Collection GB 0064 YOR - Yorke, Charles Philip (1764-1834)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0064 YOR

Title

Yorke, Charles Philip (1764-1834)

Date(s)

  • [1810-1812] (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1ft; 30cm

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Charles Yorke entered Parliament in 1790 and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1810, holding office until his resignation through ill-health in 1812.

Archival history

GB 0064 YOR [1810-1812] Collection 1ft; 30cm Yorke , Charles Philip , 1764-1834 , First Lord Of The Admiralty

Charles Yorke entered Parliament in 1790 and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1810, holding office until his resignation through ill-health in 1812.

The papers were purchased from Messrs Robinson in 1939.

Papers of Charles Yorke, chiefly private letters received between 1810 and 1812 from many correspondents, including Admirals G C Berkeley (1753-1818), Sir Charles Cotton (1753-1812), Samuel, Viscount Hood, Sir Richard Keats, Sir Charles Penrose (1759-1830), Sir James Saumarez (1757-1836) and Sir William Young (1751-1821), while a number are addressed to Yorke's brother, Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke (1768-1834).

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Oct 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 Yorke , Charles Philip , 1764-1834 , First Lord Of The Admiralty Penrose , Sir , Charles Vinicombe , 1759-1830 , Knight , Vice Admiral Young , Sir , William , 1751-1821 , Knight , Admiral Saumarez , James , De , 1757-1836 , 1st Baron De Saumarez , Admiral Keats , Sir , Richard Goodwin , 1757-1834 , Knight , Admiral , Governor of Newfoundland Hood , Samuel , 1724-1816 , 1st Viscount Hood , Admiral Naval affairs Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Information sources Records and correspondence Letters (documents) Cotton , Sir , Charles , 1753-1812 , Knight , Admiral Admiralty Military affairs Wars (events) Military science Social sciences

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The papers were purchased from Messrs Robinson in 1939.

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Scope and content

Papers of Charles Yorke, chiefly private letters received between 1810 and 1812 from many correspondents, including Admirals G C Berkeley (1753-1818), Sir Charles Cotton (1753-1812), Samuel, Viscount Hood, Sir Richard Keats, Sir Charles Penrose (1759-1830), Sir James Saumarez (1757-1836) and Sir William Young (1751-1821), while a number are addressed to Yorke's brother, Admiral Sir Joseph Yorke (1768-1834).

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Accruals

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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Existence and location of copies

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

National Maritime Museum

Rules and/or conventions used

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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    Sources

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