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Add MS 37268

Record Id:
032-002053564
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002053564
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 37268
Title:

LETTERS from Sir Alexander John Ball, Bart., Captain and (1805) Rear-Admiral, Governor of Malta (1802-1809), to Granville Penn, a clerk in the War Department, relating to political affairs and the situation in Malta, Egypt, etc.; 28 May, 1802-27 Dec. 1805. With enclosures, viz. :-

1. Extract from an intercepted letter of the Bailly - di Tomasi, of the Order of St. John, to a friend in Malta; Messina, 16 Nov. 1802. Ital., with a translation. f. 14.

2. Copy of an anonymous paper against the French circulated in Malta. Ital., with a translation. f. 18.

3. Copy of a letter from Ball to Sir John Acton, Prime Minister of Naples, on the conduct of the Neapolitan minister at Malta; Malta, 28 Jan. 1803. f. 30.

4. Copy of a letter from Lord Elgin to Lord Hawkesbury, Foreign Secretary, on the importance of retaining Malta; Malta, 28 Feb. 1803. f. 39.

5. Extract from a letter from Ball to Nelson; [July, 1803]. Autogr. f. 49.

6. Memorandum by Ball on Egyptian affairs; Malta, 27 Oct. 1803. Signed. f. 51.

7. The Maltese journal, Foglio d' Avvisi, for 8 Nov. 1803. f. 61.

8. Copy of a letter from Ball to Major Missett, British Resident in Egypt; Malta, 15 Dec. 1803. f. 65.

9. Memorandum by Ball on the importance of Malta to England; endorsed Oct. 1803. f. 74.

10. Copy of a letter to Ball from Capt. Vincenzo Taberna; Alexandria, 28 Feb. 1804. Ital. f. 84.

11. Copy of a letter to Ball from an American, on Egyptian affairs; Grand Cairo, 13 Dec. 1804. f. 86. Paper; ff. 93. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet: Letters, as Governor of malta, to G. Penn: 1802-1805.

Granville Penn: Letters to, from Sir A. J. Ball: 1802-1805.

Island of Malta: Letters from Sir A. J. Ball relating to: 1802-1805.

includes:

  • f. 14 Tomasi, Bailly: Letter to F. A. Grognett: 1802.: Extr.
  • f. 30 General Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet Neapolitan Prime Minister: Letter to, from Sir A. J. Ball: 1803.: Copy.
  • f 39 Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin: Letter to Lord Hawkesbury: 1803.: Copy.
  • f. 39 Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury; 2nd Earl of Liverpool; Prime Minister: Letter to, from Lord Elgin: 1803.
  • f. 49 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to, from Sir A. J. Ball: 1803.: Extract.
  • f. 51 Egypt: Memorandum by Sir A. J. Ball on affairs in: 1803.
  • f. 61 Newspapers: "Foglio d' Avvisi," Maltese Journal: 8 Nov, 1803.
  • f. 84 Captain Vincenzo Taberna: Letter to Sir A. J. Ball: 1804.: Ital.: Copy.
  • f. 86 Egypt: Letter on affairs in: 1804.: Copy.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy:
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Italian
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1802
End Date:
1805
Date Range:
1802-1805
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Acton, John Francis Edward, 6th Baronet, Lieutenant-General, Prime Minister of Naples, 1736-1811
Ball, Alexander John, 1st Baronet, naval officer; Civil Commissioner of Malta, 1757-1809
Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1766-1841
Jenkinson, Robert Banks, Baron Hawkesbury, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister, 1770-1828
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Penn, Granville, of Add MS 37268
Taberna, Vincenzo, Captain
Tomasi, Bailly
Places:
Egypt, Africa
Malta, Europe