Papers with subject of £100,000 paid to Mr Morland to defray charges for the maintenance of French prisoners.

Papers with subject of £100,000 paid to Mr Morland to defray charges for the maintenance of French prisoners. Includes the following: (1) and (2) Letter from the Treasury Chambers to Sir Andrew Hamond (Comptroller of the Navy) enclosing a copy of a letter from William Morland, Pall Mall banker, to the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that the imprest against him in the accounts of HM Navy be cleared, in light of the changing political situation between Britain and France; (3) Letter to Henry Nicholls Esq from the Navy Office regarding the sum of £100,000 paid to Messrs Morland & Co for the maintenance of French prisoners, which should now be recovered from the French government; (4) and (5) Correspondence between the George Yeats of the Navy Office and Sir Thomas Thompson concerning the outstanding imprest of £1,575 against William Morland; (6) Document from George Yeats to Sir Thompson regarding the payments from the Navy Office to Mr Morland; (7) and (8) Correspondence between the Secretaries of the Treasury and the Navy Office regarding the imprest against Mr Morland; (9) Undated document laying out details of Mr Morland’s accounts, drafted by George Yeats and signed by Sir Thomas Thompson; (10) Letter to Sir Thomas Thompson from George Yeats confirming that the Treasury has authorised the clearing of Mr Morland’s imprest; (11) Undated letter to Sir Thomas Thompson; (12), (13) and (14) Correspondence between Sir Thompson and the Navy Office regarding Morland’s imprest.

Record Details

Item reference: THM/140/10/1/16
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 15 sheets
Date made: 1804-02-23 -1819-02-15
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London