Manuscripts

Sir Clowdisley Shovell papers

Description: The collection consists of letters and documents containing instructions from the Admiralty to Shovell when he commanded the Channel Fleet in 1696, reports by Rooke of his preparations for the expedition to Cadiz, and miscellaneous routine naval business. Additional persons represented in the collection include: Sir William Bridgeman, Josiah Burchett, Sir Charles Hedges, and Sir Thomas Hopsonn.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1673-1792
Call number: mssSR
Creator: Shovell, Clowdisley (1650-1707)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
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1702 June-1792

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters and documents containing instructions from the Admiralty to Shovell when he commanded the Channel Fleet in 1696, reports by Rooke of his preparations for the expedition to Cadiz, and miscellaneous routine naval business. Additional persons represented in the collection include: Sir William Bridgeman, Josiah Burchett, Sir Charles Hedges, and Sir Thomas Hopsonn.

mssSR

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1674-1702 May

Manuscripts

mssSR

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William Burchell papers, (bulk 1805-1812)

Manuscripts

This small group of material consists of eight letters to and from William Burchell regarding his finances, Naval commissions, and the ships Orion and Saturn. British Royal Navy officer Lord Amelius Beauclerk is an addressee of one of the letters and a subject of several other letters. Also included are charts (call and compass signals) for the Royal Navy's Scheldt Fleet, Channel Fleet, Baltick [sic] Fleet, and the Cadiz Fleet; four commissions of Burchell (1809-1812); and two signal books kept by Burchell. There is also a memo by Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm regarding parole and countersign terms. There are also notes on British Navy signals that are from the early 20th century (author unknown).

mssHM 79842-79860

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Land grant to John Hedges :

Manuscripts

Grant of land to John Hedges, father and heir of John Hedges, deceased, former private in Quackenboss?'s 41st regiment, per act of Congress granting land to the late Army of the United States. Grant for 160 acres in Illinois. Signed by President James Monroe; also signed by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. Printed form, filled in by hand.

mssHM 42366

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Sir George Pocock papers

Manuscripts

Official papers and correspondence of Sir George Pocock regarding the Admiralty administration; management of various vessels under Pocock's command; naval activities in the English Channel, the Mediterranean, and the West Indies, 1733-1748; intelligence regarding the French conquest of St. John's, Newfoundland in June, 1762; and the British expedition against Cuba, 1762. Correspondents include Rear Admiral Nicholas Haddock, Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel, George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albermarle, and others. Personal correspondence between Dawsonne Drake and Sir George Pocock covers Drake's short administration as governor of Manila during the British occupation of the Philippines in 1762; social life and politics during Drake's subsequent residence at Fort St. George, Madras in 1762-1780.

mssPO

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War of the Spanish Succession manuscripts

Manuscripts

Bound manuscripts dealing with the Spanish War of Succession. Includes manuscripts by: Queen Anne, King Felipe, Emperor Charles VI, Empress Elisabeth Christine, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Philip Stanhope, and Sir Cloudesley Shovell.

mssHM 21521-21549

Sir Clowdisley Shovell papers

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