sent from the BELLEROPHON in the Hamoaze, 14 December 1805.

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ID:	AGC/33/8
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Cumby, William Pryce; Cooke, John
Date made:	1805
People:	Cooke, Christopher
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder
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Six letters relating to Captain John Cooke of HMS BELLEROPHON, 1805.

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