Guide to the Papers of Sir Thomas John Cochrane (as filmed by the AJCP)

Personal and family correspondence, January 1842 - February 1842 (File MS 2282)

The letters were written at the time of Cochrane's appointment to the East Indies Station. The correspondents include his mother, Maria Cochrane, his brother Andrew Cochrane, his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Lieut. Charles Cochrane, his cousin Lord Dundonald, Mary Cochrane (Darlington), Capt. John Aplin (Jersey), Sir William Burnett (London), Lord Colchester (London), Lord Colville (London), Capt. Charles Graham (London), Capt. William Hamilton (London), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Admiral Samuel Jackson (Southampton), Capt. George Lambert (Thames Ditton), Admiral Sir Thomas Martin (London), Lady Maxwell (Newton Stewart), Lord Meadowbank, John Mortimer (Haslar), Admiral Charles Rowley (Windsor), Lady Steuart (Airdrie), Sir Charles Vere and Edward Waller...

Personal and family correspondence, March 1842 - December 1842 (File MS 2283)

The letters were written while Cochrane was preparing for his departure from England and after his arrival at Hong Kong. The correspondents include his mother, Lady Cochrane, his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Lieut. Charles Cochrane (Gibraltar), Lt. Colonel Charles Arbuthnot, General Horatio Broke (Kings Langley), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (London), Capt. Richard Dundas (Airthrey), Lady Durham (London), Sir Hugh Gough, Lord Haddington (London), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Lord Lincoln (London), Admiral Sir Thomas Martin (London), Lord Meadowbank, James Meek (London), Lady Napier (London), Capt. John Nicolas, John Paris (London), Admiral Sir William Parker (Nanking, Chusan), Sir William Parry (London), Sir Fleetwood Pellew, Sir Henry Pottinger (Hong Kong), Sir Charles Rowley (Windsor) and Admiral Sir George Seymour (Chusan)...

Personal and family correspondence, 1843 (File MS 2284)

The correspondents include Cochrane's mother, Lady Cochrane, his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Lieut. Charles Cochrane (Gibraltar), Capt. John Aplin (London), L. Burn (Macao), Admiral Jean-Baptiste Cécille (Macao), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (London), John De Salis (Macao), Lady Egerton (London), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Lord Lincoln (London), Lord Meadowbank, Admiral Sir William Parker (Chusan, Hong Kong), Sir Henry Pottinger (Hong Kong), Lord Saltoun (London) and Admiral Sir George Seymour (London)...

Personal and family correspondence, 1844 (File MS 2285)

The correspondents include Cochrane's mother, Lady Cochrane, his brother Andrew Cochrane (Paris), his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Capt. Charles Cochrane, his cousin Lord Dundonald, Capt. Sir Gordon Bremer (Hong Kong), Capt. Henry Bruce (Chusan), Capt. Henry Chads (Singapore, Trincomalee), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (London), Sir Lucius Curtis, General George D'Aigular (Hong Kong), Sir John Davis (Hong Kong), Lord Haddington (London), Capt. William Hamilton (London), Charles Hogg (Calcutta), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Capt. Henry Keppel (Singapore), Admiral Sir Thomas Martin (London), Lord Meadowbank, John Mortimer (Gosport), Admiral Sir William Parker (Manila, Singapore, Penang, Calcutta, Trincomalee), Sir Henry Pottinger (Hong Kong), Capt. John Purvis (Monte Video), Admiral Sir George Seymour (London), Lord Tweeddale (Madras), Edward Waller and Sir Thomas Whitehead (London)...

Personal and family correspondence, 1845 (File MS 2286)

The correspondents include Cochrane's mother, Lady Cochrane, his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Capt. Charles Cochrane (Plymouth), his daughter-in-law Annabella Cochrane-Baillie, his cousins Lord Dundonald and Lady Napier, Rev. Hugh Aird (Glasgow), Capt. Charles Bethune (Singapore), James Brooke (Singapore, Sarawak), Admiral Jean-Baptiste Cécille (Singapore), Capt. Henry Chads (Portsmouth), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (London), Sir John Davis (Hong Kong), Andrew Drummond (London), Capt. Richard Dundas (London), Lady Egerton, Capt. Arthur Fanshawe (Plymouth), Capt. Edward Fanshawe (London), Capt. William Gordon (London), Lord Haddington (London), Capt. William Hamilton (London), Lord Hardinge (Calcutta), Sir Thomas Hastings (Portsmouth), Lady Hillyar, Charles Hogg (Calcutta), Capt. Sir Everard Home (Sydney, Bay of Islands), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Theodore Lagrené (Chusan), Sir Thomas Martin (London), Lord Meadowbank, James Meek (London), John Mortimer (Gosport), Capt. G. Rodney Mundy (Singapore), Sir Charles Napier, Admiral Hercules Robinson (Rosmead, Ireland), Sir Charles Rowley (Portsmouth), Admiral Sir George Seymour (Callao, Honolulu), Paul Stirling (Hong Kong), Lord Tweeddale (Madras) and Edward Waller...

Personal and family correspondence, 1846 (File MS 2287)

The correspondents include Cochrane's mother, Lady Cochrane, his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Capt. Charles Cochrane, his daughter-in-law Annabella Cochrane-Baillie (London), his cousin Lady Napier, Lord Auckland (London), James Brooke (Sarawak, Singapore), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (London), Capt. Richard Collinson (Chusan), General George D'Aigular, Sir John Davis (Hong Kong), Andrew Drummond (Belvoir Castle), Lady Egerton (London), Lord Haddington (London), Capt. William Hamilton (London), Lord Hardinge (Simla), Sir Thomas Hastings (London), Admiral Samuel Inglefield (Simons Bay), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Capt. W. Hope Johnstone (Hong Kong), James Meek, Capt. G. Rodney Mundy (Singapore, Penang), Capt. William Nevill (Winchester), Capt. Graham Ogle (Singapore), Admiral Sir George Seymour, Capt. Charles Talbot (Hong Kong) and Lord Tweeddale...

Personal and family correspondence, 1847 (File MS 2288)

Letters written to Cochrane during the final months of his time as commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station and after his return to England in August 1847. The correspondents include his sons Alexander Cochrane-Baillie and Capt. Charles Cochrane, his cousin Lord Dundonald (London), Sir Charles Adam (Greenwich), Lord Auckland (London), James Brooke (London), Sir William Burnett (London), Admiral Sir George Cockburn (High Beech, Essex), Sir John Davis (Hong Kong), Lady Egerton (Bath), Capt. John Forbes (Windsor), Lord Haddington, Lord John Hay (London), Admiral Samuel Inglefield (Hong Kong, Singapore), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Capt. William Jervis (Plymouth), Capt. W. Hope Johnstone (Devonport), Capt. G. Rodney Mundy (Chatham), Capt. William Nevill (Winchester), Capt. Hercules Robinson (Rosmead, Ireland), A. Shelley (Hong Kong), Lieut. John Townsend (Hong Kong), Sir Thomas Troubridge (Dublin), Lord Tweeddale (Madras) and Edward Waller...

Personal and family correspondence, 1848 (File MS 2289)

The correspondents include Cochrane's sons Alexander Cochraine-Baillie and Capt. Charles Cochrane, his cousin Lord Dundonald, Mary Cochrane, Capt. John Aplin (Jersey), Lord Auckland (London), Sir James Brooke (Singapore), Bishop John Inglis (Halifax, Nova Scotia), Capt. G. Rodney Mundy, Capt. William Nevill (Winchester), and Capt. John Nicolas (Plymouth)...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, October 1842 - December 1843 (File MS 2378)

The most prolific correspondent was Thomas McKnight, the naval storekeeper at Hong Kong. Other correspondents include the governor Sir Henry Pottinger, the assistant colonial secretary Richard Woosnam, James Allan (Macao), D. Bamfield, Edward Coffin, Capt. Clement Edwards, Lt. Col. David Fawcett, Lieut. George Giffard, Major James Hope Grant, Capt. Frederick Grey (HMS Endymion), Lieut. Edmund Haythorne, Alexander Johnston, William Pedder and Capt. George Wellesley...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, January 1844 - June 1844 (File MS 2379)

The principal correspondents are Sir Henry Pottinger, General George D'Aigular, Capt. Clement Edwards and Thomas McKnight. Other correspondents include Edward Coffin, Sir John Davis, Joseph Edger, Capt. George Giffard (HMS Vixen), Capt. Charles Graham (HMS Castor), Alexander Matheson, Capt. Henry Morris, R. Thom (Ningpo) and Capt. George Wellesley...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, June 1844 - December 1844 (File MS 2380)

Edward Waller. The principal correspondents are Sir John Davis, who succeeded Pottinger as governor of Hong Kong, William Mercer, private secretary to Davis, General George D'Aigular, the lieutenant-governor, and Thomas McKnight and G.H. Skead, naval storekeepers. Other correspondents include D. Bamfield, Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood (HMS Fox), Capt. Henry Bruce (HMS Agincourt), Edward Coffin, Capt. Richard Collinson (HMS Plover), Capt. Clement Edwards, Capt. George Gifford, Capt. Charles Graham, Capt. William Maitland, Capt. G. Rodney Mundy, Sir Henry Pottinger, Charles Sinclair (Ningpo), R. Thom (Ningpo) and Capt. George Wellesley (HMS Daedalus)...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, January 1845 - June 1845 (File MS 2381)

The principal correspondents are Sir John Davis, the governor of Hong Kong, and Thomas McKnight, the naval storekeeper at Hong Kong. Other correspondents include Capt. Charles Bethune, Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood, Lt. Col. William Butterworth (Singapore), John Cairns, G.F. Gottlieb (Penang), Lieut. R. Macpherson (Penang), Donald Matheson, Capt. George Morris (HMS Vestal), Harry Parkes, Capt. Frederick Patten (HMS Osprey) and G.H. Skead...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, July 1845 - December 1845 (File MS 2382)

The principal correspondent is Thomas McKnight, the naval storekeeper at Hong Kong. Other correspondents include Major Edward Aldrich, Capt. Sir Edward Belcher (HMS Samarang), John Cairns, General George D'Aigular, Sir John Davis, Capt. John Grattan, Capt. Sir Everard Home (HMS North Star), Henry Long (HMS Agincourt), Donald Matheson, Lieut. Graham Ogle, Capt. Frederick Patten (HMS Osprey) and John Reid (HMS Agincourt), J. Bruce, J.N. Cook, Capt. Charles Graham, Thomas McKnight, Capt. William Maitland, Capt. G. Rodney Mundy, Leonce Routh and R. Thom (Ningpo).

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, January 1846 - December 1846 (File MS 2383)

The most prolific correspondent is Thomas McKnight, the naval storekeeper at Hong Kong. Other correspondents include Major Edward Aldrich, R. Austin Bankier (HMS Alligator), Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood, General George D'Aigular, Rev. François-Xavier Danicourt (Chusan), Sir John Davis, Capt. George Giffard, Thomas Hyland, Capt. W. Hope Johnstone (HMS Agincourt), Capt. William Loring (HMS Scout), Donald Matheson, Thomas Mercer, William Miller, Capt. G. Rodney Mundy (HMS Isis), William Scott (Singapore) and Thomas Wade...

East Indies Station. Semi-official letters, January 1847 - April 1847 (File MS 2384)

Most of the letters were written by Capt. W. Hope Johnston (HMS Agincourt). Other correspondents include Lieut. Charles Dunbar (HMS Daedalus), R. Garling, G.F. Gottlieb (Penang), Capt. Peter McQuhae (HMS Daedalus) and William Pinhorn (HMS Daedalus)...

Journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane kept on HMS Blenheim and HMS Agincourt, 19 June 1842 - 31 December 1842 (File MS 2387)

The entries, which vary greatly in length, are divided into 'occurrences' and 'remarks'. (46ff)

Journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt, 1 January 1843 - 4 October 1843 (File MS 2388)

(46ff)

Journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt, 5 October 1843 - 9 February 1844 (File MS 2389)

(42ff)

Journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt, 10 February 1844 - 20 May 1844 (File MS 2390)

The entries refer to sailing orders, receipt of despatches, letters and reports, movements of ships, financial transactions, procurement of stores and equipment, and surveys of ships and stores...

Journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Hong Kong and Macao, 21 May 1844 - 16 August 1844 (File MS 2391)

(44ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt and HMS Sapphire at Hong Kong and Chusan, 25 July 1844 - 27 October 1844 (File MS 2392)

(88ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Chusan, 28 October 1844 - 23 December 1844 (File MS 2393)

(51ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Chusan and Hong Kong, 23 December 1844 - 3 February 1845 (File MS 2394)

(36ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Hong Kong and Singapore, 4 February 1845 - 31 March 1845 (File MS 2395)

(48ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Singapore and Penang, 1 April 1845 - 20 May 1845 (File MS 2396)

(50ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Penang, Malacca and Singapore, 20 May 1845 - 31 July 1845 (File MS 2397)

(64ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Labuan, Malludu (Borneo), Manila and Hong Kong, 1 August 1845 - 22 September 1845 (File MS 2398)

(52ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Hong Kong, 22 September 1845 - 21 October 1845 (File MS 2399)

(47ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Agincourt at Hong Kong, Chusan, Singapore, Trincomalee, Madras, Penang, Brunei, Malludu, Hong Kong, 22 October 1845 - 3 October 1846 (File MS 2400)

(240ff)

Rough journal of Sir Thomas Cochrane, kept on HMS Daedalus and HMS Agincourt at Chusan, Amoy, Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang and on the voyage back to England, 4 October 1846 - 22 August 1847 (File MS 2401)

(198ff)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters signed by Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, July 1842 - January 1844 (File MS 2402)

Index at the end of the volume. (117pp)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters signed by Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, January 1844 - January 1845 (File MS 2403)

Index at the end of the volume. (88pp)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters signed by Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, January 1845 - November 1845 (File MS 2404)

Index at the end of the volume. (25ff)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters signed by Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, November 1845 - November 1846 (File MS 2405)

Index at the end of the volume. (23ff)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters signed by Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, November 1846 - April 1847 (File MS 2406)

Index at the end of the volume. (43pp)

Letterbook containing copies of semi-official letters of Cochrane, December 1843 - August 1847 (File MS 2407)

The recipients include Lord Auckland, Capt. Sir Edward Belcher, Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood, James Brooke, Lt. Col. William Butterworth, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, General George D'Aguilar, Sir John Davis, Lord Haddington, Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir Thomas Troubridge and Richard Woosnam. There is an index at the beginning of the volume...

Numbered Admiralty letters addressed to Admiral Sir William Parker and Cochrane, January 1842 - February 1845 (File MS 2408)

The principal correspondent is Sir John Barrow, Secretary of the Admiralty. Other correspondents are Sidney Herbert, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Admiralty, Admiral Francis Beaufort, the Hydrographer, and William A.B. Hamilton, who succeeded Barrow in January 1845. Many of the letters have attachments, including copies of letters from the Foreign Office and Colonial Office, orders-in-council and acts of Parliament, and printed notices to mariners. (321ff)

Numbered Admiralty letters addressed to Cochrane, November 1844 - December 1845 (File MS 2409)

The correspondents are Sir John Barrow, W.A.B. Hamilton and Henry Lowry-Corry, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Admiralty. Many of the letters have attachments, such as copies of letters from the Foreign office and printed notices to mariners...

Numbered Admiralty letters addressed to Cochrane, December 1845 - August 1846 (File MS 2410)

The principal correspondent is W.A.B. Hamilton, the Secretary of the Admiralty, and the other correspondents are the parliamentary under-secretaries, Henry Lowry-Corry and Henry G. Ward. Many of the letters have attachments, including copies of letters from the Foreign Office, circulars, and notices to mariners. One notice, dated 18 June 1846, refers to lights in Banks [sic.] Strait, Van Diemen's Land...

Numbered Admiralty letters addressed to Cochrane, August 1846 - February 1847 (File MS 2411)

The principal correspondent is W.A.B. Hamilton and there are a few letters from Henry G. Ward. Some of the letters have attachments, such as copies of letters from the Foreign Office...

Subject index to the numbered Admiralty letters, 1842 - 1847 (File MS 2412)

(144ff)

Admiralty enclosures, May 1844 - September 1845 (File MS 2413)

The enclosures contain inter alia extensive papers relating to expeditions by ships of the East Indies Squadron to Borneo between 1843 and 1846. Largely at the instigation of James Brooke, the de facto governor of Sarawak, British warships attacked the strongholds of Dayak pirates. In 1845 Cochrane himself led eight ships which destroyed the stronghold at Malludu (Marudu) Bay. He returned in July 1846 and attacked Brunei. In subsequent negotiations with the Sultan, Labuan was ceded to Britain. The documents include those that relate to Australia, South East Asia, and the Pacific.

Admiralty enclosures, May 1845 - January 1847 (File MS 2414)

In addition to papers on Borneo, the 1845-1847 attachments include correspondence concerning the involvement of ships of the East Indies Squadron in conflict between Maori and European settlers in the North Island of New Zealand. The documents include those that relate to Australia, South East Asia, and the Pacific...

Letters to the Admiralty, February 1842 - April 1847 (File MS 2415)

Letterbook containing copies of numbered letters from Cochrane to the Admiralty in London. They are almost all addressed to the secretary of the Admiralty (Sir John Barrow, W.A.B. Hamilton), but a few are addressed to Sidney Herbert, the parliamentary under-secretary...

Letters to the Admiralty, April 1847 - August 1847 (File MS 2416)

Letterbook containing copies of numbered letters from Cochrane to the Admiralty in London. They are almost all addressed to the secretary of the Admiralty (W.A.B. Hamilton), but a few are addressed to Henry G. Ward, the parliamentary under-secretary...

Subject index to the letters to the Admiralty, 1842 - 1847 (File MS 2417)

(46ff)

Letters to Admiralty departments, July 1842 - August 1847 (File MS 2418)

Letterbook containing copies of letters from Cochrane to departments of the Admiralty in London. The letters are arranged by department: Accountant General, Storekeeper General, Comptroller of Victualling, Hydrographer, Director-General of the Medical Department, Ordnance Department...

Index to letters to Admiralty departments, 1842 - 1847 (File MS 2419)

(34ff)

Letters to Indian governments, July 1842 - April 1847 (File MS 2420)

Letterbook containing copies of letters from Cochrane to the governors and other officials in Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, the Straits Settlements and Ceylon. The letters to officials in the Straits Settlements (pp 418-470) are addressed to George Bonham (Singapore), Lt. Colonel William Butterworth (Penang, Singapore), Thomas Church (Singapore), S. Garling (Penang), G.F. Gottlieb (Penang), William Scott (Singapore), Col. Shepherd (Singapore) and Col. Tweedie (Singapore)...

Index to letters to Indian governments, 1842 - 1847 (File MS 2421)

(70ff)

Notebook kept by Cochrane, May 1844 - April 1847 (File MS 2422)

Recording orders, purchases, appointments and other matters, including rough drafts of letters. (46ff)

Lists of guests attending dinners, 1842 - 1845 (File MS 2423)

(32ff)

List of guests attending dinners, 1845 - 1847 (File MS 2424)

(82ff)

East Indies Station. Value of freight conveyed on Her Majesty's ships, 1844 - 1847 (File MS 2425)

(9ff)

List of persons recommended to Cochrane, with remarks (File MS 2426)

(46ff)

East Indies Station. Reports on printed forms of preparations for battle, March 1842 - January 1846 (File MS 2463)

The information recorded on the forms included the dates of the inspection of each vessel, whether it was cleared for action with order and rapidity, whether the arrangements for action were good, whether the men were properly trained and could fire with precision, arrangements for boarding enemy vessels, the efficiency of boats, general remarks, and the number and description of ordnance on board the ship...

East Indies Station. Reports on printed forms of preparations for battle, February 1846 - August 1847 (File MS 2464)

(54ff)

East Indies Station. General and standing orders, June 1842 - April 1847 (File MS 2465)

There is an index at the end of the volume.(18ff)

East Indies Station. Squadron letters sent, January 1842 - September 1844 (File MS 2466)

The letterbook contains copies of letters, signed by either Cochrane or his secretary Edward Waller, sent to Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, the commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, Admiral Sir William Parker, the commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station, captains of Royal Navy vessels on the East Indies Station, and naval, military and civil officers...

Subject index to the letters sent to naval, military and civil officers, 1842 - 1844 (File MS 2467)

(47ff)

East Indies Station. Squadron letters sent, September 1844 - November 1846 (File MS 2468)

(546pp)

Subject index to the letters sent to naval, military and civil officers, 1844 - 1846 (File MS 2469)

(46ff)

East Indies Station. Squadron letters sent, November 1846 - May 1847 (File MS 2470)

(101pp)

Subject index to letters sent to naval, military and civil officers, 1846 - 1847 (File MS 2471)

(45ff)

East Indies Station. Register, July 1842 - May 1846 (File MS 2472)

The register records orders for surveys, orders for stores, orders for examinations of midshipmen, engineers and lieutenants, orders for discharges, approvals of accounts, and orders to lend officers to other ships...

East Indies Station. Register, November 1844 - July 1847 (File MS 2473)

The register records appointments, approvals of bills and vouchers, approval of demands for stores, surveys of stores, discharges, examinations and other matters...

East Indies Station. Arrivals and sailings, September 1842 - July 1847 (File MS 2474)

The register records the names of ships (both warships and merchant vessels), the master, where the ship sailed from, its cargo, and the dates of arrival and sailing...

East Indies Station. Orders and memoranda, February 1842 - February 1844 (File MS 2475)

The volume contains copies of orders and memoranda signed by Cochrane. There is an index at the end of the volume. The volume also contains copies of some orders issued by Cochrane when he was commanding HMS Forte in 1823-1824...

East Indies Station. Orders and memoranda, March 1844 - October 1844 (File MS 2476)

Contains an index. (250pp)

East Indies Station. Orders and memoranda, October 1844 - May 1846 (File MS 2477)

Contains an index. (499pp)

East Indies Station. Orders and memoranda, May 1846 - February 1847 (File MS 2478)

Contains an index. (238pp)

East Indies Station. Orders and memoranda, February 1847 - August 1847 (File MS 2479)

Contains an index. (62pp)

Monthly returns, on a printed form, showing the number and disposition of ships under Cochrane's command, August 1844 - July 1846 (File MS 2480)

(81ff)

Deck log and day's work, showing time, position, temperature and barometer reading, April 1842 - June 1842 (File MS 2481)

The vessel is not named. (44ff)

Deck log and day's work, showing time, temperature, barometer reading and weather, June 1843 - December 1845 (File MS 2482)

(48ff)

Deck log and day's work, showing time, temperature, barometer reading and winds, January 1846 - August 1847 (File MS 2483)

(33ff)

Deck log and day's work, showing course, distance, longitude and latitude, June 1847 - August 1847 (File MS 2484)

(6ff)

Value of articles bought by Cochrane before his departure from England for China, January 1842 - April 1842 (File MS 2501)

The notebook lists wines, groceries, preserved provisions, pewterware, glassware, linen, drapery, telescopes, upholstery, plates, cutlery, books, stationery, livery, musical instruments and music...

Plan of the poop cabin of HMS Agincourt, 1847 (File MS 2505)

Private journal, kept in England, 31 July 1840 - 17 May 1842 (File MS 2599)

(278pp)

Private journal, kept on the voyage from England to China on HMS Blenheim, 20 May 1840 - 24 August 1843 (File MS 2600)

Also includes at various places in the East Indies Station including Hong Kong, Philippines and Formosa. (274pp)

Private journal kept at Hong Kong and Chusan, 25 August 1843 - 25 February 1845 (File MS 2601)

(272pp)

Private journal kept at Hong Kong and on cruises of HMS Agincourt, 28 February 1845 - 27 June 1846 (File MS 2602)

[Sailed] to Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Brunei, Labuan, Malludu Bay (Borneo), Manila, Chusan, Singapore, Trincomalee, Madras, Penang, Singapore. (272pp)

Private journal kept at Hong Kong, on cruises of HMS Agincourt, 30 June 1846 - 20 August 1847 (File MS 2603)

[Sailed] to Brunei, Labuan, Malludu Bay (Borneo), Chusan, Singapore and Penang, and on the voyage back to England. (274pp)

Private journal kept in England, 21 August 1847 - 26 July 1849 (File MS 2604)

(276pp)

Private letterbook of Cochrane, February 1840 - August 1845 (File MS 2607)

The volume contains copies of letters from Cochrane to relatives, friends and business acquaintances, mostly dealing with personal and financial matters. The recipients include his mother, Lady Cochrane, his son, Alexander Cochrane-Baillie, Capt. Henry Bruce, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Capt. Arthur Fanshawe, Sir Hugh Gough, Lord Haddington, Charles Hogg (Calcutta), Capt. James Hope, Lord Meadowbank, Alexander Moneypenny, Arbuthnot and Co. (Madras), Coutts and Co. (London) and Messrs Dent (Macao)...