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:

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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