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Sir John Borlase Warren fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1812-1814.

Reference:

R4299-0-8-E, MG24-F132

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107146

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Sir John Borlase Warren fonds
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Date(s):

1812-1814.

Place of creation:

United Kingdom

Extent:

1 microfilm reel positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence between Warren in Halifax and Lord Melville, 1st Lord of the Admiralty, as well as correspondence and newspaper clippings of others, regarding the naval conflicts of 1812 to 1814. Warfare is discussed: troop movements, security necessary during a war, and the blockading system. Various modes of warfare are proposed by Melville. Warren also writes offering suggestions to Melville. This material is located on microfilm reel A-2076.

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Warren, Sir John Borlase, 1753-1822

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Warren, Sir John Borlase, 1753-1822 : Sir John Warren was born on 2 September 1753 in England and entered the Navy as an able seaman on the Marlborough in 1771. In 1778, he was promoted to be fourth lieutenant of the Nonsuch and in 1781, promoted to the rank of captain. In 1799, he was advanced to the rank of rear-admiral and in 1810, to the rank of admiral. He served in the Mediterranean, and in 1813, he was appointed commander-in-chief on the North American station from which he was relieved the following Spring. Warren married in 1780, Caroline, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir John Clavering. More biographical information may be obtained from Dictionary of National Biography, New York, 1909.

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Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid: MSS1589
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000268.pdf

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General note:

Acquired from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England, in 1995, with the assistance of the London Office. The National Maritime Museum reference for this archival material is LBK 2.

Location of originals note:

The originals are located in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
Subject heading:

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United States - History - War of 1812

Canada War of 1812

Canada - History - War of 1812 - Blockades

Canada 1812, Guerre de
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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123-020071-1
1995/0056

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-F132
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Finding aid box [FA 1589] 122

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel A-2076

[Consultation 90 Open]

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