IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0064 RAI/201-202
Held at: National Maritime Museum
Title: Rainier, Captain Peter (1784-1836)
Date(s): 1802-1835
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 2 files
Name of creator(s): Rainier | Peter | 1784-1836 | Captain
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Peter Rainier, son of Admiral Peter Rainier, entered the Navy in 1798. He served under his father in the East Indies and in 1803 to 1804 was a lieutenant in his father's ship, the TRIDENT. He was promoted to captain in 1806 and commanded the CAROLINE in the East Indies, capturing the SAN RAPHAEL in 1807. Between 1813 and 1815 he was in command of the NIGER, engaged on convoy duties in the Atlantic. From 1831 to 1835 he was Flag-Captain to Sir Pulteney Malcolm in the BRITANNIA, off the Dutch coast and in the Mediterranean.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Cpt Peter Rainier, containing a log of the CAROLINE, 1802 to 1803, a signal book, 1803 to 1804, a letter from Admiral Rainier to his son, 1805, and loose papers relating to Rainier's service, 1803 to 1814 and 1831 to 1835.
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 presented by Captain J.W. Rainier, R.N., in 1935.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26