Robert Chamock letter to Evan Nepean about Home Popham.
A letter about Home Popham who was travelling through Hanwick asking on behalf of Nepean for an American who would conduct secret business nad notes he will use Merchantile Speculation as a better cover
Administrative / biographical background
Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal code that was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1803.
Administrative / biographical background
Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal code that was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1803.
Record Details
| Item reference: | NEP/9/18; MSS/84/014/1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | folder |
| Date made: | 1799-12-25 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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