Perceval, George James, 6th Earl of Egmont, Admiral, 1794-1874.

The papers comprise 41 autograph letters signed by George James Perceval to his parents, with an additional copy of an extract of a further letter, covering the period July 1805 to January 1815. They mainly relate to events while he was at sea as a midshipman on HMS ORION (1787) and then HMS TIGRE (1793). There are further documents relating to Perceval's early career; including six letters from Captain Edward Codrington to Lord and Lady Arden; three letters from Captain Benjamin Hallowell to Lord Arden; and letters received by Lord Arden from Princess Augusta, George Hardinge, as well as pages from 'The London Gazette' and a printed dispatch from the Admiralty. Also included, although with no clear connection to the Perceval family, is an account of the Battle of Trafalgar written by James H. Eden, clerk of HMS AGAMEMNON (1781).