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Purvis, John Child, Admiral, 1746-1825
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Lord Collingwood to Purvis, HMS OCEAN, 29 October 1806, capture of certain ships, restrictions to trading with the French. (Manuscript)
1806-10-29
PRV/50/4
Translation, 20 October 1807, (copy), proclamation of the Prince regent of Portugal for shutting his ports against the English. (Manuscript)
1807-10-20
PRV/51/11
J H Hamilton to Purvis, No.3 St Martin's Lane, 3 September 1798, personal (Manuscript)
1798-09-03 - ?
PRV/49/8
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN, to Purvis, 22 July 1808, celebrating the surrender of French Army under Dupont. (Manuscript)
1808-07-22
PRV/54/3
Admiralty Office to Collingwood, 22 August 1808, (copy), not allowing French troops to sail- Dupont's army (Manuscript)
1808-08-22
PRV/54/5
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 14 November 1807, HMS FOUDROYANT, HMS PLANTAGANET and HMS CONQUEROR to join Purvis off Cadiz (Manuscript)
1807-11-14 - ?
PRV/51/14
Captain HMS DREADNOUGHT, 24 August 1803 (Manuscript)
1803-08-24
PRV/60/13
Commodore Montieser, HMS REVERIE, to Commander Francis Reginald Purvis, HMS PANTALOON, 12 October 1865, Purvis's non- performance of gunnery practice (Manuscript)
1865-10-12 - ?
PRV/61/5
Orders issued by Admiral Archibald Dickson, 5 Aug 1800-21 Apr 1802, directions for navigating the Black Sea (Manuscript)
1800-01-01 - 1802-12-31
PRV/27/B
DREADNOUGHT, MINOTAUR, QUEEN, ATLAS, orders issued, 2 Nov 1803-1 Sep 1807; orders received, 10 Sep 1803-15 May 1807 (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1807-12-31
PRV/26
Logbook, ATLAS, 11 May 1808-30 Apr 1810; LEDA, 30 Apr 1810-13 May 1810, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1808-01-01 - 1810-12-31
PRV/17/A
Logbook, CHIFFONE, 2-27 Jun 1806; MINOTAUR, 27 Jun-5 Aug 1806, kept by Purvis as Adm. (Manuscript)
1806-01-01 - 1806-12-31
PRV/12/B
Letters, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/42/B
Letters, 1807 (Manuscript)
1807-09-30 - 1807-12
PRV/39/2
Purvis to a lady, Navy Office, 13 January 1739, proposal for marriage (Manuscript)
1739-01-13 - ?
PRV/62/1
General Campbell, Gibraltar, to Purvis, (Cadiz), 2 February 1810, troops to Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1810-02-02 - ?
PRV/57/1
Duchess of Abrante and Count Cevellous to Purvis, Spanish Original, 13 February 1810, request for passage to Gibraltar from Cadiz (Manuscript)
1810-02-13 - ?
PRV/57/6
Translation, of French Flag of Truce sent to Cadiz and the Junta of Cadiz's answer, 7 February 1810 (Manuscript)
1810-02-07 - ?
PRV/57/3
Duchess of Infantada, Cadiz, to Purvis, off Cadiz, 6 February 1810, request for asylum (Manuscript)
1810-02-06 - ?
PRV/57/2
African Institution (Macaulay), London, to Commanding Officer of HM Ships on Cadiz station, (copy), 8 February 1810, two Acts of Parliament relative to the abolition of slave trade (Manuscript)
1810-02-08 - ?
PRV/57/5
Captain Hallowell, HMS TIGRE, Port Mahon, to Governor of Mahon, (copy), 6 March 1810, re British port and Spanish troop movements (Manuscript)
1810-03-06 - ?
PRV/57/9
Collingwood, HMS ATLAS, Cadiz harbour, to Wellington, 6 March 1810, copy, relating to a plan for landing and taking possession of the island of Trocadero (Manuscript)
1810-03-06 - ?
PRV/57/11
Admiralty Office to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 22 March 1808, [secret] orders to protect convoys in straits of Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1808-03-22
PRV/52/12
Collingwood, HMS OCEAN at sea, to Purvis, Off Cadiz, 24 April 1808, ships orders off Cadiz (Manuscript)
1808-04-24
PRV/52/15
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