Yorke, Charles Philip (1764-1834)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0064 YOR |
Held at | : National Maritime Museum Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Yorke, Charles Philip (1764-1834) |
Date(s) | : [1810-1812] |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1ft; 30cm |
Name of creator(s) | : Yorke | Charles Philip | 1764-1834 | First Lord Of The Admiralty |
Context
Administrative/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.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
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).
Access & 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 were purchased from Messrs Robinson in 1939.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Oct 2011.
Rules or conventions:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26
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