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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 40018-40055 Language English Name Napier, Charles, Admiral KCB

1. Add MS 40018-40055

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Add MS 40018-40055
Title:
NAPIER PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. (b. 1786, d. 1860). Napier entered the navy in 1799, was promoted Lieutenant 1805, Commander 1807, Captain 1809, Rear-Admiral 1846, Vice-Admiral 1853 and Admiral 1858. In 1833, under the assumed name of Carlos de Ponza, he accepted the command of the Portuguese Regency fleet against Dom Miguel, with the rank of Vice-Admiral and Major-General of the Portuguese Navy, and for his services was by ...
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Correspondence and papers of Adm. Sir C. Napier, etc.: 1796 1904. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, KCB: Correspondence and papers: 1796-1860.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1796-1904]
Extent:
38 items

2. Add MS 40050-40051

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Add MS 40050-40051
Title:
NAPIER PAPERS. Vols. XXXIII, XXXIV. Journal of the proceedings of the squadron under the orders of Adm. Sir C. Napier, on particular service, off Portugal, Ireland, Gibraltar, etc., 27 July 1847-9 Apr. 1849, with heads of letters despatched and received by him. Originally bound in 9 parts. Two volumes. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Entry-books, etc., of H.M.S. St. Vincent": 1847-1849. Navy; England: Reports, journal, etc., of inspections and evolutions of Adm. Sir C. Napier's squadron: 1847-1849.: Mostly copies. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, KCB: Journal of proceedings, reports, etc., of his squadron: 1847-1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1847-9 Apr 1849
Extent:
2 items

3. Add MS 40052

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. XXXV (ff. 205). Reports by Adm. Sir C. Napier to the Admiralty of inspections and evolutions of his squadron, 1 Aug. 1847-24 Apr. 1848. Copies. An index is given at the beginning (f. 2). Folio. Navy; England: Entry-books, etc., of H.M.S. St. Vincent": 1847-1849. Navy; Engla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1847-24 Apr 1848
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 40055

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. XXXVIII (ff. 177). Draft, as sent to press, of portions of Napier's "The War in Portugal," 2 vols., 1836; viz. Vol. I, Ch. vi, vii (pp. 71, 89-116), f. 1 ; ix-xi (pp. 144-203), f. 28 ; xiii (pp. 240-243), f. 94 :-Vol. II, Ch. i-iii (pp. 1-44), f. 96; ix-x (pp. 171-203), f. 13...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836
Extent:
1 item