Collection of naval manuscripts.
10 items, some with descriptions from the seller, including: navy pay slip for Ann Maria Tuggy, wife of William Tuggy of HMS INFLEXIBLE dated 8 July 1783; official receipt of Will of able seaman William Shaw, late of HMS MONMOUTH dated 23 June 1809; a letter from Lord Exmouth to unknown recipient dated 11 October 1820; certificate of character for able seaman John White of the Coast Guard Station dated 20 August 1825; two notes written by Sir George Biddlecombe (1807-1872), naval writer; series of correspondence addressed by Lieutenant Cuthbert Burton (1832-1896) Royal Marine, to his mother while in the far east between 1853 and 1871; letter from Admiral John Kennedy Erskine Baird (1832-1908), Commander in Chief of the Channel Squadron, 1888-1890, to a Mr Liveron, dated 4 November 1888; programme of entertainment with humourous cartoons and spoof advertisements, for an event of 25 June 1902, with typed note "(HMS TERROR?)"; letter from Admiral Alfred Carpenter to Sir Ian Malcolm, M.P., clearing up the mystery surrounding the sale of the "Killiecrankie picture", dated 21 September 1925, and a second letter clarifying the circumstances surrounding the historic "St George for England" signal sent by Vice-Admiral Keyes at the attack on Zeebrugge, dated 25 September 1936; a portraitof the Earl of Cork & Orrery by Thomas Le Dieu, drawn in black ink, dated 2 February 1943.
Record Details
Item reference: | ADL/Z/61; MSS/65/010 |
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Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
Level: | ITEM |
Extent: | 1 folder: 10 parts |
Date made: | 1783-1928 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Royal Naval Air Service. Papers of Lieutenant (later Air Chief Marshal Sir) Arthur M. Longmore. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/1)
- Ward, Fleet Engineer James. Service papers. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/2)
- Murch, John, sailmaker, Greenwich Hospital out-pensioner. Service papers. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/3)
- Ashmore, William, captain's servant. Various papers including certificate of service and discharge certificate. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/4)
- Purchas, William (ca.1790-1849). Service papers and commissions. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/5)
- Sheppard, Frederick, b.1852. Various documents including certificate of service and discharge certificates as seaman. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/6)
- Holmes, Samuel (d.1837) gunner, RN. Various papers including service certificates. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/7)
- A collection of twenty four documents (petitions, warrants and a certificate) with notations. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/8)
- Bunce, Commander Benjamin, RN (d.1854). Various papers including some correspondence with some details of slavery. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/9)
- Baldwin, Engineer Rear-Admiral George William. Appointments to the CBE and the CB, both signed by King George V. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/10)
- Barton, Admiral Mathew (1715-95). Four commissions and a memoranda of services re 1778-93. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/11)
- Edwards, John. Passports and commission to yacht WILLIAM AND MARY; two extracts re actions copied from ship's logbooks. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/12)
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