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Title: Hamond collection
Inclusive Dates: 1706-1926
Bulk Dates: 1715-1902
Collection Number: mssHamond
Creator:
Hamond family
Extent:
8,484 pieces in 83 boxes, plus 7 volumes and ephemera (74.7 linear feet)
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-3477
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: A transnational collection of 18th-19th century material pertaining to three generations of a British Naval family; includes
letters, manuscripts, journals, ship's logs, letter books, ship's papers, maps, volumes and ephemera.
Language of Material: The records are primarily in English, with some material in French, Spanish and Portuguese.
The collection has been fully processed and is available for research. The majority of the collection is in good condition
and may be copied; for any questions about the collection, please contact
reference@huntington.org .
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
[Identification of Item], Hamond collection, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd., July 2015.
The Hamond family (later Hamond-Graeme), of Norfolk and Isle of Wight, England, produced three generations of men who had
distinguished careers in the British Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond (1738-1828, 1st
Baronet), was a British naval officer and Comptroller of the Navy. He was followed into the profession by his son Sir Graham
Eden Hamond (1779-1862, 2nd Baronet), who was a British naval officer, vice-admiral and Commander-in-Chief. He was followed,
in turn, by his son Sir Andrew Snape Hamond-Graeme (1811-1874, 3rd Baronet), who was a British naval officer and vice-admiral.
Another family member in the collection is Sir Andrew Snape Douglas (1761-1797, 1st Baronet), a nephew of the elder Andrew
Snape Hamond and a Flag Captain in the Royal Navy.
The collection also contains a considerable amount of material pertaining to Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1748-1817, 1st Baronet),
an officer of the Royal Navy, a Member of Parliament for New Romney (Kent) and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
The collection consists of several generations of Hamond family correspondence, including political, business, naval, and
parish letters, as well as a significant number of letters seeking naval patronage, military honors and available ship-board
positions. In addition, the collection contains historical accounts, poems, memorials, memoranda and ephemera. The Hamond
men were in the habit of recording, after the fact, important political and naval conversations via written "memorandum,"
including audiences with William IV and Lord Melville. The collection also includes family material such as wills, sermons,
genealogical information, memoirs and information on family naval careers.
The largest part of the collection concerns the naval career of Sir Graham Eden Hamond during the years 1834-1838 when he
was Commander-in-Chief of the South American Station. This material includes accounts, correspondence, contracts, reports,
monthly return books, ship's logs, ship's papers, receipts, lists, vouchers and volumes. The material details the running
of Hamond's command, ships and the daily lives of sailors. There is also a small amount of material for commercial transport,
convict and whaling ships, as well as material pertaining to the H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy,
during the 1831-1836 expedition.
The collection also contains material relating to John Thomas Duckworth during his service in the years 1798-1802, from his
part in the Capture of Minorca to his first two years as Commander-in-Chief at Barbados and the Leeward Islands. Duckworth
is not linked to the Hamond family but this material is contemporaneous with other content in the collection. This material
includes Admiralty correspondence, naval correspondence, Leeward Islands correspondence and papers, and ship's papers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
• Series 1: Correspondence (Boxes 1-11, 1716-1926)
• Series 2: Hamond family (Boxes 12-14, 1705/06-1902)
• Series 3: Royal Navy (Boxes 15-20, 1715-1860)
• Series 4: South American Station (Boxes 21-24, 1825-1838)
• Series 5: Ships (Boxes 25-71, 1783-1854)
• Series 6: John Thomas Duckworth (Boxes 72-81, 1784-1802)
• Series 7: Ephemera (Boxes 82-83, 1797-1910)
• Series 8: Volumes (1792-1838)
The material is arranged in alphabetical and chronological order within each series; more information can be found in the
series level notes.
Baring, Francis Thornhill, Sir, 1796-1866
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, Lord, 1774-1839
Blackler, William Greenleaf, 1803-1880
Bourne, William Sturges, 1769-1845
Brooke-Pechell, George, Sir, 1789-1860
Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857
Douglas, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1761-1797
Drake, Francis, 1764-1821
Duckworth, John Thomas, Sir
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Dundas, Richard Saunders, Sir, 1802-1861
Eden, Charles, Sir, 1808-1878
Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Graham, James, Sir, 1792-1861
Halifax, Charles Wood, Viscount, 1800-1885
Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828
Hamond, Elizabeth, Lady, 1784-1872
Hamond, Graham Eden, Sir, 1779-1862
Hamond, Jane
Hamond-Graeme, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1811-1874
Mason, Francis, Sir, 1779-1853
Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851
Nayler, George, 1764?-1831
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Pomare IV, Queen of Tahiti, 1813-1877
Seymour, Michael, Sir, 1768-1834
Stowell, William Scott, Baron, 1745-1836
Stuart, Charles, Sir, 1753-1801
Stuart de Rothesay, Charles Stuart, Baron, 1779-1845
Taylor, Herbert, Sir, 1775-1839
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Walcott, John Edward, 1760-1868
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Wilson, Belford Hinton, Sir, 1804-1858
Actaeon (Ship : 1831)
Beagle (Ship)
Blonde (Ship : 1819)
Cleopatra (Ship : 1843)
Dublin (Ship : 1812)
Great Britain. Admiralty
Great Britain. Foreign office
Great Britain. Home office
Great Britain. Royal navy
Leviathan (Ship)
Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada (Portugal)
Samarang (Ship : 1843-1846)
Talbot (Ship : 1824)
Wellesley (Ship : 1815)
Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
Ciphers -- Great Britain -- History
Copenhagen, Battle of, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1801
Corporal punishment
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Elections -- Great Britain -- History
First Coalition, War of the, 1792-1797 -- Naval operations -- Prizes, etc.
Impressment -- England -- History
Medicine, Naval -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Naval strategy -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Naval strategy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Prizes (Property captured at sea) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Prizes (Property captured at sea) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Sailors -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century
Sailors -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Sailors -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801 -- Naval operations -- Prizes, etc.
Slave trade -- West Indies, British -- 18th century
Slave trade -- West Indies, British -- 19th century
Slavery -- West Indies, British -- 18th century
Slavery -- West Indies, British -- 19th century
Whaling -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Cherbourg (France)
Falkland Islands
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century
Hawaii -- Description and travel
Hawaii -- History -- 18th century
Hawaii -- History -- 19th century
Leeward Islands (West Indies) -- History
New Brunswick -- History
Nova Scotia -- History
Pitcairn Islands -- History
South America -- Description and travel
South America -- Foreign relations
South America -- History -- 19th century
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- History
Windward Islands (West Indies) -- History
Business letters
Ephemera
Family papers
Journals
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts
Maps
Ship's logs
Ship's papers
Volumes (documents by form)