'Naval Characters' - Volume of Reports and letters.

Letters and engravings, reports on proceedings in America, 1757, and several Nelson facsimilies. Correspondents include Admiral Thomas Griffin (q.v.), Admiral Sir Piercy Brett (1709-1781), Admiral Sir Charles Knowles (1704-1777) and Lord Hervey (later Vice-Admiral the Earl of Bristol) (1724-1779). About forty letters, 1743 to 1744 and 1755 to 1762, make up the collection of Captain Arthur Forrest (d.1770). Over half of them are from Forrest's naval agent; the rest are mainly orders received. Also contains several engravings.

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ID:	UPC/3
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Phillipps-Upcott
Date made:	1757-06-01 - 1803-10-10; 1757-01-01 - ?
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 volume (128 bound letters)
Parts:	Phillipps-Upcott (Manuscript) 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters and Orders collected by William Upcott. (Manuscript) (UPC/1) 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters to Sir John Norris. (Manuscript) (UPC/2) 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Reports and letters. (Manuscript) (UPC/3) 'Naval Characters' - Volume of Letters. (Manuscript) (UPC/4) Series of material relating to Drake and Norris. (Manuscript) (UPC/5)

'Naval Characters' - Volume of Reports and letters.

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