Certificates, photographs, ephemera and letters.
Eight certificates of conduct for Surgeon James Porter (IMPREGNABLE, 1886; BELLEROPHON, HIMALAYA, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, and MARATHON, all 1889; VICTORY, 1892; TERROR, 1894 and 1895); subfolder containing 16 photographs, several of scenes from a theatrical production dated 1893; 5 letters, dates unclear, one is signed and can be linked to a photograph of a Mr Carr in the photograph subfolder; three pieces of ephemera (booklet of images titled "Recollections of Worcester", a programme for Spar Yard Theatre, Ireland Island, Bermuda, and a card for a London fan maker; subfolder labelled "BRITANNIA 1895-7" containing two certificates of conduct for Porter on the BRITANNIA, 1897, a postcard and a portrait photograph, a continuous service record for Porter covering 1891 to 1897, and a page of notes.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PTR/4/1; MS1972/078 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1886-1908 |
| Creator: | Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Porter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Certificates, photographs, ephemera and letters. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/1)
- Letters between Sir James Porter and Lady Porter, some addressed Cadets Sick Quarters, Dartmouth. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/2)
- Letters, largely from Sir James Porter to Lady Porter whilst at HMS BRITANNIA, Dartmouth. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/3)
- Letters from Sir James Porter whilst at HMS BRITANNIA, Dartmouth. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/4)
- The Navy & Army Illustrated, Vol. II, No. 24. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/5)
- The Navy & Army Illustrated, January 1898. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/6)
- The Bermuda Pocket Almanac. (Manuscript) (PTR/4/7)
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