Collection GB 0064 SMI - Smithett, Sir Luke (Master, Packet Service), (c 1800-1871)

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Reference code

GB 0064 SMI

Title

Smithett, Sir Luke (Master, Packet Service), (c 1800-1871)

Date(s)

  • 1825-1854 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 vol

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Smithett joined the packet service in 1814 and was on the Dover Station from 1821 to 1825, when he went to the Port Patrick (SW Scotland) service. He returned to Dover in 1831 and was still there in 1837 when the operation of the mail steam vessels was transferred from the control of the Post-Master General to that of the Admiralty; he continued to serve at Dover until 1855, when another change in policy led to the substitution of contract packets; the naval connection was formally ended in 1860. Smithett subsequently held occasional employment as a pilot for the Royal Yacht but no record can be found of any further service after 1857. He was knighted in 1862.

Archival history

GB 0064 SMI 1825-1854 Collection 1 vol Smithett , Sir , Luke , c 1800-1871 , Master, Packet Service

Smithett joined the packet service in 1814 and was on the Dover Station from 1821 to 1825, when he went to the Port Patrick (SW Scotland) service. He returned to Dover in 1831 and was still there in 1837 when the operation of the mail steam vessels was transferred from the control of the Post-Master General to that of the Admiralty; he continued to serve at Dover until 1855, when another change in policy led to the substitution of contract packets; the naval connection was formally ended in 1860. Smithett subsequently held occasional employment as a pilot for the Royal Yacht but no record can be found of any further service after 1857. He was knighted in 1862.

The papers were purchased through the Caird Fund in 1954 from Messrs Elkin Matthews.

Papers of Sir Luke Smithett, 1825-1854, principally orders, appointments and testimonials.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 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 Smithett , Sir , Luke , c 1800-1871 , Knight , Captain Naval Packet Service

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The papers were purchased through the Caird Fund in 1954 from Messrs Elkin Matthews.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Sir Luke Smithett, 1825-1854, principally orders, appointments and testimonials.

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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National Maritime Museum

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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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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