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Two page short document written in 1797. (Manuscript)
1797-06-18-1797-06-20
COR/100/2/9
A neat letterbook belonging to William Cornwallis. (Manuscript)
1789-1832
COR/100/3/2
Five commissions for William Cornwallis. (Manuscript)
1793-02-01 -1805-11-09
COR/100/1/3
Seven commissions in red leather wallet. (Manuscript)
1787-09-24 - 1803-05-06
COR/100/1/2
Journal 1822 of unknown author during his travels of Europe. (Manuscript)
1822-09-21 - 1822-11-16
COR/100/2/5
First part journal from an unknown author writing about his journey from England to Malta. (Manuscript)
1821
COR/100/2/3
Logbook belonging to William Cornwallis on HMS CROWN and HMS MINERVA. (Manuscript)
1791-01-01-1792-12-31
COR/100/2/1
Loose items from journal belonging to an unknown author while in Italy 1823. (Manuscript)
1823-1824
COR/100/2/8
Admiral Cornwallis, Ville de Paris, to Markham, recommending for promotion Richard Smith acting lieutenant, and William Adams, gunner, not wishing to trouble Lord St Vincent (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/13/46
Admiral Cornwallis, Newlands, to Markham, recommending lieut Tho Millar for a frigate (Manuscript)
1802?
MRK/101/13/47
Eighteen commissions in red leather wallet. (Manuscript)
1744-1819
COR/100/1/1
Signal books: 'Signal Book for the Ships of War' 1799. (Manuscript)
1799-01-01 - ?
COR/66/1
Signal books: 'Night Signals for the Ships of War' 1799. (Manuscript)
1799-01-01 - ?
COR/66/2
Signal books: 'Signal Book for Ships of War' 1782. (Manuscript)
1782-01-01 - ?
COR/63/1
Signal books: signal book ca.1779. (Manuscript)
1779-01-01 - ?
COR/62
Signal books: signal book ca.1790. (Manuscript)
Circa 1790
COR/64/1
Private letters received by Cornwallis 1761-1818: family letters and some official papers relating to the Channel Squadron 1803-4 and 1800-1818. (Manuscript)
1800-01-01 - 1818-12-31
COR/60
Letters received by Cornwallis 1789-1805: general correspondence 1803-6 including the correspondence about Puget's plan for attacking Brest, Hurd's survet of Brest and correspondence with Melville about the attack. (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1806-12-31
COR/54
Private letters received by Cornwallis 1761-1818: family letters chiefly from his mother and sister 1761-69. (Manuscript)
1716-01-01 - 1769-12-31
COR/56
Letters received by Cornwallis 1789-1805: includes holograph draft memoranda and letters, some dated but others only notes 1789-1805. (Manuscript)
1789-01-01 - 1805-12-31
COR/55
Channel Squadron 1800-6: orderbook Oct 1804-Feb 1806. (Manuscript)
1804-01-01 - 1806-12-31
COR/50
Channel Squadron 1800-6: general letterbook May 1804-Feb 1806. (Manuscript)
1804-01-01 - 1806-12-31
COR/42
Channel Squadron and West Indies 1794-96: Admiral's journal Feb-Mar 1796. (Manuscript)
1796-01-01 - 1796-12-31
COR/32
East Indies 1789-94: letters to the Nabob from Lord Hobart 1795. (Manuscript)
1795-01-01 - ?
COR/25
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