Exeter Local Maritime Archives Project

Documents

Reference Detail Dates Archive Keywords
W25/9

Ticket Office Certificate, 19 July 1795, regarding the death of John mayor of Hereford onboard HMS Trinity, 24 September 1794

1794 to 1795 Worcestershire Record Office navy ships
W5/1,2

photocopies of journal of Robert Rodney, midshipman of HMS Phoebe, 1 October 1804 - 1 July 1805; correspondence and papers of Admiral Rodney, c.1770-

1770 to 1805 Worcestershire Record Office diary navy ships
AF57/1/9

notes on the Golionos Oak near Newport, Monmouthshire, and the uses for naval timber to which it was put when felled

None to None Worcestershire Record Office wood navy construction shipbuilding ships
A95/Box57/162-6

printed advertisement for auction of naval timber, 2 February 1815

1815 to 1815 Worcestershire Record Office navy wood construction
K12/70(iii)

bill of lading of two cases containing 24 cane chairs onboard The Loyal Subject, 30 November 1714

1714 to 1714 Worcestershire Record Office ships
FLC 759.2

`collection of sketches by Edmund Marriner Gill, 1820-94, and a few by his father, Edmund Ward Gill, 1794-1854', including views of Naples, Genoa, Venice

1794 to 1894 Worcestershire Record Office illustrations europe Italy
LC 741MSS

sketch book of James Wathen, including one view of Southampton, c.1805

 

1805 to 1805 Worcestershire Record Office illustrations
Nature diaries of Angela Brazil

including of Polperro, Cornwall, c.1930s

1930 to 1930 Worcestershire Record Office None
3762/9

scrapbook including list of naval ships, 1672, with numbers of men, guns, commanders' names and stations

1672 to 1672 Worcestershire Record Office navy weapons
7335/3ii

misc. papers including printed letters addressed to Vice Admiral Vernon, (1739-46

1739 to 1746 Worcestershire Record Office correspondence navy
D(W)1778 (earls of Dartmouth),

some of which has been listed by the HMC. See 11th report, appendix v; 14th report, appendix x; 15th report, appendix I, 13th report, appendix iv. The collection, originally held by the William Salt Library, is divided into three parts: some has been retained at Stafford, in c.1922 those documents relating to Canada were sent to Ottawa (mostly D(W)1778/II with some from D(W)1778/I, III) and some papers, mainly 17th century naval, were sent to the National Maritime Museum.  The collection includes many official papers, early seventeenth century to nineteenth century, concerned with positions held by the Legge family. 

1600 to 1899 Staffordshire Record Office collections
Legge Ii

c.2000 papers of George Legge, 1rst Baron Dartmouth, including naval papers, notably papers regarding the Dutch including 340-3, sale of the Golden Calf, wreck at Poole, 1673,

1673 to 1673 Staffordshire Record Office navy ships
Legge 354

account of naval battle with Dutch off Ostende, 1673364-71, prize ships, 1674,

1674 to 1674 Staffordshire Record Office navy Belgium Europe
Legge 374

Royal Warrant for protection of French vessels, 1674,

1674 to 1674 Staffordshire Record Office navy ships
Legge 415-

misc. papers regarding Portsmouth fortifications, Tangier garrison, list of ships, etc. 1676-;

1676 to 1676 Staffordshire Record Office coastal defence security
Legge V135-7

papers relating to Trinity House, n.d., 1686-8;

1686 to 1688 Staffordshire Record Office None
Legge V152-87

financial papers relating to HM Forces expenditure, n.d., 1687-1720, including navy;

1687 to 1720 Staffordshire Record Office military
Legge V220A-274

papers of William, 2nd earl of Dartmouth, First Lord of Trade, concerning Italy, Baltic, St Petersburg, Newfoundland, West and East Indies, Africa, Falkland Islands, etc., 1684-70, & V275-343 as Secretary for the Colonies including V284-8a, papers concerning the North East passage, comprising letter of Beat Tavel, 1774, observations of John Hanson, 1774, letter of R. Valltravers, 1773, letter of M. le B. Engel concerning voyage of Captain Phipps, 1773,

1684 to 1774 Staffordshire Record Office commerce Europe Russia Canada Caribbean
Legge V303-9

papers concerning Mosquito Coast, 1773-5;

1773 to 1775 Staffordshire Record Office Africa travel
Legge V310-21

papers concerning Africa, 1770; V344-64 papers of Francis Legge, Governor of Nova Scotia, 1774-80;

1770 to 1780 Staffordshire Record Office Canada