Letter from seaman William Friend to his parents about his visit to Naples.
Letter from seaman William Friend to his parents, describing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius as a burning mountain, March 1861. On the reverse, a watercolour of the HMS JAMES WATT.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain Edward Codd was the Commander of HMS JAMES WATT 1859 - 1862.
Administrative / biographical background
Captain Edward Codd was the Commander of HMS JAMES WATT 1859 - 1862.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/F/16; REG18/000473 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1861 |
| Creator: | Friend, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Rear-Admiral Robert Fairfax: written recommendation on Edward Blacket. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/1)
- Vice-Admiral R Fitzroy: letter to James A Booth. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/2)
- Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh: letter dated Uppark, 18 Jul ? regarding Mr Erskine's election. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/3)
- Admiral J.A. Fisher: holograph to Mr Parkinson on naval reform. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/4)
- John Franks: letter to his mother, Malta. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/5)
- George Fowler, HMS ENTERPRISE, letter to his father from Franklin search expedition. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/6)
- Matthew Flinders: holograph letter to his parents. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/7)
- Letter from an unknown naval cadet, named only as “Fred”, to his parents, shortly after joining the training ship HMS Impregnable at Devonport. (Letter) (AGC/F/8)
- Letter from John Franklin to Mr Stilwell about paying Captain Huggins for the supplies they took from HMS BARETTO JUNIOR. (Manuscript) (AGC/F/12)
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