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1. Add MS 40018-40055

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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 40042-40045

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Title:
NAPIER PAPERS. Vols. XXV-XXVIII. "Miscellaneous letters," comprising chiefly original official letters to Adm. Sir. C. Napier from other naval officers. The letters are arranged as originally bound-in rough chronological order. An index of writers is prefixed to each volume. Four volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1847-1849]
Extent:
4 items

3. Add MS 40034-40035

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NAPIFR PAPERS. Vols. XVII, XVIII. Letterbooks of Adm. Sir C. Napier, containing copies of letters sent and received by him when commanding H.M.S. "'Galatea," in the West Indies, off the Azores, etc. Two volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Portuguese
Date Range:
[1829-1832]
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 40028-40032

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vols. XI-XV. " Admiralty letters," comprising chiefly orders and instructions to Napier from the Admiralty, the respective Secs. of State, naval officers, etc. The papers remain in the order in which they were originally bound-in rough but not strict chronological order. An index is prefixed to each volume. Other volumes of this series, Mar. 1854-Feb. 1856, are in the Public Record Office (Napier Papers, Vols. I-IV). Five volumes. Folio.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1839-1854]
Extent:
5 items

5. Add MS 40037-40041

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vols. XX-XXIV. Private letter-books of Adm. Sir C. Napier, containing copies of letters received and despatched by him (including letters to newspapers), 1827-1864. Five vols. Other vols. of this series, containing letters from July 1853 to Dec. 1856, are in the P.R.O. (Napier Papers, Vols. XII-XIV), and another vol., " St. Vincent," No. 1, which should follow Add. MS. 40039 (Vol. XXII), is apparently missing. A holograph letterbook (Add. MS. 40053), 1813-1829, n.d., which con...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Turkish
Date Range:
1827-1864
Extent:
5 items

6. Add MS 40018-40027

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vols. I-X. General Correspondence of Adm. Sir C. Napier, etc. ; 1796-1904. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Ten volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Turkish
Date Range:
1796-1904
Extent:
10 items

7. Add MS 40036

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. XIX (ff. 124). Letter-book of Adm. Sir C. Napier, containing copies of official letters despatched, and of a few received by him, when commanding H.M.S. "Powerful" off the coast of Syria and Egypt, 7 Jan. 1839-20 Oct. 1841. Folio. Turkey: Abdul Medjid. Papers rel. to the Syr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Turkish
Date Range:
7 Jan 1839-20 Oct 1841
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 40033

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NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 480). Admiralty enclosures," consisting mainly of copies or duplicates of official letters to Adm. Sir C. Napier from other officers, etc., the originals of which were forwarded to the Admiralty, 26 July 1847-7 Apr. 1849. Folio. Navy; England: Reports, journal, etc....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
26 Jul 1847-7 Apr 1849
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 40034

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Scope & Content:
Vol. XVII (ff. 221). 3 Jan. 1829 - 4 Aug. 1831. Navy; England: Letter-books of H.M.S. "Galatea": 1829-1832. includes: ff. 207-221 passim Portugal General: Papers of Adm. Sir C. Napier rel. to the civil war in, etc.: 1829-1839.: Engl., Portug. and Fr.ff. 207-221 passim The Azores: Papers r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Portuguese
Date Range:
3 Jan 1829-4 Aug 1831
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 40039

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Vol. XXII (ff. 68). 3 May 1841-29 Jan. 1847. Turkey: Abdul Medjid. Papers rel. to the Syrian war and troubles in Lebanon: 1839-1846. Syria: Papers of Adm. Sir C. Napier rel. to: 1839-1859.: Engl., Fr., Ital., Arabic, Turkish. includes: ff. 1, 6 Syria: Papers rel. to the Druses and Maronite...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
3 May 1841-29 Jan 1847
Extent:
1 item