Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Naval Documents (4), Discharge Certificate to Gunner’s Mate David Davis, for service aboard H.M.S. Sultan, 1st July 1780 - 1st June 1784, discharged as being ‘unserviceable’, signed by Captain Andrew Mitchell.

Hand-written recommendation, pursuant to an Order from Rear Admiral of the White John Thomas Duckworth, that Captain Drury should go to Sick Quarters, signed by Captains H. D. Darby, H.M.S. Bellerophon; Halloweth, H.M.S. Swiftsure and Brown, H.M.S. Vanguard, these together with their ship’s Surgeons, signed aboard H.M.S. Powerful, on the River Tagus, 1st December 1799.

Orders to Captain H. D. Darby, H.M.S. Spencer, directing him to place his ship and himself under the command of Vice Admiral of the Blue, Sir Charles Pole, signed by Pole, dated 31st August 1801.

Letter written by Thomas Freemantle, Rear Admiral of the White, aboard H.M.S. Milford in St. George’s Harbour, Lissa, 15th July 1813, to Captain Hoste of H.M.S. Bacchante at Venice, instructing him to proceed to the mouth of the Po, ‘for the purpose of intercepting the enemy’s convoys, but it is to be understood that you are not to cruize to the southward of Rimini’, all in very good condition (4) £300-400

Contained in a folder with related modern photographs.