Cotton, Joseph, 1745-1825

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1760 entered the Royal Navy; late 1760s mate on the Deptford; 1770s commander of the East Indiaman Queen Charlotte; 1782 retired; 1788 elder brother of Trinity House; 1795-1823 director of the East India Company; 1803-c 1823 deputy master of Trinity House; 1803 chairman, the East India Docks Company; 1810 Fellow of the Royal Society.

Epithet: mariner and merchant

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referencedIn Vol. LXXIX (ff. 325). Aug.-Oct. 1817.includes:ff. 1, 2 William Morton Pitt, FRS, MP for Dorsetshire: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1809-1817. f. 3 Captain Joseph Cotton, FRS: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1808-1824... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CV (ff. 369). 22 Apr.-14 June, 1823.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 William Hill, of the Treasury: Letters to R. Willimott: 1814-1823. f.2 Reverend James M'Ghee, Magistrat fo... British Library
creatorOf Joseph Cotton papers., 1768-1772 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CIX (ff. 317). Dec. 1823-May, 1824.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 Thomas Thorold, Landing Surveyor of Customs, Cowes: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1823. f. 2 Nichol... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXVLII (ff. ii + 48). Aug. 1811-28 Apr. 1814.includes:f. I Robert Henry Crew, Secretary, Board of Ordnance: Letters to, from the 2nd Earl of Liverpool, W. Huskisson, etc.: 1794-1811. f. 1 b Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury: Co... British Library
referencedIn ROSE PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 161). Correspondence and papers of Rose, mostly as Treasurer of the Navy; 1782-1817. Followed (ff. 158-161b) by papers (1819-1820) of his executors.includes:ff. 1-157b Navy; England: Accompts, correspondence and papers of G. ..., 1782-1820 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXIX (ff. 886). 23 June-July, 1819.includes:f. 1 Lady R. H. Peshall: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1819. ff. 3, 114 Edward Smith Lees, Secretary to the Post Office, Dublin: Letters to T.C. Brooks bank: 1819. ff. 7, 150 W-R-Arnold, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIV (ff. 142). Aug. 1810-6 Jan. 1811.Navy; England: Papers of C. P. Yorke as First Lord of the Admiralty: 1810-1812.includes:f. 1 Henry Nicholls, of St James's Square: Letter to C. P. Yorke: 1810. f. 3 Rear-Admiral James Wilkes Maurice: Letter t... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXVIII (ff. 404). 16 Mar.-May, 1814.includes:f. 1 Andreas Andersen Feldborg, Scandinavian historian: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 2 John Ness, ship-master, of Whitby: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1814. f. 3 Captain Jo... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CIV (ff. 422). 6 Mar.-21 Apr. 1823.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 George Howard, Viscount Morpeth; 6th Earl of Carlisle: Letters to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1824. ff... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXVIII (ff. 391). 10 May-22 June, 1819.includes:ff. 1, 136 Joseph Pinsent: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1819-1822. ff. 3, 6, 8, 23, 28, 36 Marcus Crosbie: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1812-1819. f. 5 Capta... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CVI (ff. 330). 16 June-July, 1823.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 1 Sir Joseph Planta, the younger; GCH: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1818-1826. f. 7 George ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXXXV (ff. 408). 1813-1822.includes:ff. 1, 304, 309, 312, 314 Matthew Winter, Secretary to the Tax Office: Correspondence with R. Willimott: 1813-1819. ff. 1, 304, 309, 312, 314 Robert Willimott, Secretary to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: Corre..., 1813-1822 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CX (ff. 373). June, 1824-Feb. 1825.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1820-1827.includes:f. 2 Reverend Samuel Watson, DD: Memorial to George IV: 1824. f. 4 Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's and (18... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXII (ff. i +211). 6 Feb. 1799-2 Feb. 1806. Folio and quarto.includes:f. 1 b Reverend Thomas Maurice, of the British Museum: Correspondence with the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1796-1802. f. 1 b Reverend James Hodgson, Master of Whitgift's Hospital... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XLIII (ff. 397). Apr.-Dec. 1798.Thomas Lack, Secretary to the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade: Letters to the 1st Earl of Liverpool: circ. 1793-1806.includes:ff. 1, 2, 8,53,150, 170, 199, 203, 210, 263, 304 b, 368 John de Blaquière, Li... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXII (ff. 451). 16 Mar.-22 May, 1818.includes:ff. 2, 3 James Price, Vicar of High Wycombe, Rector of Great Munden 1817: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1818. f. 4 William Le Blanc, attorney, of London: Letters to the 2nd Earl o... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LIV (ff. 323). 1 Sept. 1808-16 Nov. 1809.Joseph Bonaparte of Spain: Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool rel. to the Peninsular War: 1808-1812.includes:ff. 1, 50 Sir Vicary Gibbs, Attorney-General and Chief Justice of CP: Corr... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXXII (ff. 293). 1819-1824.includes:f. 10 Edmund Stanley, KB; Chief Justice at Madras: Letter to the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1819. f. 12 Joseph Pinsent: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1819-1822. f. 14 Joseph Pinsent: Letter to..., 1819-1824 British Library
creatorOf Joseph Cotton; James Scott; George Millett papers. British Library
creatorOf Althorp Papers. Vol. dclxxiii. Letters from1. Rev. Robert Holt Butcher, vicar of Wandsworth; 1788-1818.2. Joseph Cotton, Deputy Master of Trinity House; 1793-1824.includes:art. 1 Reverend Robert Holt Butcher, Vicar of Wandsworth: Letters to Lord Spen..., 1788-1824 British Library
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Death 1825-01-26

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