IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0064 ELL/350-352
Held at: National Maritime Museum
Title: Elliot, Lieutenant William (d 1811)
Date(s): 1803-1810
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 3 vols
Name of creator(s): Elliot | William | d 1811 | Lieutenant
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Elliot was the fourth son of Gilbert Elliot, first Earl of Minto. He served in the ARDENT and MEDUSA in the Channel between 1803 and 1806 and in the AURORA and MODESTE in the East Indies under his brother, George, later Admiral Sir George Elliot (1784-1863). He was promoted to lieutenant in 1808 and on the same station served in the PROCRIS between 1808 and 1810 and in the BUCEPHALUS until his death in India.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Three logs kept by Willaim Elliot between 1803 and 1810.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The papers are part of the Minto collection, purchased by Sir James Caird in 1941 from the Earl of Minto.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26