General policy and intelligence, 1809-1813.

Ring binder containing handwritten and typescript notes, mainly extracts from letters and intelligence reports sent by senior officers, secretaries of the Admiralty and diplomats in the period 1809-1813. There are also copies of three printed papers:

‘Operations of the Russian Navy during the Reign of Napoleon I’ by Lieutenant-Commander Robert W. Daly, United States Coastguard Reserve, published in ‘The Mariners Mirror’, Volume 34, 1948, pp.169-183.
‘The Causes of the War of 1812’, by Admiral Sir Herbert W. Richmond, published in ‘The Naval Review’, Volume 17, 1929, pp.76-97.
‘The United States and the Freedom of the Seas’ by James Phinney Baxter 3rd, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University, published in ‘The Naval Review’, Volume 18, 1930, pp.638-642.

Record Details

Item reference: NOT/45/20; MS1970/065 MSS/70/065
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 volume
Date made: 1938-1939
Creator: Owen, John Hely
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London