123. HMS Dragon.- Hall ( Sir William Hutcheon, admiral, commander of the Dragon steam frigate 1847-49, ?1797-1838) Memorandums to Captain Hall, letters & orders on behalf of the admiralty, most manuscripts, some printed with manuscript insertions, c. 354pp., sewn together, folds, some browning, vol. broken, original half calf, rubbed, upper cover detached, spine broken and defective, folio, 4th May 1847 - 22nd December 1849.
est. £200 – £300
"You will use your best endeavours to carry out the wishes of their Lordships... relative to the substitution of Tea and Sugar, in lieu of Spirits... distinctly explaining to the Crew, that the proposed change is to be entirely voluntary...".
Includes numerous memoranda from Admiral Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860), commander of the Channel Fleet, 1846-54. During this time Captain Hall commanded the Dragon in the Mediterranean. Some of the orders are from HMS Victory.