Keppel, Augustus, 1st Viscount Keppel, Admiral, 1725-1786.

The papers consist of two groups. The first, deposited on permanent loan in 1944 by Lord Albemarle, is a collection of letters, 1778, from the Admiralty and Keppel's replies. There are also court martial resolutions on Admiral Byng, 1757. In 1946 the Museum purchased through the Caird Fund, from Lord Albemarle, a series of order books, 1748 to 1778, and two Quarter Deck order books, 1761 to 1762, 1778. The Ipswich and East Suffolk Record Office holds most of the Albemarle family papers.

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ID:	KEP
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1748-1778
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 30 cm
Parts:	Keppel, Augustus, 1st Viscount Keppel, Admiral, 1725-1786. Orderbook, August 1748-Dec 1758. Mediterranean Station, 1748-July 1751; North American Station 1754-1755. (Manuscript) (KEP/1) Orderbook, January 1759- January 1762. Off the coast of Guinea; Reduction of Belle Isle. (Manuscript) (KEP/2) Orderbook, May 1762- January 1764. Expedition to Havanna and Jamaica. (Manuscript) (KEP/3) Orderbook, Oct 1762-March 1764. Havanna and Jamaica; conveying the Queen of Denmark to Holland, 1766. (Manuscript) (KEP/4) Orderbook, Mar-September 1778. (Manuscript) (KEP/5) Orderbook, May-Oct 1778. (Manuscript) (KEP/6) Quarter Deck Orderbook for the VALIANT off Belle Isles, 1761 and at Havanna, 1762. (Manuscript) (KEP/7) Quarter Deck Orderbook, Apr-Oct 1778. (Manuscript) (KEP/8) Original letters and order from the Admiralty to Keppel, Jun-Dec 1778. (Manuscript) (KEP/9) Series of orders issued to his Captain's by Keppel, Jun-July 1778. (Manuscript) (KEP/10) Admiral Byng's trial 1757: Resolution of the Court Martial with a recommendation for mercy. (Manuscript) (KEP/11)

Keppel, Augustus, 1st Viscount Keppel, Admiral, 1725-1786.

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