Papers, 1783-1862.

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Papers, 1783-1862.

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Correspondence (1795-1803) while serving as comptroller of the Royal Navy and primarily concerning the importation of naval stores from Russia. Also, correspondence of Sir Hamond's son, Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., concerning his command of the H.M.S. Champion, Blanche, Plantagenet, and Lively, in the blockades of Valetta, Malta (1800), the Danish and Swedish coasts and the attack on Copenhagen (1801), and in service off the coasts of Spain and France (1801). There are letters, 1828-1832, from George Charles Blake concerning his command of the H.M.S. Pearl. Other subjects discussed include impressment (1848-1854), the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers in 1854, and naval discipline. 29 additional items relate to the careers of Admiral Hamond and his son, Sir Graham Hamond, who was also an admiral.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828

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British naval officer. From the description of Papers of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1766-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069048 British naval officer, of Lynn, Norfolk, England. From the description of Papers, 1783-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122524340 From the description of Correspondence, 1783-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19595421 Epithet: RN Title: 3rd Baronet ...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Hamond, Graham Eden, Sir, 1779-1862

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British admiral of the fleet. From the description of Papers of Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 1832-1836 (bulk 1835-1836). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49361660 Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862), son of Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738-1828), held various commands during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1824 he conveyed Lord Stuart de Rothesay to Brazil in the Wellesley. From 1834 to 1838 he held the post of senior officer commanding the South Ame...

Blake, George Charles.

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