| Description | Bundle of letters and papers belonging to Captain the Honourable William Keith
The letters deal mainly with the prospects of naval promotion for Captain Keith and with private business. Some of the letters and papers also refer to naval activities in connection with the battle of Navarino in October 1827 and its aftermath. They include:
Letter, signed "Keith" asking some favour for Lord Colville as "he may be of some use to William on some occasion" 1820
Letter from William Keith to his brother, the 7th Earl, dated H.M.S. Dartmouth, off Navarino, 28 October 1827, discussing his promotion and movements of the Turkish and Egyptian fleets
Letter to Captain Keith, captain of the sloop Philomel, from J. Barber in Alexandria discussing news sources and referring to the position of various ships of war , 6 January 1828
Letter to Captain Keith in London from William Fellows, Dartmouth, Gibraltar, with naval news and gossip, saying that "no more untoward events [are] likely to take place, for we are in prime order particularly our guns" and that Keith had "required all [his] talent and discretion in avoiding firing into the French admiral's ship", 22 April [1829]
Lists of ship movements:
List of the two Egyptian fleets that left Navar[i]no for Alexandria on the 19th December 1827
List of the arrivals of Turkish and Egyptian fleets in Alexandria harbour , 27-28 December 1827
Untitled and undated list of ships, including ships belonging to the Viceroy and the Grand Signor.
Also:
Inventory of securities conveyed by the Right Honourable William Keith to the trustees under his marriage contract 1820
Four wills made by the Hon. William Keith 1831 - 1843
Letter from Nasmyth to Louisa, Countess of Kintore, concerning the laying out of gardens at Keith Hall 1849 |