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CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, K.C.B., M.P., 1st Bart. 1806, Comptroller of the Navy, consisting chiefly of official and semi-official letters relating to naval affairs; 1786-1815. Included are:-(a) Admiralty Instructions to Thompson as commander of the expedition which established the colony of Sierra Leone; 20 Jan. 1787. f. 3;-(b) Official order, signed by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B., instructing Thompson as Commanding Officer of H.M.S. 'Leander' to convey Capt. E. Berry, R.N., bearer of original despatches concerning the Battle of the Nile, to Lord St Vincent; 2 Aug. 1798. f. 80;-(c) Four autograph letters from Nelson, 1801-1803, the first of which, dated 12 Apr. 1801 (f. 115) and sympathizing with Thompson on his loss of a leg at Copenhagen, is enclosed (f. 116) in an undated wrapper addressed to Thompson aboard H. M. S. 'Isis' [i.e. during his return to England with the wounded] and is sealed with the signet which Nelson used only when writing to the Captains who had served under him at the Nile. ff. 115-116, 129, 130, 135;-(d) Autograph letter from Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Baron Collingwood, concerning the Battle of Trafalgar and describing his feelings of personal loss at Nelson's death; 18 Dec. 1805. f. 141;-(e) Autograph letter from Nelson to William Pitt, 11 Sept. 1805, recommending Thompson (to whom it was sent in March 1806 (cf. f. 143) by George Pretyman-Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln). f. 145. The names of the writers are given in the Index to the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 175. Folio. 1786-1815.

Navy; England: Correspondence of Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1786-1815.

Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet; Comptroller of the Navy: Correspondence and papers: 1786-1815.

includes:

ff. 1, 3 Richard Howe, Viscount and 1st Earl Howe: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1786-1787.
f. 3 Charles Brett, Lord of the Admiralty: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1787.
f. 3 Rear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower, son of John, 1st Earl Gower: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1787.
f. 3 West Africa: Admiralty instructions rel. to Sierra Leone expedition: 1787.
ff. 3, 11, 25, 27 Philip Stephens, Secretary of the Admiralty: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1787-1792.
ff. 7, 21, 23 Captain Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood 1796 Admiral 1794: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1787-1790.
ff. 9, 13, 19 Thomas Steele, MP: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1787-1789.
f. 15 George Jackson, 1st Baronet 1791; afterwards Duckett; Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty: 1791. Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1788.
ff. 17-117b Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1788-1801.
ff. 47, 149 William Marsden, of the Admiralty: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1796, 1806.
f. 56 Rear-Admiral James Young: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1796.
f. 58 Rear-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour, Vice-Admiral 1799: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1796.
ff. 59, 61 George Macartney, Earl Macartney: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1796.
f. 66 Captain Ralph Willett Miller, RN: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1797.
ff. 68-77, 101, 103, 106, 119, 123 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Correspondence with ViceAdm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1797-1801.
ff. 80, 115, 129, 130, 135 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letters, etc., to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1798-1803.
ff. 80-91 b General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Papers rel. to capture of H.M.S. 'Leander' whilst carrying Nelson's dispatches: 1798.: Engl. and Fr.
ff. 80-91 b Navy; England: Papers rel. to capture of Adm. Lord Nelson's despatches rel. to the Battle of the Nile: 1798.: Engl. and Fr.
f. 82 Captain Edward Berry, Baronet 1806 Rear-Admiral 1821: Safe-conduct to: 1798.: Fr.
f. 82 Captain Lejoille, French naval commander at Corfu: Safe-conduct for officers, etc., of H.M.S.'Leander': 1798.: Fr.
f. 84 Sir Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1798.
f. 87 Joseph Hunt, Commissioner, Navy Transport Board: Certificate rel. to the exchange of French and British prisoners: 1798.
f. 87 Captain Joseph Louis Audouard, French naval officer; Prisoner of war: Certificate rel. to his exchange: 1798.
f. 87 Midshipman Louis Gueriteau, French prisoner of war: Certificate rel. to his exchange: 1798.
f. 87 François Lavergne, French naval officer: Certificate rel. to his exchange as a prisoner-of-war: 1798.
f. 87 Captain John Schanck, Admiral 1821: Certificate rel. to exchange of French and British prisoners: 1798.
f. 87 Sir Rupert George, Commissioner, Transport Office: 1809. Certificate rel. to the exchange of French and British prisoners: 1798.
f. 99 Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet Admiral 1801: Letter to ViceAdm. Sir T. Thompson: 1799.
ff. 104, 132, 134 John Julius Angerstein, philanthropist: Correspondence with ViceAdm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1800-1802.
f. 116 Seals: 'Nile' signet of Lord Nelson: 1801.
ff. 121, 127 Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet: 1803. Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1801.
f. 137 Newton Barton, Secretary to H Addington: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1804.
f. 139 William Pitt, the younger; Prime Minister: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1804.
f. 141 Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1805.
f. 143 William Dacres Adams, Commissioner of Woods and Forests: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1806.
f. 145 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter to W. Pitt: 1805.
f. 149 William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1806.
f. 149 Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet; Admiral 1830: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1806.
f. 149 Admiral Sir Charles Morice Pole, 1st Baronet: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1806.
f. 151 Sir Stephen Cottrell, Clerk to the Council: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1806.
ff. 153, 155 William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; Prime Minister: Correspondence with Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1806.
ff. 156, 162 Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave: Letters to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1807, 1809.
f.164 Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1809.
f. 166 Hon Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1811.
ff. 168, 169 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira; 1st Marquess of Hastings; formerly Rawdon: Correspondence with Vice-Adm. Sir T. B. Thompson: 1813.
f. 171 John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Letter to Vice-Adm. Sir T. Thompson: 1815.

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Add MS 46119 : CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, K.C.B., M.P., 1st Bart. 1806, Comptroller of the Navy,…

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1786

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1815

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Adams, William Dacres, civil servant, 1775-1862
Angerstein, John Julius, philanthropist
Audouard, Joseph Louis, Captain; French naval officer; Prisoner of war
Barton, Charles William Newton, Private Secretary to Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, d 1808
Berry, Edward, Baronet 1806, Captain; Rear-Admiral 1821
Brett, Charles, Lord of the Admiralty
Burrard-Neale, Harry, 2nd Baronet, Admiral 1830
Collingwood, Cuthbert, 1st Baron Collingwood, naval officer, 1748-1810
Cottrell, Stephen, Clerk to the Council
Croker, John Wilson, PC, MP, 1780-1857
Eden, Morton Frederick, 1st Baron Henley
Edwardes, William, 2nd Baron Kensington, politician, 1777-1852
George, Rupert, 1st Baronet, naval officer and politician, 1749-1823
Gower, John, naval officer and politician, 1740-1792
Grenville, William Wyndham, 1st Baron Grenville, politician and Prime Minister, 1759-1834
Gueriteau, Louis, naval officer and prisoner of war, fl 1798
Hood, Samuel, Captain Admiral 1794, 1st Viscount Hood 1796
Howe, Richard, 1st Earl Howe, naval officer, 1726-1799
Hunt, Joseph, Commissioner, Navy Transport Board
Jackson, George, 1st Baronet 1791, afterwards Duckett; Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty
Jenkinson, Charles Cecil Cope, 3rd Earl of Liverpool, politician, 1784-1851
Jervis, John, Earl of St Vincent
Lavergne, François, French naval officer
Lejoille, Captain; French naval commander at Corfu
Macartney, George, Earl Macartney, of Add MS 45417
Marsden, William, orientalist and numismatist, 1754-1836
Miller, Ralph Willett, Captain; RN
Navy of England
Navy of France
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Nepean, Evan, 1st Baronet
Pasley, Thomas, 1st Baronet, Vice-Admiral; Admiral 1801
Perceval, Spencer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1762-1812
Phipps, Henry, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
Pitt, William, Prime Minister, called 'the younger', 1759-1806
Pole, Charles Morice, 1st Baronet, Admiral
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis, formerly Rawdon 2nd Earl of Moira, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Schanck, John, Captain; Admiral 1821
Seymour, Hugh, Rear-Admiral; Vice-Admiral 1799
Steele, Thomas, MP
Stephens, Philip, Secretary of the Admiralty
Thompson, Thomas Boulden, 1st Baronet, Comptroller of the Navy
Watson, Brook, 1st Baronet
Young, James, Rear-Admiral

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