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Vice Admiral of the Blue Squadron, 25 October 1809 (Manuscript)
1809-10-25
PRV/60/14
Letters, 1810 (Manuscript)
1810
PRV/42/A
Letters, 1807 (Manuscript)
1807-01-01 - 1807-09-25
PRV/39/1
Admiralty to Archibald Dickson Esq, Vice Admiral of the Red, Yarmouth, 16 December 1800 (Manuscript)
1800-12-16 - ?
PRV/62/3
George Purvis, Martinique, 29 August 1794, to his wife in England (Manuscript)
1794-08-29
PRV/62/2
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
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/A
Letters, 1809. (Manuscript)
1809
PRV/41/B
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/A
Letters, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808
PRV/40/B
Extract of letters to Don Pedro de Cardinas, armies in Spain (Manuscript)
PRV/59/19
Secret Memorandum to Purvis, letters from Spain being written in Lemon juice and then heated to render them decipherable (Manuscript)
PRV/59/18
Purvis, HMS LEDA, to Commissioners of the Transport Office, relating Mr James little, late surgeon of the HMS ATLAS, requesting shore appointment (Manuscript)
PRV/59/17
DREADNOUGHT, MINOTAUR, QUEEN, ATLAS, orders issued, 2 November 1803-1 Sep 1807; orders received, 10 September 1803-15 May 1807 (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1807-12-31
PRV/26
AMPHITRITE & PRINCESS ROYAL, Letters, 31 January 1793-10 November 1796; Orders, PRINCESS ROYAL, 5 June 1793-10 March 1794 (Manuscript)
1793-1794-12-31
PRV/19
Copies of secret letters written 20 November 1807-9 March 1810, received 19 Dec 1808-16 April 1809 (Manuscript)
1807-01-01 - 1810-12-31
PRV/29
ATLAS, orders issued, 3 November 1809-30 April 1810 (Manuscript)
1809-01-01 - 1810-12-31
PRV/32
Copies of secret letter sent, 26 November 1809-28 April 1810 (Manuscript)
1809-01-01 - 1810-12-31
PRV/33
ATLAS, orders issued, 23 November 1808-2 November 1809 (Manuscript)
1808-01-01 - 1809-12-31
PRV/30
Logbook, LONDON, 20 April 1798-20 June 1799, kept by Purvis in command. (Manuscript)
1798-1799-12-31
PRV/8
Logbook, DREADNOUGHT, 8 September 1803-4 May 1804; CHIFFONE, 2-27 June 1806; MONOTAUR, 28 Jun-3 August 1806 (Manuscript)
1803-01-01 - 1806-12-31
PRV/12/A
DUC DE CHARTRES, orders, 9 Apr 1781-4 Dec 1782; letters, 25 July 1781-9 April 1783 (Manuscript)
1781-1783-12-31
PRV/18
Logbook, LONDON, 27 June 1779-20 September 1800, kept by Purvis in command. (Manuscript)
1779-1800-12-31
PRV/9
Logbook, DUC DE CHARTRES, 12 June 1781-10 April 1783, kept by Purvis in command. (Manuscript)
1781-1783-12-31
PRV/4
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