Exeter Local Maritime Archives Project

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A\AOV/94

letters, etc., of Henry N Shore (5th baron Teignmouth) 'about Lapwing Shipwreck', 1876-7; copy letter by Lieutenant Commander Lionel Shore describing the Battle of the Falklands, 1914.

1876 to 1914 Somerset Record Office naval warfare, Great War, First World War
DD/DK 16.

diary of doctor practicing in New Zealand and journey via Hawaii, San Francisco and New York to England, 1872

1872 to None Somerset Record Office None
T/PH/hit 1-6

diaries of Thomas Willy of Sea, Ilminster, ropemaker, 1856-9, 1863-89

1856 to 1889 Somerset Record Office None
DD/TBR 18/2.

journal of sea voyage from Portsmouth - Cape - Calcutta, 1848

1848 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/SAS C/2492.

journal of J C Evered, home ports. Baltic. Black Sea and Mediterranean, 1848-54

1848 to 1854 Somerset Record Office None
DD/TB. box 53. 7c/1534

part of logbook of the Blessing in the East Indies, 1702 & journal of the voyage of the Bombay Merchant in India and to the East Indies, including Japan. 1698-1701, with some illustrations of islands, with misc. enclosures, c.I690-1740

1690 to 1740 Somerset Record Office None
DD/SAS S/418 1-3

Ship Logbooks kept by J.G.C. Evered of Bridgwater, of HMS Victory, Raleigh and Vernon 1846-8, Superb 1851-2, Queen 1855-6

1846 to 1856 Somerset Record Office None
DD/MDL/box 12 papers of Rear Admiral Sir Melvyn Medlycott 1852-81, including journals kept on visit to the Cook Islands, 1880-1 1852 to 1881 Somerset Record Office None
DD/CPL 30 Autobiographical and biographical memoranda of Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats, c.1822-38, including exploits of 1801, winter in the Baltic, 1808-09, rough draft of operations at Quiberon Bay with French plan, 1795; Journal of HMS Superb, April - September 1801 1795 to 1838 Somerset Record Office naval warfare
DD/DN 211 letters from Admiral Thomas Smith to Caleb Dickinson, merchant of Somerset and Bristol, 1755 1755 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/CPL 31.

Seventeen letters from Vice Admiral Sir James Saumarez to Admiral Richard Goodwin Keats, 1808

1808 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/CPL 32-6. L

letters from Admiral Keats to Duke of Clarence and replies, 1789-1828

1789 to 1828 Somerset Record Office None
DD/CPL 41-7 Miscellaneous papers of Admiral Keats with references to Cadiz, Toulon. Boulogne, and French signals, 1785-1836 1785 to 1836 Somerset Record Office None
DD/WY/185

Notes by John Wyndham of Norrington on misbehaviour of soldiers and pressgangs, 1687

1687 to None Somerset Record Office recruitment, impressment
DD/X/K1 2 account books of Captain Bruford of Sussanna & Captain Rawle of the Orestes for trips between Minehead, Porlock. Cardiff, Swansea, Sharpness and Gloucester, 1907-9 1907 to 1909 Somerset Record Office None
DD/TOR 306 names of vessels bringing lime-stone to London from Lyme Regis. 1824-8 1824 to 1828 Somerset Record Office None
DD/TOR 313

accounts of Mary of Lyme Regis, voyages to Guernsey, London. Newcastle, 1735

D/B/bw 1861, Bills of information. 1717-69, including reference to Mercury from Gallipoli and Leghorn, 1737
1717 to 1861 Somerset Record Office None
DD/SF 4237

Account book of William Sanford, factor originally of Somerset, based in Hamburg, 1659-1740

1659 to 1740 Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 441 ships' trading accounts. including expenses in fitting out ships as well as accounts forvoyages, I729-46 1729 to 1746 Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 405-16 accounts of Caleb Dickinson, merchant, including references to shares and trading ventures, 1737-83 1737 to 1783 Somerset Record Office None