Five commissions for William Cornwallis.

Five commissions including commission for William Cornwallis appointing him Read Admiral of the White 1 February 1793; appointment of William Cornwallis as Vice Admiral of the Red 1 June 1795; appointment as Commander in Chief of squadron of His Majesties Ships employed in the Channel 20 February 1801; appointment as Admiral of the White 23 April 1804 and an appointment as Admiral of the Red 9 November 1805.

Record Details

Item reference: COR/100/1/3; MSS/78/006
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1793-02-01 -1805-11-09; 1793-02-01 -
Creator: Cornwallis, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from Miss Julia Wykeham-Martin
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