Exeter Local Maritime Archives Project

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DD/X/WI 36 copies of letters of Edward Martindale of Bristol, merchant, 1693. 1792, including references to American trade, purchase of flyboat Adventure. the Virginian fleet, French war 1693 to 1792 Somerset Record Office None
DD/L/Box 296/1

cash book receipts for transport of coal, salt, stones, etc by ship, 1868-72 (l volume)

1868 to 1872 Somerset Record Office None
DD/X/UND 1 typescript of the Tudway papers, including names of ships involved in London sugar trade with Jamaica, c.1752-1807 1752 to 1807 Somerset Record Office None
DD/WHh 1089 [stored as DD/x/LWE 1 c/3208] letters of Helyar family relating to estates in Jamaica, 17th-18th centuries 1600 to 1800 Somerset Record Office None
DD/TD, Box 59,1-2 correspondence mainly with London agents of the Tudway family relating to the Parham estate in Antigua, 1758-1818, including shipping of goods, receipts of cargoes, deaths of slaves 1758 to 1818 Somerset Record Office slavery
DD/BR/ely 2

correspondence to Sir Charles Pymm, London, regarding plantation and trade with Bermuda, 1666-70

1666 to 1670 Somerset Record Office colonial
DD/SF 2936

note concerning Negro trade in Africa, n.d. with note of two trading ships, 1700

1700 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/X/ERA 4-9

papers regarding suppression and naval action, 1842-9

1842 to 1849 Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 513 paper back volume includes number of negroes imported and exported, 1702-52 1702 to 1752 Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 197

papers of Caleb Dickinson, includes sugar trade from Jamaica, 1737

None to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 201 papers of Caleb Dickinson, Bristol merchant, including general trade as well as the insurance of the Greyhound for carrying negroes to America from Africa, 27 August 1744 1744 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/DN 114 printed dimensions and names of ships in the port of Liverpool employed in the African slave trade with details of provisions, mortality rate, etc., 1788 1788 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD/X/GRA 1-9

letters, papers and logbooks of Commander George Kenyon including the suppression of the slave trade, 1824-49

1824 to 1849 Somerset Record Office anti-slavery
DD\AH/52/6/21

List of men in Captain Skene's band on HMS Minden including men from Milan who had been prisoners in Portchester Castle, Denmark and the Netherlands who had volunteered from prison ships, and a black American. Their bandmaster was Edward Khine of Brunswick and the captain had paid 152 guineas for music and instruments to form a band. The endorsement indicates they were to be removed from the ship. Enclosed list of seamen to be transferred from HMS Minden to HMS Illustrious with their position, also noted which were married and had children 10 April 1812

1812 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD\AH/52/6/5

Sir Samuel Hood's suggestions for improvements and economy in the supply and victualling of ships early 19thc.

1800 to None Somerset Record Office naval upkeep, provisions
DD\AH/60/8/10

Letter from General Brodrick at Corunna to Sir Samuel Hood requesting the recall of horse ships returning to England 1st Jan 1809

1809 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD\AH/61/3/1

Letter from Archibald Gloster in Trinidad to Samuel Hood in Barbados desiring him to request a ship to pick up his wife from St Vincent and bring her to Trinidad 12 June 1802

1802 to None Somerset Record Office None
DD\AH/21/16/1

Ship money assessment showing men and cash required from each hundred drawn up for Sir William Portman and probably taken by Sir Thomas Wroth as a basis for this. 1637

1637 to None Somerset Record Office Caroline Personal Rule finance
DD\AH/21/16/2

Letter to Sir Thomas Wroth from the Privy Council Concerning non-payment of ship money, 15 Mar 1639/40

1640 to None Somerset Record Office ship money protest
DD/WHh c/787

map of Charles town, South Carolina, showing 'the disposition of his Majesty's troops March, 1730' with names of Navy vessels in harbour

1730 to None Somerset Record Office None