Marine account book for British marines on board HMS Invincible [in various waters], 1756-1767
MSS L1993.1.131 [Bound]
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Title
Marine account book for British marines on board HMS Invincible [in various waters], 1756-1767
Variant Title
Extracts of orders by his R.H. the Duke Capt. Genl. and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty forces during the late campaigns in the Low Countries
Description
2 pts. in 1 v. ; folded in cloth box
Call Number
MSS L1993.1.131 [Bound]
System Control No.
(OCoLC)30879021
Note
Collins became Captain in the Royal Marines in 1755, fought at Louisburg in 1758 and at Belle Isle in 1761, the same year he was breveted Major. Later, he commanded a marine battalion at Boston (1775-76) and became Commandant at Plymouth (1784-93). The Invincible carried 74 guns.
Part [1]: notes total prize money received while Collins was Captain under Sir George Pocock, Augustus Keppel, and Edward Boscawen, who was on board in June, 1756; roster of Collins' Plymouth marines on board Invicible; roster of Collins' Plymouth marines from 1756-1762; also, columnar list of marines on board: name, age, height, county of birth, trade, and death or discharge date.
Part [2]: account book & deaths of Collins' Plymouth marines during 1756 voyge on Invincible; "Extracts of orders by his R.H. the Duke Capt. Genl. and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty forces during the late campaigns in the Low Countries" (regulations, duty in cantonment, upon the march, or in camp, other standing orders (e.g. concerning plundering and maurauding, etc.)); plans of the battalion [signed?] Robert Napier; also lists mariners who had died on board, with an accounting of their goods.
Watermark: Pro patria.
For detail, see case file.
Part [1]: notes total prize money received while Collins was Captain under Sir George Pocock, Augustus Keppel, and Edward Boscawen, who was on board in June, 1756; roster of Collins' Plymouth marines on board Invicible; roster of Collins' Plymouth marines from 1756-1762; also, columnar list of marines on board: name, age, height, county of birth, trade, and death or discharge date.
Part [2]: account book & deaths of Collins' Plymouth marines during 1756 voyge on Invincible; "Extracts of orders by his R.H. the Duke Capt. Genl. and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty forces during the late campaigns in the Low Countries" (regulations, duty in cantonment, upon the march, or in camp, other standing orders (e.g. concerning plundering and maurauding, etc.)); plans of the battalion [signed?] Robert Napier; also lists mariners who had died on board, with an accounting of their goods.
Watermark: Pro patria.
For detail, see case file.
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