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National Maritime Museum

Malcolm family papers

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0064 MAL

Held at: National Maritime Museum

Title: Malcolm family papers

Date(s): 1804-1838

Level of description: Collection

Extent:

Name of creator(s): Malcolm | Sir | Charles | 1782-1851 | Knight | Vice-Admiral
Malcolm | Sir | Pulteney | 1768-1838 |Knight | Admiral

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Charles Malcolm, consisting of nine volumes of official letterbooks, 1801 to 1838, most of which relate to Malcolm's years in the Indian Navy.

Papers of Sir Pulteney Malcolm, consisting of official letterbooks, 1804 to 1810 and 1812 to 1817; a log, 1810 to 1813, which contains entries for the DONEGAL, the ROYAL OAK and Malcolm's log as Captain of the Fleet; a book of memoranda relating to actions in America, 1806, 1814 to 1815; a 'journal of events', May 1814 to May 1815, and a signal book.

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 were purchased from several sources in 1960.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.