Correspondence from John Jervis Sir William Parker's parents, to George Parker and Mrs Parker, about William's progress.
Correspondence from John Jervis, Admiral of the Fleet, Ist Earl St Vincent to George Parker and Mrs Parker (Admiral Sir William Parker's parents), and others, mostly re William's early progress on HMS ORION and St Vincent's efforts re William's career. Includes Jervis' letter of 2 August 1794 describing William Parker's experience of the Battle of the Glorious First of June as a twelve year old midshipman: 'Your Young Tar has had a bellyful of fighting under Lord Howe. That battle was the best fought on our side of any since the Dutch Wars'. Signed by Jervis.
Record Details
| Item reference: | PAR/300/1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 folder: 15 letters |
| Date made: | 1788-1800 |
| Creator: | Jervis, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Correspondence from John Jervis Sir William Parker's parents, to George Parker and Mrs Parker, about William's progress. (Manuscript) (PAR/300/1)
- Correspondence from John Jervis, Admiral of the Fleet, Ist Earl St Vincent to Captain Parker and others (including William's brother George Parker and Benjamin Tucker, his Secretary). Includes letter dated 8 May 1809 to William Parker on HMS AMAZON about George's death). (Manuscript) (PAR/300/2)
- Correspondence from John Jervis, Admiral of the Fleet, Ist Earl St Vincent to Captain Parker and Thomas Parker (William's brother), and others. Includes letter dated 15 October 1816 about Thomas' death saying St Vincent was sure the 'excessive mercurial process he had undergone, and the quantities of opium and laudanum....when oppressed with his chronic complaint had affected his head'. (Manuscript) (PAR/300/3)
- Correspondence from John Jervis, Admiral of the Fleet, Ist Earl St Vincent to Sir William Parker (and others), including letter dated 17 June 1815 referring to the death of William Parker's infant son William. Signed by St Vincent. Also some correspondence between Sir William Parker and others. (Manuscript) (PAR/300/4)
- Correspondence from John Jervis, Admiral of the Fleet, Ist Earl St Vincent to Captain Parker signed by St Vincent; other correspondence dated 1853 and 1856; letter from Edward Jervis (son of 2nd Viscount) to Sir William Parker on the 2nd Viscount's death in 1859. (Manuscript) (PAR/300/5)