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Stowe MS 427

Record Id:

040-001953236

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001952775

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000493.0x0003c2

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ISAD(G)

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Stowe MS 427

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LETTERS and warrants relating to the Navy; 1649-1812.

1. Col. Edward Popham and Col. Robert Blake to the Navy Commissioners, recommending for pay John Greene, late of the Increase frigate taken by the enemy; Plymouth Sound, 15 May, 1649. f. 1.

2. Warrant of the Council of State appointing Charles Austin master gunner of the Mermaid frigate; Whitehall, 29 Aug. 1651. Signed by John Bradshawe, President. f 3.

3. Order of the Council of State referring to the Admiralty Commissioners a letter from Nathaniel Reading to the Lord General, submitting his views respecting the English ships at Leghorn, etc.; 10 Feb. 1652 [3]. f 5.

4. Warrant of Gen. George Monck, appointing William Freeman carpenter of a frigate " now building at Lymehouse " ; " on board the Swiftsure," 7 Dec. 1653. f. 10.

5. Maj. John Wade to Col. John Clerke, on naval matters; Little Deane, 2 March, 1656 [7]. f. 12.

6. Capt. Robert Plumleigh to Robert Blakborne, Secretary to the Navy Commissioners; " Reserve att sea, plieinge y^e Narrow," 10 Mar. 1656 [7]. f 14.

7. E[dward] Montagu, [Earl of Sandwich, 1660], General at sea, to the same, asking for an advance of salary for " Mr. Binks appointed minister to y^e Plimouth"; "Swiftsure at Anchor in y^e Hope," [Tilbury], 29 Mar. 1659. f. 16.

8. [Hon.] A[ugustus] Keppel, Commodore, to the Navy Commissioners, concerning surveys of stores to be made at Port Mahon and Gibraltar, and the purchase of ground called " Dutch Cove " Centurion, Mahon Harbour," 30 Apr. 1751. f. 18.

9. Sir C[haloner] 0gle, Knt., to the same, forwarding " pay-tickets for four dead men," etc.; " Elizabeth, Portsmouth Harbour," 24 May, 1771. f. 19.

10. Adm. Sir G[eorge] B[rydges] Rodney to the same, forwarding a report on H.M. ships in Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica; Princess Amelia, Port Royal Harbour, 8 Aug-. 1771. f. 20.

11. Memorandum of Sir H[yde] Parker, Knt., Vice-Admiral, " given on board the Abergavenny, Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica," 1 Dec. 1798. f. 21.

12. Order by [George Keith Elphinstone, Baron] Keith, Vice-Admiral, for a survey of bedding in H.M. ship Romulus; H.M. Minotaur, Leghorn Roads, 2 July, 1800. f. 22.

13. Order by Sir W[illiam] Sidney Smith, Admiral, to John Penny, Purser of H.M. ship Tigre, to supply the gun-vessel Negresse with sailors' clothes; " H.M. Tigre, off Baffo," 15 Sept. 1800. f. 24.

14. Order by Sir Ed[ward] Pellew, Bart., Vice-Admiral, for survey of " slop-clothing " on board the Repulse; " on board the Caledonia," Port Mahon, 8 Dec. 1812. f. 25. Paper; ff. 25. Folio.

Navy; England: Letters and warrants relating to: 1649-1812.

includes:

f. 1 Admiral Robert Blake: Letter to the Navy Commissioners: 1649.
f. 1 John Greene: Recommended to the Navy Commissioners for pay: 1649.
f. 1 Colonel Edward Popham: Letter to the Navy Commisioners: 1649.
f. 3 John Bradshawe, President of Council of State: Orders of Council, etc., signed by: 1650.
f. 3 Charles Austin: Appointment as Master Gunner of the Mermaid frigate: 1651.
f. 5 Navy; England: Council order conc. the English ships at Leghorn: 1653.
f. 5 Nathaniel Reading: Council order on his letter concerning the English ships at Leghorn: 1653.
f. 10 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Warrant signed by: 1653.
f. 12 John Clarke, Colonel: Letter to, from Maj. J. Wade: 1657.
f. 12 Major John Wade: Letter to Col. J. Clerke: 1657.
f. 14 Robert Blakborne, Secretary to the Navy Commissioners: Letter to, from Capt. R. Plumleigh: 1657.
f. 14 Captain Robert Plumleigh: Letter to R. Blakborne: 1657.
f. 16 Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich: Letter to R. Blakborne: 1659.
f. 18 Gibraltar: Letter concerning survey of naval stores at: 1751.
f. 18 Hon Augustus Keppel, Commodore: Letter to the Navy Commissioners: 1751.
f. 18 Port Mahon, Minorca: Letter conc. survey of naval stores at: 1751.
f. 19 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet: Letter to the Navy Commissioners: 1771.
f. 20 Rear-Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney 1782: Letter to the Navy Commissioners: 1771.
f. 20 Island of Jamaica: Report on H.M. ships in Port Royal Harbour: 1771.
f. 21 Captain Hyde Parker, Baronet (1782) and (1780) Vice-Admiral: Memorandum: 1798.
f. 22 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith: Order signed by: 1800.
f. 24 John Penny: Order to, as purser of H.M.S. Tigre: 1800.
f. 24 Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, GCB: Order signed by: 1800.
f. 25 Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth: Order signed by: 1812.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Stowe Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001952775
036-001953234
040-001953236

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Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 426-437 : CLASS VIII.NAVY.

Stowe MS 427 : LETTERS and warrants relating to the Navy; 1649-1812. 1. Col. Edward Popham and Col. Robert Blake to the Navy Commissioners,…

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1649

End Date:

1812

Date Range:

1649-1812

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Names:

Austin, Charles
Blakborne, Robert, Secretary to the Navy Commissioners
Blake, Robert, Admiral
Bradshawe, John, President of Council of State
Clarke, John, Colonel
Elphinstone, George Keith, Admiral Viscount Keith
Greene, John, subject of a recommendation for pay, fl 1649
Keppel, Augustus, Commodore
Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle, army officer, 1608-1670
Montagu, Edward, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Admiral, 1625-1672
Navy of England
Ogle, Charles, 2nd Baronet, Admiral of the Fleet
Parker, Hyde, Baronet (1782), Captain; and (1780) Vice-Admiral
Pellew, Edward, 1st Viscount Exmouth
Penny, John
Plumleigh, Robert, Captain; of Stowe MS 427
Popham, Edward, Colonel
Reading, Nathaniel, of Stowe MS 427
Rodney, George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke, naval officer, d 1792
Smith, William Sidney, Knight, naval officer, 1764-1840
Wade, John, Major

Places:

Gibraltar, Spain
Jamaica, Central America
Port Mahon, Minorca