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Mss Eur F622
- Record Id:
- 032-001579093
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001579093
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x00010a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F622
- Title:
- Letters of Marque from the East India Company addressed to Alexander Foggo
- Scope & Content:
-
Alexander Foggo (c1760-1821), East India Company naval officer, captain of the ships Trimmer and Laurill, also in command of the Belle on its maiden voyage from Calcutta to London in 1805, and again on its return journey when it was captured by the French in 1806.
The Log of the Belle is in Marine Department Records (Ref: L/MAR/B/306A)
Contents:
1. Letter of instructions from the Governor General in Council to Alexander Foggo, Captain of the ship Laurill, dated 5 January 1797
2. Letter of appointment from the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies to Alexander Foggo, appointed to be the Captain of the ship Trimmer, dated 1 August 1800
3. A photocopy of Foggo family tree
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001579093", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F622: Letters of Marque from the East India Company addressed to Alexander Foggo" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001579093
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001579093
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 folios mounted in glass
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1797
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 1797-1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Christine Dollin, 30 Jun 2010
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- East India Company, 1600-1858
Foggo, Alexander, East India Company naval officer, 1760-1821 - Related Material:
- L/MAR/B/306A - shiplog for Belle