Box 2
Contains 8 Results:
James Hawkins Whitshed
Printed books and pamphlets, 1772-1998; Copies of Correspondence, 1798-1822; Copies of Orders, 1784-1804 Naval Cadet's Journal, 1846-1847; Track charts, 1808-1810; Various charts of North American and Europe, 1693-1778; The Dublin Chronicle, 1790-1791; Signal books and Sailing Instructions, 1791-1798; Naval Appointments, 1799-1844; Instructions for conduct of ships of war, 1795-1798; Instructions for Courts Martial, 1743-1798.
"The Dublin Chronicle," Vol. IV-V, 1791 Apr 2-Jun 2
Incomplete run: numbers present: 615–617, 621–623, 626–629, 631–634, with additional issues after number 634 for the dates 21, 24, 31 May and 2 June 1791 all having the upper right hand corner, where the issue numbers are located, torn off.
Booklet of manuscript sailing instructions, 1791 Jun 30
Presented to Captain James Hawkins by Jn Law, HMS Robust, [3rd Rate, 74 guns], contains 63 numbered pages with descriptions of the following:
- Madeira Islands, pg 1
- Canary Islands, pg 2
- Cape De Verde Islands, pg 3
- Bearing and Distances of the West Indian Islands, pg 6
- The Caribbee Islands, pg 8
- St. Vincente, pg 12
- Granada, pg 14
- St. Lucia, pg 16
- Tobago, pg 18
- Dominico, pg 21
- Mariagallante, pg 23
- Antigua, pg 25
- Montserrat, pg 28
- Nevis, pg 29
- St. Christophers, pg 29
- Anguilla, pg 31
- Virgin Gorda, pg 32
- Remarks for the Round Rocks Passage, pg 33
- Remarks about Jamaica, pg 37
- Shoals and Keys at Port Royal, pg 38
- Gulf of Florida and Windward Passage, pg 41
- Coast of North America, pg 42 [including Halifax, pp. 42–45; Bay of Fundy, pp. 45; New York, pg 46; Cape Cod, pg 47; course and distance of the Coast of Nova Scotia and New England, pg. 47–48; Nantucket Shoals, pg 49; Rhode Island, pg 49; Long Island Sound, pg 50; New York, pg 52–53; Chesapeake Capes, pg 56–57; Carolina Coast, pg 58, Charleston, pg 58; Tybee Island, pg 60]
- Remarks on the Bay of Fundy, pg 60–61
- Bahama Islands, pg 62–63
Signal-Book for the Ships of War, 1795
Bound and printed copy of 83 pages with no illustrated flags or other manuscript additions.
Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War, &c. Explanatory of, and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal-book, 1795
Bound and printed copy of 48 numbered pages with no manuscript annotations or illustrations.
Booklet containing copies of the general instructions for Courts Martial, 1743-1798
Transcripts of documents dated between 1743 and 1798, as follows:
- General Instructions, pgs 1–3
- Opinion of the Judges respecting Captain Coffin, pg 4
- Dr. Paul’s opinion respecting an equal number of votes, pg 5
- Dr. Harris’s opinion when a member cannot attend from illness, pgs 6–7
- Order for trying a man by Courts Martial, pg 8
- Appointment of Judge Advocate and Provost Martial, pg 9
- Notice to prisoners and witnesses, pg 10
- Minutes, pg 11
- Sentence, pg 12
- Order for Punishment, pg 13
- Order for Surgeon to attend, pg 14
- Order for Provost Martial to release the Prisoner, pg 14
- Sentence for prevarication, pg 15
- Sentence for different punishments, pg 16
- Order for the Provost Martial to hang a man, pgs 17–18
- Sentence for Mutiny, pg 18
- Order and Sentence, pg 19
- Order and Pardon, pgs 20–21
- Orders of the Earl of St. Vincent, 1798, pgs 21–23
- Council of War, pg 24
Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War, Explanatory of, and relative to the Signals contained in the Signal-book, 1798
Bound and printed copy of 63 numbered pages with no manuscript annotations or illustrations.