Volume I of II: letters and orders addressed to Vice-Admiral Holburne, as Captain, Rear and Vice-Admiral, 1755 - 1757; includes orders from Edward Hawke.

Volume I of II: letters and orders addressed to Vice-Admiral Holburne, as Captain, Rear and Vice-Admiral, 1755 - 1757; includes orders from Edward Hawke to Holburne (as Captain of the RAMILIES), March to May 1755; contemporary copy of a letter, William Pitt to John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun, 2 February 1757, concerning the expedition of land forces and a squadron of ships of war to North America; and an official circular letter (contemporary copy), Whitehall, to the Governor of North America, 1757.

Record Details

Item reference: RUSI/NM/90
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1755-1757; 1755-01-01 - 1766-12-31
Creator: Naval Manuscripts, Royal United Service Institution
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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