Knowles, Joseph Newsam (1805-[1834])

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 KNO
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Knowles, Joseph Newsam (1805-[1834])
Date(s)	: [1816-1834]
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	:
Name of creator(s)	: Knowles | Joseph Newsam | 1805-[1834] | Acting Commander

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Knowles entered the Navy in July 1824 joining the BLONDE under Admiral George Anson, Lord Byron (178901868) on Particular Service. In December 1826 he joined the FORTE on the South American Station. The FORTE returned to England in July 1830 and was paid off. Knowles joined the PRINCE REGENT with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir William Parker (1781-1866) in the Channel. He acted as Mate of the Lower Deck. He next joined the SPEEDY cutter of which he became acting commander. Knowles efforts to gain promotion were unsuccessful. A note by his sister suggests that he may have died in 1834.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Joseph Newsam Knowles, including papers relating to Knowle's command of the cutter SPEEDY, 7 Mar-4 Nov 1833 and n.d.; private correspondence received by Knowles and his father, 1 Dec 1827-17 May 1834 and n.d. mainly relating to attempts to further his career; misc. papers, 1932, 14 Jul 1834 and n.d. including a letter regarding Knowles' papers and an untitled poem; Goldsmith's Almanck, 1798, with notes on the Knowles family etc; accounts of the wreck of and the rescue of survivors from the FRANCIS AND MARY, sailing from St John's, New Brunswick to Liverpool, discovered by HMS BLONDE, taken from the Morning Herald, 28 Mar 1826 with a manuscript copy and a statement taken by Knowles from the survivors; certificate of membership of the United Grande Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of England, 28 Mar 1831 and letters advising him of meetings, 6 Jan-7 Apr 1831; Vellum cover marked '1. 15th June 1816 J.K. Checque on Bankers Book', containing a notice of recognizance for the Cornwall Quater Sessions, 30 Oct 1833 and a note, n.d.; private correspondence mainly from Mr Elliot Carrett, solicitor, regarding the sale of real estate at Dewsbury, 21 Apr-14 Jul 1834; notebook containing a list of the Royal Navy and tables relating to ordnance, sails, masts and yards etc, ca.1825, marked 'Lieutenant Edward Goodlad - Royal Navy'; Two track charts of HMS FORTE, Rio de Janeiro to cape Horn, Jul 1828.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

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Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The provenance of these papers is uncertain.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 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