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1. Add MS 35191-35202

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Add MS 35191-35202
Title:
BRIDPORT PAPERS: official and private correspondence and papers of Admiral Alexander Hood (1726-1814), Baron Bridport (of Ireland 1794, of England 1796), Viscount Bridport (1801); 1755-1806. Lord Bridport was second in command of the Channel Fleet under Lord Howe in Feb. 1793, commanded squadrons for particular services in 1795 and l796, and was Commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet 1797-1800. He sat as M.P. for Buckingham, 1790-1796.
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Correspondence and papers of Lord Bridport: 1755-1806.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1755-1806
Extent:
12 items

2. Add MS 35193

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Add MS 35193
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Scope & Content:
Vol. III. (I. ff. 371). 1755-1783. includes: f. 7 Ceremonials: On receiving the Duke of Cumberland at Spithead: 1755. f. 8 Admiral Thomas Smith: Regulations for seamen: 1755.: Copy. f. 15 Admiral Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport: Appointment as Lieutenant in command of H.M.S "Firebrand": 1756...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1755-1783
Extent:
1 item