Vol. LIII (ff. 122). 19 July 1739-18 Nov. 1741 ; a duplicate, omitting many orders of lesser importance, as follows: ff. 1-50 (40820), ff. 52-107 (40821). ff. 107-108, 113b rev. (40822). Included also are copies of correspondence between Vernon and Adm. Mathews, 1744 (ff. 109-110), and, reversin...
Vol. LV (ff. 40). 23 Nov. 1745-28 Jan. 1746. includes: f. 36 Captain Edmund Thorpe Fowke, RN: Letter to Adm. E. Vernon: 1745.f. 38 Thomas Poole, Surgeon, RN: Medical certificate by: 1745.
VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LVI (ff. 87). Order-book, etc., of Edward Vernon, containing also surveys of ships in the West Indies; 14 July 1739-24 May 1740. West Inches: Letter-books and orderbooks of Adm. E. Vernon as Commander-in-chief: 1739-1742. Admiral Edward Vernon, MP: Letter-books and orderboo...
VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LVII (ff. 83). Letter-book, etc., of Edward Vernon, containing chiefly his correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State, and (reversed) various reports and proposals relating to the West Indies; 8 July 1739- 5 Aug. 1742. Scotland General: Papers rel. to: c. ...
VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LVIII (ff. 86). Proceedings of Councils of War in the West Indies; 10 Jan. 1741-16 Oct. 1742. At ff. 73-86 b (reversed) are Vernon's instructions as Commanderin-Chief, 16 July 1739-5 Sept. 1740, followed (f. 70 rev.) by a memorial of [Gabriel Jacques Salignac de la Mothe], Ma...
VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LIX (ff. 82). Copies of letters from Gen. Thomas Wentworth, in command of the land forces in the West Indies, to Edward Vernon; 9 Feb. 1741-14 Oct. 1742. At ff. 74-82 b (reversed) are Court-Martial proceedings, 7 Dec. 1741- 4 Mar. 1742, duplicated in Add. MS. 40833, ff. 26-35...
VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LX (ff. 12). "An Account of the Expedition to Carthagena [1741]," as published in 1743. Usually attributed to Charles Knowles, Admiral 1760, 1st Bart. 1765. Navy; England: Account of expedition to Carthagena: 1741. Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet Governor of Jamaic...