COMMITTEE OF THE NAVY - ENSURING A CAPTAIN LOYAL TO THE PARLIAMENT
ERLE
Sir Walter, (1586-1665, M.P. for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis), Samuel VASSALL, (1586-1667, Merchant, M.P. for London), Sir William WHELER, (circa 1601-1666, 1st Baronet, M.P for Westbury), Benjamin VALENTINE, (died in or before 1653, M.P. for St. Germans), and Giles GREEN, (d. 1656, M.P. for Corfe Castle)
Document Signed by all the above members
of the Committee for the Navy, addressed to the Commissioners of the Navy, with transcription, saying that the House of Commons, learning that "the Crescent frigatt one of the revolted ships is lately taken & brought into Plymouth", has "referred it unto this Committee by their order of the 28th: present to fitt out the said frigatt to sea to be a guard by the Westerne Coasts", accordingly the Committee order the Commissioners to "take Care write away [sic] for the fitting of the said Frigatt with a proporcion of Victualls & all of the provisions for five months and ... to certifie ... the names of two or three Active faithfull Commanders to be presented unto the house that one of them may be Chosen to take Command", 1 side 12¼" x 7½", short title on conjugate leaf, no place, 28th November
Item Date:
1648
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ERSKINE
(David Montagu, 1776-1855, M.P. and Diplomat, 2nd Baron)
Autograph Note Signed for "Mr Apthorp of Boston (US)"
admitting him to the House of Lords, 1 side oblong 8vo., London, June
remargined to 4to size
Item Date:
1844
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ERSKINE
(David Charles, M.P., 1866-1922, Liberal M.P. for W. Perthshire)
AN in the third person
"With Mr. Erskine's compliments", House of Commons, 3rd May
Item Date:
1906
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ERSKINE
(Hon. Henry, 1746-1817, Scottish Lawyer and Wit, Lord Advocate, 1783 and 1806-1807)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Kieth' [sic],
Captain the Hon. George Keith Elphinstone (1746-1823, Admiral, 1801, 1st Baron Keith, 1797, 1st Viscount 1814), the Prince of Wales's Secretary for Scotland, saying that "Not finding Mr Blane", (Andrew, 1744-1839, Writer to the Signet, 1774, Sheriff-clerk of Ayrshire, 1815-1821, eldest son of Gilbert Blane of Blanefield) "willing to accept of the offices of Depute Secretary and D[epute] Keeper of the Signet which you were kindly pleased to offer for the purpose of accommodating Matters", Erskine must "in Justice to myself & I think ... to his Royal Highness ... intreat you most humbly to lay before his R.H. the inclosed Memorial [not present]", showing that "the promise founded on by Dr Blane", (Gilbert, Andrew's brother, 1749-1834, from 1812 1st Baronet), "was most improperly obtained ... and should not be fulfilled", seeing that the Prince had commissioned Erskine to dispose of the post "which I had actually done before his Royal Highnesses promise was obtained", Keith must judge whether such a promise ought ever so "affect his R. Highness mind" as to command Erskine to fulfil it, but "there is no Command of his that I shall not cheerfully obey ... especially in the Execution of an Office I owe to his favor", subscribing himself "With the most anxious attention to his Pleasure Honor & Interest ...", 3 sides 4to, Edinburgh, 2nd March
Item Date:
1793
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ESTCOURT
(Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron, 1801-1876, progressive Tory politician)
Autograph envelope front signed 'T H S B[ucknall] Estcourt' for free postage
to Mrs Thomas Fardell, of Boothby Rectory near Grantham, 2½" x 4¾", Wisbech, 26th February
small defect in bottom margin without loss
Item Date:
1836
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