Research Notes on various Naval Historians, including Colquhoun, Armstrong, Lilly, Lackey, Corbett, Auriol, Holland, Whishaw, Dudleys, Desbriere and Firth.

ID:	LAU/28
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Laughton, Leonard George Carr
Date made:	1902-1905
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 volume
Parts:	Series of notebooks containing information on documents dating from 13th to 19th centuries. (Manuscript) Record Office notebook relating to the East Indies, 1744-1748. (Manuscript) (LAU/1) Notebook contains letters by Matthews, Lestock, Jermy and Haddock relating to the Battle of Toulon, the wreck of the VICTORY, the ship NIGHTINGALE and other exploits. (Manuscript) (LAU/2) Research notebook, containing handwritten notes on Admiralty despatches to North America. (Manuscript) (LAU/3) Notebook contains Admiralty Court Martials, 1779-1783. Notebook also contains Admiralty Despatches to the Leeward Islands, 1777-1787 (Manuscript) (LAU/4) Notebook contains Admiralty despatches to: Leeward Islands, 1781-1782; North America, 1781; Jamaica, 1774-1786; Channel, 1778-1783, Court Martials, 1781; and Minute books, 1777-1779. (Manuscript) (LAU/5) Notebook containing various Minutes, Letters, Despatches, Court Martials and Logs. (Manuscript) (LAU/6) Notebook contains Navy board letters, Captain letters and Admiralty Despatches includes the Court Martial of Crookshanks of the Lark and Foreign Office Correspondence from Tuscany. (Manuscript) (LAU/7) Notebook contains a copy of Pocock's journal, 1704. (Manuscript) (LAU/8) Notebook containing Minute books, Navy Board Letters, Captain's Letters, Admiralty Despatches and Foreign Office Correspondence from France. (Manuscript) (LAU/9) Notebook contains Admiralty despatches to the Channel Fleet and the East Indies, 1759-1815. Notebook also contains Captains letters and Court Martials, 1681-1698. (Manuscript) (LAU/10) Notebook contains various Court Martials. (Manuscript) (LAU/11) Notebook contains Court Martials. (Manuscript) (LAU/12) Notebook contains Captains Letters and Foreign Office correspondence from Austria and Prussia. (Manuscript) (LAU/13) Notebook contains Home Office Admiralty records, 1700-1740. (Manuscript) (LAU/15) Notebook contains various Correspondence, Pay Books and Court Martial Records. (Manuscript) (LAU/16) Notebook contains Correspondence from the Foreign Office of Sicily and Spain, 1795-1798. Notebook also contains information on the Hood and Nelson Paper. (Manuscript) (LAU/17) Notebook contains sketches of 16th ships and details on guns and navy logs. (Manuscript) (LAU/18) Notebook containing various Correspondance, Logs and Notes, relating to: Hawkyns Voyage, 1567; Privateers, 18th century; and Trafalgar, 1805. (Manuscript) (LAU/19) Notebook contains notes on various centuries, including: The Armada Papers, 1588; Great Ships of Henry V and Notes on Sail Cloth, 1417 and Tonnage measurement, 1773-1786. (Manuscript) (LAU/20) Notebooks includes sketches notes of various Battles and Sieges, such as Lissa, 1866, Salvore, 1173, and Gabbard, 1653. (Manuscript) (LAU/21) Notebook contains notes on Naval Hygiene, Sea Heraldry and Pepy's defence of the Navy Board. (Manuscript) (LAU/22) Notebook contains notes on Naval Operation and Admin, 1649-1654. Notebook also contains various political history, notes on Naval Abuses, Privateers, Prize money and others, 1745-1797 (Manuscript) (LAU/23) Notebook contains various notes, extracts, pictures diagrams and correspondence. (Manuscript) (LAU/24) Notebook contains Commission and Warrant books. (Manuscript) (LAU/25) Notebook containing notes on Trafalgar, Pitt II, Naval Fiction and more. (Manuscript) (LAU/26) Notebook contains the Paston Letters, 1872. Notebook also contains historical notes and memorials of King Kenry VI and VII, 1421-1485. (Manuscript) (LAU/27) Research Notes on various Naval Historians, including Colquhoun, Armstrong, Lilly, Lackey, Corbett, Auriol, Holland, Whishaw, Dudleys, Desbriere and Firth. (Manuscript) (LAU/28) Notebook containing a Precis of Michel Merys, De Lissa a Tsonshima, and Sir George S Clarke's Fortification. (Manuscript) (LAU/29) Notebook containing research on the Letters and Papers of Henvri VIII. (Manuscript) (LAU/30) Notebook containing research on the state papers domestic (S.P.Dom.) relating to the Interregnum. (Manuscript) (LAU/31) Notebook containing research on the state papers domestic (S.P.Dom.) relating to the Interregnum. (Manuscript) (LAU/32) Notebook containing research on the state papers domestic (S.P.Dom.) relating to the Interregnum. (Manuscript) (LAU/33) Notebook containing research on the state papers domestic (S.P.Dom.). (Manuscript) (LAU/34) Notebook containing research on the state papers domestic (S.P.Dom.). (Manuscript) (LAU/35) Sir N. W. Wraxall's Historical Memoirs. (Manuscript) (LAU/40) Volume contains research notes on Naval excerpts, relating to Mann and Manners. (Manuscript) (LAU/41) Notes relating to the letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, Edited by Peter Cunningham, 1861. Letters date from 1743 to 1791. (Manuscript) (LAU/42) Notebook contains research notes relating to a variety of Naval administration, Captain's logs, firegure heads, and correspondence. (Manuscript) (LAU/43) Notebook contains notes on Volume I and Volume II of the Duke of York's Letter Books. (Manuscript) (LAU/46) Notebook containing research notes and extracts of PRO records, specifically Navy instructions and the Building details of the MERHONOUR and HENRY GRACE A DIEU. (Manuscript) (LAU/47) Notebook containing research on Richard Johnson's Journal, 1795-1800, and various French and Dutch naval notes, 1780-1810. Notebook also contains an Index of contents. (Manuscript) (LAU/48) Notebook containing research on naval battles and their observation, as well as some drawings. (Manuscript) (LAU/49) Notebook contains research in the State Papers Domestic, The Stowe and Hart Papers. (Manuscript) (LAU/50) Notebook contains technical research notes on the HMS VICTORY, including a full index to the notes. (Manuscript) (LAU/51) Notebook contains research notes on the HMS CALEDONIA, GARLAND and HIBERNIA as well as notes on the Chatham Dockyards. (Manuscript) (LAU/52) Notebook contains research from Naval Records at the British Library (Manuscript) (LAU/53) Notebook contains research notes on W.J. Huggins Trafalgar Notebook, F. Rossi L'Art Naval and other Navy Lists. (Manuscript) (LAU/54) Notebook contains notes pertaining to the Navy Board:Standing orders to the Yard, as well as other Orders to the Coucil and a variety of French Prizes. (Manuscript) (LAU/55) Notebook containing Naval Orders and Instruction (Manuscript) (LAU/56) Notebook containing sketches and technical details of several ship models, including: ANDERSON, GREENWICH, MERCURY, NYYC, ROGER, RUSJ, SOUTH KENSINGTON and, SANDWICH (Manuscript) (LAU/57) Notebook with the continuation from LAU/57, see for further detail. Notebook half full. (Manuscript) (LAU/58) Notebook contains research on figurehead, DNC notes, the Paris Musee de Marine and others. (Manuscript) (LAU/59) Notebooks contains Naval Surveys, 1626-1627 and 1835. Also contains notes on Remasting of 1618. (Manuscript) (LAU/60) Notebook relating to the Search for BRITANNIA and information on Sails and the Admiralty. (Manuscript) (LAU/61) Notebook contains various research notes: Sections of ships built under the act of 1676-1677; Papers of Sir Johnson, 1638-1699; Sieze of masts, 1587-1620; History of Naval Architecture, 1610-1714. (Manuscript) (LAU/62) Notebook is a calendar of important events in nautical history. (Manuscript) (LAU/63) Notebook contains research on the Deptford Ship Letters. (Manuscript) (LAU/64) Notebook contains research on Galleys built in various English cities, in 1295 and 1337. (Manuscript) (LAU/65) Notebook contains research on various topics: Galleys, 1340; Navy Surveyors, 1546-1667; CANTERBURY logs, 1728; Naval Situation in the Baltic, 1758; Signals and the capture of the REDBRIDGE, 1803; and notes on Nelson. (Manuscript) (LAU/66) Notebook containing transcriptions and notes regarding: Naval Discipline, 1847; Qualities of Naval men, 1741; Correspondence to Marshall, 1815; Sails, 1703; State Papers Domestic on ships and guns, 1560-1594 (Manuscript) (LAU/67) Notebook containing research notes collected from references of the British Library. (Manuscript) (LAU/68) Notebook containing research on various authors and topics in 17th century naval history, including Sir Ellis "Original Letters" and other volumes. (Manuscript) (LAU/69) Notebook contains research on a variety of material from the British Library, including a list of ships to be raised in specific county, 1635. (Manuscript) (LAU/70) Notebook contains research on Cesareo Duro's "Disquisiciones nauticas." Also contains Nautical mathematical notation. (Manuscript) (LAU/71) Notebook contains research on the HENRY GRACE A DIEU, money for shipwrights and dimensions of Carracks. (Manuscript) (LAU/72) Research notes regarding ships and their crew involved in the Scottish War. (Manuscript) (LAU/73) Research notes on William Sopher (1411-1422) and John Chamberleyn (1398-1399). (Manuscript) (LAU/74) Research notes on Various maritime subjects, including Ship Clerks, Wardrobe and Miscellaneous Exchequers accounts. (Manuscript) (LAU/75) Notebook contains research on various naval subjects, including: Calton's declared accounts, 1413-1416; Fragments of Naval Expenses, 1293-1294; and Sopher's declared accounts, 1422-1432; (Manuscript) (LAU/76) Notebook contains research on various naval subjects, including: the Building of the JOHN and JONET, 1347-1349; Various ship repairs, 1337-1357; Guns references, 14th century. (Manuscript) (LAU/77) Research notes relating to various Barges, ship repairs and ship buildings. (Manuscript) (LAU/78) Notebook contains research on "the Gokstad Ship" by N. Nicolaysen, 1882, as well as notes on Haddock's correspondence. (Manuscript) (LAU/79) Notebook contains information on parties of accounts of John Elmerton, 1406, as well as various other accounts. (Manuscript) (LAU/80) Research notebook containing Court Martials, Admiralty minutes and Captain's logs. (Manuscript) (LAU/81) Index of Ships, with reference to the LAU/1-88 collection. (Manuscript) (LAU/82) Research folio with notes and lists regarding: English 1st rates 1660-1815 and List of English 2nd rates with dimension, 1740-1817 as well as others. (Manuscript) (LAU/83) Research folio filled with tracings and detailed sketchs of dozens of ships. (Manuscript) (LAU/84) Folio containing correspondence received by Mr. Laughton, often requesting information and identification of ships. (Manuscript) (LAU/85) Large Folio with very detailed sketches of various ships. (Manuscript) (LAU/86) Research notebook with information on Anchors and Cables, the REGENT, and the distribution of Guns on various ships. (Manuscript) (LAU/87) Folder contains the research of Mr. Laughton including notes on unserviceable ships, 1660, and notes on abbreviations. (Manuscript) (LAU/88)

Research Notes on various Naval Historians, including Colquhoun, Armstrong, Lilly, Lackey, Corbett, Auriol, Holland, Whishaw, Dudleys, Desbriere and Firth.

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