Letters to and from Lord Hawke, 1745-1777.
Twelve letters to the officers commanding the warships MARS, VENUS, BASILISK, STAG, BRILLIANT, FURNACE, TAMER, LYNN, MINERVA, FIREDRAKE and JUNO, with battle orders for the attack on Saumzum Bay, 28 November 1760. A letter and plan concerning the Belleisle attack, 26 November 1760. Letter from Arthur Villettes, 19 May 1745; letter from the Admiralty to Hawke, 27 December 1753; letter from Hawke to the Admiralty 7 March 1758; letter referring to French prisoners, 28 September 1760; undated note on fleet organisation; modern copies of letters from Anson to Hawke, 23 June and 22 July 1755. Letter and enclosure to Hawke from his secretary, 17 February 1777. Three letters from Lady Hawke to Lord Hawke, 2, 7 and 9 December 1754.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HWK/22/1; HWK/22 MS1970/109 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1745-1777 |
| Creator: | Hawke, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letters to and from Lord Hawke, 1745-1777. (Manuscript) (HWK/22/1)
- Letters to Martin Bladen Hawke, 1771-1778. (Manuscript) (HWK/22/2)
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