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Thompson family papers

The papers, part of the Thompson family papers include:
THOMPSON, Edward, Commodore
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral
THOMPSON, Thomas Raikes Trigge, Sir, Vice-Admiral, 2nd Bt
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor

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ID:	THM
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1754-1974
Credit:	On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender
Measurements:	119 items
Parts:	Thompson family papers Certificate appointing Edward Thompson a Brother of Trinity House, 1765 (Manuscript) (THM/1) Ten commissions issued to Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1783-1821 (Manuscript) (THM/101) Small leather notebook containing list of ships being built, completion dates, and details of shipping, 1807. (Manuscript) (THM/102) Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1803 (Manuscript) (THM/105) Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1804 (Manuscript) (THM/106) Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1805 (Manuscript) (THM/107) Pocket book recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1806-1812 (Manuscript) (THM/108) Cheque book stubs, 1825-26. (Manuscript) (THM/111) Correspondence, drafts and notes re: Thomas Boulden Thompson's request to receive half pay as a naval officer after taking up the post of Comptroller of the Navy, (Manuscript) (THM/112) Semi-official letters, 1807-1821 including letters from Edward Pellew, Moorfield and Hallowell. (Manuscript) (THM/113) Papers, mainly letters, regarding a medal awarded to Thompson after the Battle of the Nile, 1798. (Manuscript) (THM/114) Folder containing documents re: financial matters of TB Thompson, 1788-1823 and extracts from ledgers. (Manuscript) (THM/125) Series of letters from William M Raikes and JM Raikes re: TB Thompson's personal financial matters etc, 1799-1824 (Manuscript) (THM/126) Probate of the will of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas B Thompson Bt, 21 March 1828 (Manuscript) (THM/127) Letters of condolence to Lady Anne Thompson on the death of TB Thompson in March 1828 (Manuscript) (THM/128) Letters and documents between Lady Anne Thompson, her solicitor, G Law and Edward Hawke Locker of Greenwich Hospital concerning the defalcation of Greenwich Hospital Funds by Thomas Austin (Manuscript) (THM/129) Letters between mainly Lady Anne Thompson, her solicitor G Law and Edward Hawke Locker of Greenwich Hospital settling the accounts of the late TB Thompson against his estate (Manuscript) (THM/130) Letters and documents re: the purchase and running of Hartsbourne Estate, Bushey, Hertfordshire, owned by Thomas Boulden Thompson. (Manuscript) (THM/131) Letters re: the estate of Hartsbourne Manor Place belonging to TB Thompson, 1807 (Manuscript) (THM/132) Letters re: the estate of Hartsbourne Manor Place belonging to TB Thompson, 1808 (Manuscript) (THM/133) Legal documents - will of Thomas Smith with letter from his sons and a few papers, 2 May 1821; a lease between Robert Hucks and Edward Gray, 1778. (Manuscript) (THM/134) Ephemera including invitation cards, newspaper cutting, a printed catalogue of the auction to be held at Hartsbourne Estate, 11 April 1828 and pencil drawing and prints of naval officers. (Manuscript) (THM/135) Thompson, Sir Thomas Boulden, Vice-Admiral, 1766-1828. (Manuscript) (THM/140) THOMPSON, Thomas Raikes Trigge, Sir, Vice-Admiral, 2nd Bt (Manuscript) (THM/201) Letterbook of official letters written by TRT Thompson while on board HMS TALBOT, 1844-1846, off South America (Manuscript) (THM/202) Service papers belonging to TRT Thompson, including commissions, 1825-1842, certificates and appointments, 1816-1863. (Manuscript) (THM/203) Papers relating mainly to TRT Thompson's time on board HMS CADMUS, 1830, includes his rough account of the near loss of the CADMUS, 1 January 1831. (Manuscript) (THM/204) Copy of the official despatch to the Admiralty; letter, with translation, from Queen Pomare and printed description of the feather cloak presented to Captain TRT Thompson by the Queen of the Society Islands (Tahiti) in recognition of his defending the Island (Manuscript) (THM/205) Official letters mainly dealing with Captain TRT Thompson's encounter at Tahiti involving Queen Pomare and the French, 1843-1845. (Manuscript) (THM/206) Personal papers of TRT Thompson, consisting of a copy of his baptism record, 1823, and marriage certificate, 1847 and a series of letters (Manuscript) (THM/207) Copy of the will and codicil of Mrs Anne Prince, sister of TRT Thompson, dated 7 Oct 1871 (Manuscript) (THM/208) Lady Ellinor Thompson's typescript copy of biographical story of Edward Thompson, entitled 'Poet Thompson', chapters 1-17 (Manuscript) (THM/301) Duplicate copies of some of the chapters from Lady Thompson's biography of Edward Thompson, incomplete set of THM/301 (Manuscript) (THM/302) Thompson Family (Manuscript) (THM/303&304) Thompson Family (Manuscript) (THM/305&306) Thompson Family (Manuscript) (THM/307-309) Notes by Lady Thompson, including biographical information, on Captain Edward Thompson. Includes letter with results of trichological test on a lock of Edward's hair, together with that hair (Manuscript) (THM/310) Papers of Lady Thompson which includes notes and extracts on Admiral Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson including extracts from Dictionary of National Biography (Manuscript) (THM/311) Thompson Family (Manuscript) (THM/312-313) Typescript notes by Lady Ellinor Thompson on various subjects, including on medals and decorations presented to the various members of the Thompson family. (Manuscript) (THM/314) Letters and notes relating to Lady Thompson's research into the Lovett family, Isham Baggs, John Pendragon, and the story behind Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford, and her riding habit being chosen as the new design for the Royal Navy uniform, c1747 (Manuscript) (THM/315) Pedigree (Family Tree) of Thompson of Yorkshire compiled by Joseph Foster, 1875 (Manuscript) (THM/316) Typed notes of research by Lady Thompson, including 'Naval Antecedents of the Thompson Family', and notes on the action between LEANDER and GENEREUX (Manuscript) (THM/317) Typescript of talks to be given by Lady Thompson on various topics of naval history resulting from her research into the Thompson family, c1973 (Manuscript) (THM/318) Ephemera including a letter dated 13 March 1886 of a later Edward Thompson who lived and died in Arkansas, America; a notebook entitled 'Problems G Thompson'; and Christmas cards sent to Lady Thompson (Manuscript) (THM/319) Photographs, prints and an engraving of various members of the Thompson family and other related families, and related research carried out by Lady Thompson (Manuscript) (THM/320) Printed matter which includes newspaper cuttings 'The Gloucester Journal', 4 Oct 1930, 'The Illustrated London News', 7 Oct 1865; and copies of the 'Sunday Times' and 'Observer' magazines, 1965-1970 (Manuscript) (THM/321) Photostat copies, including the will of Anthony London, together with information on Stelling, Kent, the home of the Boulden family (Manuscript) (THM/322) Pamphlets - The Historical, Biographical, Literary and Scientific Magazine for May 1799. (Manuscript) (THM/323) Pamphlets - Steel's List of the Royal Navy, August 1810 (Manuscript) (THM/324) Pamphlets- The Mariner's Mirror VolXV No.3, July 1929 (Manuscript) (THM/325) Pamphlets - Memorandum of services of the late Lieut Col Hector Cameron, Feb 1834 (Manuscript) (THM/326) Pamphlets - 'The Cheltonian', Oct 1938 (Manuscript) (THM/327) Pamphlets - 'Powis Castle', The National Trust, nd (Manuscript) (THM/328) Pamphlets - 'Portraits at the National Maritime Museum Series II 1748-1944' by EHH Archibald, HMSO, 1955 (Manuscript) (THM/329) Pamphlets - 'Nelson and the Hamiltons in Wales and Monmouthshire', by EC Freeman and Edward Gill (Manuscript) (THM/330) Pamphlets - 'Ship portraits in the National Maritime Museum', by EHH Archibald, HMSO, 1962 (Manuscript) (THM/331) Pamphlets - HMS LEANDER commissioning booklet, nd (Manuscript) (THM/332) Pamphlets - 'Souvenir of HMS LEANDER, commissioned at... Belfast...27th March, 1963 (Manuscript) (THM/333) Pamphlets - 'HMS VICTORY a short history and guide', 1965 (Manuscript) (THM/334) Pamphlets - 'National Maritime Museum. The dress of Naval Officers', by Commander WE May, HMSO, 1966 (Manuscript) (THM/335) Pamphlets - 'Sotheby & Co... Catalogue of English and Foreign silver and plate... Thursday, 25th November 1971' (Manuscript) (THM/336) Pamphlets - 'Sotheby & Co... Catalogue of Good Oriental furniture, works of art, tapestries... Friday, 12th March 1971' (Manuscript) (THM/337) Pamphlets - 'Sotheby's Belgravia 19th and 20th Century English ceramics... Thursday, 25th November, 1971' (Manuscript) (THM/338) Pamphlets - 'Sotheby & Co... Catalogue of printed books... Monday, 5th June... Tuesday, 6th June 1972' (Manuscript) (THM/339) Printed book Sailor's letters written... during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa and America...1754 to 1759' by Mr Thompson, Vols I and II, 1767. (Manuscript) (THM/340) Printed book - 'The North Briton', by John Wilkes Esq, C Churchill and others... Vols I-IV, 1763 and 1772. (Manuscript) (THM/341) Printed book - 'The Westminster Magazine or the Pantheon of Taste', 1773, Vol I (Manuscript) (THM/342) Printed book - 'The London Magazine or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligence', 1773, Vol XLII (Manuscript) (THM/343) Printed book - 'The Westminster Magazine or the Pantheon of Taste', 1774, Vol II (Manuscript) (THM/344) Printed book - 'The London Magazine or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligence', 1774, Vol XLIII (Manuscript) (THM/345) Printed book - 'The Royal American Magazine or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement', 1774, Vol I (Manuscript) (THM/346) Printed books - 'The London Magazine or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligence', 1775, Vol XLIV (Manuscript) (THM/347) Printed book - 'The Westminster Magazine or the Pantheon of Taste', 1775, Vol III (Manuscript) (THM/348) Printed book - 'The Westminster Magazine or the Pantheon of Taste', 1780, Vol VIII (Manuscript) (THM/349) Printed book - 'Nauticks; or Sailor's verses... in two volumes...'. Poems and verses written by Edward Thompson, 2 vols, 1783. (Manuscript) (THM/350) Printed book - 'The seaman's new vade mecum; containing a practical essay on naval book-keeping with the method of keeping the Captain's books', 1798 (Manuscript) (THM/351) Printed book - 'Naval chronology; or, an historical summary of naval and maritime events, from... the Romans... 1802', by Isaac Schomberg, 5 Vols, 1802. (Manuscript) (THM/352) Printed book - 'Select works of the British poets with biographical and critical prefaces by Dr Aikin... 1820 (Manuscript) (THM/353) Printed book - 'Naval battles, from 1744 to the Peace in 1814', by Charles Ekins, Rear-Adm, 1824 (Manuscript) (THM/354) Printed book - 'The new sailing directory for the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic... Levant... and the Black Sea', by John Purdy, Hydrographer, 1827 (Manuscript) (THM/355) Printed book - 'A selection from the public and private correspondence of Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood', by GL Newnham Collingwood, 2 vols, 1828 (Manuscript) (THM/356) Printed book - 'The naval history of Great Britain... 1783-1836', by Edward Pelham Brenton, Captain in the Royal Navy, 2 vols, 1837. (Manuscript) (THM/357) Printed book - 'Byron's works, complete in one volume...', 1837 (Manuscript) (THM/358) Printed book - 'Life of Nelson', by Joseph Allen, published c1880 (Manuscript) (THM/359) Printed book - 'Nelson. The public and private life... as told by himself, his comrades, and his friends', by G Lathom Browne, 1891 (Manuscript) (THM/360) Printed book - 'Nelson', by Clennell Wilkinson, 1931 (Manuscript) (THM/361) Printed books - 'Nelson', by Carola Oman, 1948 (Manuscript) (THM/362) Printed books - 'Nelson's band of brothers', by Ludovic Kennedy, 1951, signed by the author (Manuscript) (THM/363) Printed books - 'A social history of the Navy, 1793-1815', by Michael Lewis, 1960 (Manuscript) (THM/364) Letters to Lady Thompson on her family research. (Manuscript) (THM/365) A series of xerox of Admiratly Records from the National Archives for Thomas Boulden Thompson. (Manuscript) (THM/366) A folder containing xerox copies sent by record offices, including the last will and testaments of Thompson family members. (Manuscript) (THM/367) A draft hand drawn family tree of the Thompson family. (Manuscript) (THM/368) A copy of the last Will and Testimony of George Thompson. (Manuscript) (THM/369) Letter from Tony to Lady Thompson about the family research. (Manuscript) (THM/370) A series of draft chapters of Lady Thompson's book as well as the research she used to write it (Manuscript) (THM/371) A handwritten family tree rolled. (Manuscript) (THM/372)

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