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SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context
VIAFrevised2015-09-19machineCPF merge programMerge v2.0revised2016-08-11T11:53:04machineSNAC EAC-CPF ParserBulk ingest into SNAC Databaserevised2016-08-11T11:53:04humanSystem Service (system@localhost)created2024-03-29machineSNAC EAC-CPF SerializerSNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPFpersonMorris, Valentine, -1789presumedMorris, Valentine d. 1789presumedMorris, Valentine, 1727-1789presumedMorris, ValentinepresumedHimself, -1789presumed1727-10-271789-08-26BretonsBarrington, Samuel, 1729-1800.Morris, Valentine, active 1729-1759, Lieutenant-Colonel; 38th FootMorris, Valentine, active 1758-1785, Governor of St VincentMorris, Valentine, 1727-1789Samuel Barrington letterbooks, 1778-1779Barrington, Samuel, 1729-1800.Samuel Barrington letterbooks 1778-1779Total Boxes: 3; Other Storage Formats: 1 portfolio; Linear Feet: 1.04'Two letterbooks of incoming correspondence kept by Admiral Samuel Barrington during his command in the West Indies as Rear Admiral of the White. Correspondents include members of the Admiralty Board; junior officers; Admiral John Byron, who superseded Barrington as commander; officers of the French Navy, including Admirals de BouilleĢ and d'Estaing; government officials from various West Indian islands, including Valentine Morris of St. Vincent's and William Mathew Burt of St. Christopher; and Lord George Macartney, governor of Jamaica. Subjects include Barrington's secret orders to attack St. Lucia; intelligence on the French fleet and preparations for the battle of Grenada; prisoner exchanges with the French Navy; the defensive requirements of the British West Indies and the fears of the inhabitants; and Barrington's plans to return to Great Britain in July 1779. Other correspondence includes routine messages concerning provisions, shipping, and the welfare of Barrington's sailors. FrenchBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library