A copy of Earl Ferrers bill for using 40,000 seamen.
A printed copy of a mode proposed by Earl Ferres for a Bill to enable His Majesty to have 40,000 able seamen between the ages of 18 and 40 included on the back is handwritten list of ships and the number of crew between 1760 - 1782.
Record Details
| Item reference: | COR/100/8/10; MSS/81/001 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | folder |
| Date made: | 1786 |
| Creator: | Admiral Sir William Cornwallis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. On loan from Miss Julia Wykeham-Martin |
-
-
-
- Printed letter to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melville (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/1)
- A printed copy of the proceedings of the trial of the Honourable Vice Admiral Cornwallis. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/2)
- A copy of Steel's orginal and complete list of the Royal Navy 1783. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/3)
- A printed volume of flag-officers of His Majesty's fleet 1792. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/4)
- A printed volume listing Commission Officers of His Majesty's Fleet 1795. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/5)
- A print titled Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/6)
- A copy of the Madra Almanac for the year 1793. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/7)
- A small copy of a plan for the benefit of the Widows of Marine Officers. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/8)
- Two copies of convention between His Britannick Majesty and the King of Spain. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/9)
- A copy of Earl Ferrers bill for using 40,000 seamen. (Manuscript) (COR/100/8/10)
-
-