Letterbook containing out letters, 1759.

Letterbook containing out letters, 14 May 1759 to 12 December 1759. By mid December Hawke reported that due to the blockade his ships were short on supplies and some were becoming sick. He himself had not set foot on land in 31 weeks and did not expect his health to last.

Object Details

ID: HWK/14
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hawke, Edward
Date made: 1759-05-14 - 1759-12-12
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Hawke, Edward, 1st Baron Hawke, Admiral of the Fleet, 1705-1781. (Manuscript)