Troubridge, Sir Thomas, 1st Baronet, Rear-Admiral, 1757-1807.

The papers on loan include orders, 1795-1801; commissions of Sir Thomas Troubridge and his son Sir Edward; correspondence and orders, 1801-1807; correspondence relating to the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801, the court martial of Calder, 1801, and the HARRIER and GREYHOUND, 1806, re: destroying Dutch Company's brigs CHRISTIAN ELIZABETH and BELGICA. The collection also consists of 12 letters detailing prize money, 1798-1802, purchased in 1982. The family papers had been arranged by a hired researcher prior to being loaned to the museum in 1984.