Letters received from Captain John McArthur acting Commandant Port Essington, 1840-1.

Letters received from Captain John McArthur acting Commandant Port Essington, 1840-1841.

ID:	CHR/23
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Chambers, William Wylly
Date made:	1840-1841-12-31; 1840-01-01 - 1841-12-31 1840-1841
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder
Parts:	Chambers, William Wylly, Captain, 1810-1860. (Manuscript) Logbook of the VIGILANTI, 8 March 1836-4 July 1836. (Manuscript) (CHR/1) Letterbook of the VIGILANTI, 23 March-2 May 1836. (Manuscript) (CHR/2) Logbook of the WELLESLEY, 4 July-31 December 1839. (Manuscript) (CHR/3) Logbooks of the ALLIGATOR, 30 January-3 March 1840 and of the PELORUS, 4 March 1840-1 April 1840. (Manuscript) (CHR/4) Abstract logbook of the ALLIGATOR, 28 January-3 March 1840 and journal of the PELORUS, 4 March 1840-5 March 1841. (Manuscript) (CHR/5) Letterbook of the PELORUS, 13 March 1840-6 July 1841. (Manuscript) (CHR/6) General memoranda and standing orders, Portsmouth 1827-37; East Indies 1835-37. (Manuscript) (CHR/7-8) Ship's books of the PELORUS: supply of Gunners Stores, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/9) Ship's books of the PELORUS: expense book of Gunner Stores, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/10) Ship's books of the PELORUS: Captain's night order book, pay list of seamen and list of posts and sentries, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/11) Ship's books of the PELORUS: Officer's pay book, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/12) Ship's books of the PELORUS: muster table, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/13) Ship's books of the PELORUS: pay book, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/14) PELORUS allotment book (incomplete), n.d. and expense book of Boatswains stores, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/15-16) Ship's books of the PELORUS: receipt for persons discharged, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/17) Ship's books of the PELORUS: Captain's orderbook, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/18) General signal book vocabulary, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/19) Directions for the use of shells for the Royal Navy, printed pamphlet, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/20) Certificates of service and commissions, 1826-37. (Manuscript) (CHR/21) Papers relating to services in the RACER and the Portuguese prize brigantine VIGILANTI, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/22) Letters received from Captain John McArthur acting Commandant Port Essington, 1840-1. (Manuscript) (CHR/23) Papers relating to service in the PELORUS and ALLIGATOR including bills and reports, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/24) Transfer papers for various officers, ratings and others received on board the PELORUS, 27 June 1839-3 March 1840. (Manuscript) (CHR/25) Letters relating to Chamber's service, 1836-43, including study certificates and master's instructions for the brig BLACK JOKE. (Manuscript) (CHR/26) Bills and personal letters including from his agent John Atkins and from the United Shipping Co. of Teignmouth, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/27) Instructions issued to the Captain of the PELORUS regarding the slave trade, 1837. (Manuscript) (CHR/28) Documents relating to the PELORUS. (Manuscript) (CHR/29) Drawings relating to the PELORUS. (Manuscript) (CHR/30) Five notebooks. (Manuscript) (CHR/31) Unimportant documents, n.d. (Manuscript) (CHR/32)

Letters received from Captain John McArthur acting Commandant Port Essington, 1840-1.

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