Manuscript letter & orderbook. Copies of Admiralty letters & orders to Shovell, Vice-Admiral of the Red and Admiral of the Blue.
The manuscript covers Shovell's assault on Cameret Bay, the burning of Dieppe and attacks on the French coast, voyage to Gothenberg, blockading of Dunkirk and Calais; and also William Meester's 'machine vessels' from the 4 May 1694 to 4 June 1696.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ROM/10; REG14/000588.10 U1515/018 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1677 - 1678; 1678 - 1679 1683 1687-1690 12th November 1690 1690 - 1693 1693 26 January to 1693 26 January to 28 September 1693 27 January to 28 September 1693 1694-05-04 - 1696-06-04 4 May 1694 to 4 June 1696 |
| Creator: | Narbrough, John; Pepys, Samuel Orton, George Shovell, Cloudesley Bowles, Phineas Herbert, Arthur Trenchard, John Bayfield, Henry Wolsey Killigrew, Henry Delaval, Ralph Rooke, George Lords of the Admiralty |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter and orderbook kept on board HMS PLYMOUTH (Manuscript) (ROM/1)
- Manuscript journal kept by George Orton on board HMS PLYMOUTH. (Manuscript) (ROM/2)
- Out-going letter and orderbook on board the JAMES GALLEY frigate. (Manuscript) (ROM/3)
- Outgoing and incoming letterbook (contemporary copies) on board kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell on board the ANNE, DOVER and MONK frigates. (Manuscript) (ROM/4)
- Manuscript copy of Arthur Herbert, Earl Torrington’s speech to the House of Commons. (Manuscript) (ROM/5)
- Manuscript retained copy out-going letter and orderbook, kept by Cloudisley Shovell, as Rear Admiral of the Blue, on board the MONK, LONDON and KENT frigates. (Manuscript) (ROM/6)
- Manuscript letterbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell, with copies of correspondence covering the Smyrna Fleet Disaster 1693. (Manuscript) (ROM/7)
- Manuscript letter and orderbook to the three Admirals (Kiligrew, Delavall and Shovell). (Manuscript) (ROM/8)
- Manuscript orderbook kept by Sir Cloudisley Shovell. Copies of orders from the three Admirals (Killigrew, Delaval and Shovell), joint commanders, to the Captains and Officers in their Fleet, and to Sir George Rooke, Admiral of the Blue (Manuscript) (ROM/9)
- Manuscript letter & orderbook. Copies of Admiralty letters & orders to Shovell, Vice-Admiral of the Red and Admiral of the Blue. (Manuscript) (ROM/10)
- Account book for a trading voyage to Smyrna. (Manuscript) (ROM/11)
- Debit and Credit Cash Book covering Captain John Hill’s transactions, for his own voyages, and investments in other ships. (Manuscript) (ROM/12)
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