Vernon, Admiral Sir Edward (1723-1794)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 VER/2-3
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Vernon, Admiral Sir Edward (1723-1794)
Date(s)	: 1743-1794
Level of description	: Subfonds View parent record
Extent	: 1 box, 2 vols
Name of creator(s)	: Vernon | Sir | Edward | 1723-1794 | Knight | Admiral

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Edward Vernon, a distant relation of Admiral Edward Vernon, saw much of his early service in the Mediterranean and was promoted to lieutenant in 1743. At the beginning of the Seven Years War he was again in the Mediterranean and then in command of the REVENGE, Channel Fleet, between 1760 and 1763. 1776, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. Vernon was promoted to rear-admiral in 1779, returned to England in 1781 and saw no further service. He became a vice-admiral in 1787 and admiral in 1794.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Adml Sir Edward Vernon. They consist of official service documents, 1743-1794, and orders and letters relating to the East Indies command, 1776-1779.

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 by Sir James Caird at Sotheby's in 1934.

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