Correspondence of Admiral Samuel Hood, covering the year 1794.

Correspondence of Lord Hood, includes Admiral Dundas, Nelson, Lord Chatham, General Stewart; Copy of opinion of Flag and Field Officer on attack on Bastia March 1794; Return of troops to be embarked for Calvi 30th may 1794; Memo on the Isles of St Marguerite and their Fortifications; Lord Hood's orders for attacking the French fleet in Gourjean Bay 11th June 1794; Admiral Gell's Manifesto to Genoa (French) given on Board HMS ST GEORGE; Thanks of the House of Lords to Lord Hood for Corsisean expedition 17th June 1794; Note from the Genoese Secretary of State (Italian) 21st June 1794; Plan of AGAMEMNON'S anchorage in Alusa Bay 23 June 1794; demand for supply of paper and tickets for HMS L'AIGLE 5th July 1794; Account in Nelson's writing of shell expended 7th - 17th July 1794; Extracts from "Les Nouvelles de Paris" sent to Lord Hood by Mr Trevor from Lausanne 27th-28th July 1794 and a return of killed and wounded seamen written by Nelson 29th July 1794.

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Record Details

Item reference: HOO/3/322-401/A
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 box (80 items)
Date made: 1794-03-05 - 1794-07-30
Creator: Hood, Samuel
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender