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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.556.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | Viscount Keppel to Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond about laying up ships in Plymouth |
| Date | 11 April 1783 |
| Author | Keppel, Augustus, Viscount (1725-1786) |
| Additional authors | Ponsonby, Frederick (1758-1844); Lindsay, John (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Lennox that "His Majesty's ships the Cambridge, Panther, and Medway to be paid off and laid up at Plymouth." Plan to store the guns ordinances in "His Majesty's Magazine." While the order was given on 10 April 1783 the letter was written 11 April 1783. Signed by Augustus Keppel, Frederick Ponsonby, and John Lindsay. Ponsonby signs as Duncannon, as Viscount Duncannon was one of his titles. All three men were Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Written from the Admiralty office. |
| Subjects | Ammunition Artillery Navy Military History Global History and Civics Revolutionary War |
| People | Lennox, Charles, Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806) Ponsonby, Frederick, Earl of Bessborough (1758-1844) Keppel, Augustus, Viscount (1725-1786) Lindsay, John (fl. 1783) |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Charles Lennox was the Third Duke of Richmond and Lennox. He was the Master-General of the Ordnance. Earlier, while in Parliament, he had supported the colonists. Augustus Keppel was also First Lord of the Admiralty. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |