Papers on the proceeding of Court Marshals on ROYAL SOVEREIGN.
A series of Court Marshals which William Cornwallis presided over on HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN February to March 1802. Included is the trial of James Baker, a private Marine for assaulting one of the sentinels; Thomas Brown for absenting himself from duty and was found in a state of drunkenness; John Julian an ordinary seaman for being drunk and disorderly between decks, striking the Corporal being insolent and contemptuous to Lieutenant William Hughes and Thomas Williams able seaman for absenting himself from duty for two days.
Record Details
| Item reference: | COR/100/6/3; MSS/81/001 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1795-11-10; 1802-02-10 - 1802-03-18 |
| Creator: | Admiral Sir William Cornwallis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from Miss Julia Wykeham-Martin |
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- Contract for supplying provision to the squadron for the East Indies. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/1)
- Proceeding of a garrison Court Marshal held at Bombay. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/2)
- Papers on the proceeding of Court Marshals on ROYAL SOVEREIGN. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/3)
- An Official thanks to Admiral Cornwallis for his efforts at the First Battle of Groix. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/4)
- Book on instructions for agents for victualling His Majesty's Ships. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/5)
- Two copies of an account of the Battle of the Saints by William Cornwallis with transcript. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/6)
- A note book containing mathematical questions and answers. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/7)
- An indenture for supplying His Majesty's ships in the East Indies. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/8)
- A note containing the state and condition of HMS PHOENIX. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/9)
- Two order of Battle plans with flags. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/10)
- A financial statement made by Cornwallis. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/11)
- Notes of Cornwallis' retreat. (Manuscript) (COR/100/6/12)
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