The seven volumes relate to Graham Eden Hamond's naval career; a journal he kept on board the H.M.S. Phaeton (1792-1793) and volumes related to his time as Commander-in-Chief, including an Index to Orders and Correspondence, Standing Orders and Correspondence with the Admiralty.
The material in this series is arranged chronologically by format. Graham Eden Hamond was Commander-in-Chief of the South American Station (1834-1838), as Commander he oversaw all the British Naval forces for the continent. This series includes accounts, correspondence, contracts, reports and monthly return books related to Hamond's command.
The material in this series is arranged into two subseries: Royal Navy and Admiralty; the material is arranged in alphabetical and chronological order based on material type. The material is predominately related to Graham Eden Hamond's naval career and includes correspondence, maps, general orders, naval experiments, receipts and vouchers.
The material in this series is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The ships in this series are mainly ones under the command of Graham Eden Hamond (1834-1838) as Commander-in-Chief, but there are also a small number of commercial transport, convict, whaling ships and ships on which Hamond served early in his career. There is also a small amount of material for the H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy, during the expedition of 1831-1836. The material includes ship's logs, ship's papers, correspondence, lists, receipts, returns, reports and vouchers.
