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Verlag: CHIZINE PUBN, 2017
ISBN 10: 1376309580ISBN 13: 9781376309584
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: ANDESITE PR, 2015
ISBN 10: 1298859859ISBN 13: 9781298859853
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New. Klappentext This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the orig.
Verlag: [London], 1757
Anbieter: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
1-1/2 pp., fair copy in a contemporary secretarial hand, on the first leaf of bifolium; docketed on verso of 2nd leaf "The Previous Questions of the Ct. Martial". 1 vols. Folio. Court Martial of Capt. Thomas Graves, 1757: Manuscript Verdict. Remarkable record of a critical moment in the early career of one of the Britain's most famous naval officers, Sir Thomas Graves (1725-1802), who subsequently served as Governor of Newfoundland from 1761-1764, and, during the American Revolution, received much of the blame for the failure to relieve Cornwallis at Yorktown. In this 1757 Court Martial before the High Court of Admiralty, Graves was held accountable for his actions in the Channel as Captain of the Sheerness. "On 14 December 1756 off Ushant, Graves discovered six ships to windward of him and he sailed down to them and tacked across the squadron several times in order to ascertain their exact strength and destination. The precise detail he sent to the Admiralty was warmly approved by the board. The warmth of this approbation was diminished when, on the night of 26 December 1756, Graves saw another vessel which he judged also to be a French ship of the line, possibly separated from those seen earlier; because of the disparity in size he did not attempt to engage her. An Admiralty inquiry, deciding the ship was a French East-Indiaman and that Graves should have engaged, ordered his court martial." (ODNB). As this document records, Graves was sentenced to be publicly reprimanded for an error of judgment; but his career did not appear to suffer from it. Old folds, minor soiling to outer leaf 1-1/2 pp., fair copy in a contemporary secretarial hand, on the first leaf of bifolium; docketed on verso of 2nd leaf "The Previous Questions of the Ct. Martial". 1 vols. Folio.
Verlag: Embossed letterhead of the Admiralty S.W.1. London 1 March 'C. W. 3832.', 1920
Anbieter: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
2pp., foolscap 8vo. In good condition, lightly-aged. In good condition, lightly aged and neatly folded. Addressed with typed name of 'Sir R. Harington, Bart.', followed by his address 'Whitbourne Court, | Worcester' in manuscript. Seven numbered paragraphs, the first reading: 'Sir, | I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that they regret that owing to a considerable reduction in the number of Officers required to meet the needs of the Royal Navy after the War, it has become necessary, and is in the best interests of the Cadets themselves, that the numbers due to pass out of the R. N. College, Dartmouth between August 1920 and August 1922, both dates inclusive, should be reduced by approximately 40%.' The third paragraph explains, under subheadings a and b, the way in which the number of cadets 'allowed to pass out of Dartmouth in August. 1920 will be limited to 57'. A 'withdrawal grant of £300' will be given to the parent or guardian of any boy withdrawn. The final paragraph explains that 'the number of Cadets withdrawn voluntarily will govern the number to be selected by the Admiralty for withdrawal at the July examination'. From the papers of Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet (1861-1931), Puisne Judge in India, and High Sheriff of Herefordshire.