Letters written by Admiral Keppel and his brother William, with an engraving of Admiral Keppel.
A letter (1747) relating to the loss of HMS MAIDSTONE to an unknown recipient, by Admiral Keppel and a letter (1779) relating to Keppel's acquittal, written by William Keppel, his brother. The collection also contains an engraving of Admiral Keppel.
Administrative / biographical background
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC (25 April 1725 – 2 October 1786) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate MAIDSTONE, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War. After that he served as Senior Naval Lord and then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. During the American Revolutionary War Keppel came into a famous dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser over Palliser's conduct as his second-in-command at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Keppel being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted. During the final years of the American Revolutionary War Keppel served as First Lord of the Admiralty.
Administrative / biographical background
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC (25 April 1725 – 2 October 1786) was a Royal Navy officer. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate MAIDSTONE, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War. After that he served as Senior Naval Lord and then Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. During the American Revolutionary War Keppel came into a famous dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser over Palliser's conduct as his second-in-command at the inconclusive Battle of Ushant in July 1778; the dispute led to Keppel being court-martialled, although he was subsequently acquitted. During the final years of the American Revolutionary War Keppel served as First Lord of the Admiralty.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/K/5; MSS/88/057.0 MSS/88/057 MS1988/057 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 folder: three items |
| Date made: | 1747 - 1779; 1779-01-01 - ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albermarle: request from Lord Albermarle to Viscount Ligonier for small arms and ammunition for the troops in the operations against Havana. (Manuscript) (AGC/K/1)
- Johann Kepler, Mathematician and astronomer: certifiying that Sebastian Heidl had paid him the allowance for wood and housekeeping, Dec 1597. (Manuscript) (AGC/K/2)
- Letter written by William King, Southminster, to his brother John King, on board HMS VICTORY at Gibraltar. (Manuscript) (AGC/K/3)
- Letter from the Kaizer to Admiral Colin Keppel. (Manuscript) (AGC/K/4)
- Letters written by Admiral Keppel and his brother William, with an engraving of Admiral Keppel. (Manuscript) (AGC/K/5)
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