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Title
Date(s)
- [1799-1801] (Creation)
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I box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dixie entered the Navy in 1795 as a first-class volunteer and was captured by the French in 1797. After ten months in captivity he joined La Pomone, serving in the Mediterranean and then joined the Orion in the West Indies. In 1804 he was with Nelson (q.v.) who confirmed him as a lieutenant; he was present at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Until 1814 he was in North America. He retired in 1815 and in 1851 was promoted to captain on the retired list.
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Archival history
GB 0064 DIX [1799-1801] Collection I box Dixie , Sir , Alexander , 1780-1857 , Captain
Dixie entered the Navy in 1795 as a first-class volunteer and was captured by the French in 1797. After ten months in captivity he joined La Pomone, serving in the Mediterranean and then joined the Orion in the West Indies. In 1804 he was with Nelson (q.v.) who confirmed him as a lieutenant; he was present at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Until 1814 he was in North America. He retired in 1815 and in 1851 was promoted to captain on the retired list.
The papers were purchased from the family in 1953 through the Caird Fund.
Papers of Sir Alexander Dixie, consisting of three logs, 1799 to 1801, and twenty-four service documents.
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English
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
2010-08-26 Information sources Documents Primary documents Ships logs Dixie , Sir , Alexander , 1780-1857 , Captain Royal Navy
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were purchased from the family in 1953 through the Caird Fund.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of Sir Alexander Dixie, consisting of three logs, 1799 to 1801, and twenty-four service documents.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Finding aids
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Language(s)
- English