Transcriptions of Sir James Porter's letters from HMS SCOUT, HMS HIBERNIA and HMS TAMAR, October 1889 to March 1890.

Transcriptions of Sir James Porter's letters from HMS SCOUT, HMS HIBERNIA and HMS TAMAR, October 1889 to March 1890, with many hand-written additions and edits. Letters are numbered (presumably corresponding to the number system of the original letters): 1, 8, 20, 36, 60, 72, 80, 94, 122, 146, 154, followed by many un-numbered. Another section begins in January 1890: 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, followed by a few un-numebred, 46, 47, 48, 49, a few un-numbered and hand-written, then 53-58. Also hand-written notes about Porter's shipmates on HMS SCOUT, Queen Victoria's Family, and a photo and postcard of Malta.

Record Details

Item reference: PTR/13/6
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1889-1890
Creator: Porter, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London