Admiral Samuel Hood collection
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Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter written from Hood to Earl Cornwallis as a letter of introduction for a Mr. Bayard. Including an engraving of Joshua Reynolds portrait of Hood, printed in 1831 and a clipping from newspaper with brief biography of Hood, circa 1900.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-circa 1900
Creator
- Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount (Person)
Biographical/Historical note
British Admiral who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution. He was entitled Viscount Hood of Whitely in 1796.
Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes a letter written from British Admiral Hood to Earl Cornwallis as a letter of introduction for a Mr. Bayard Including an engraving of Joshua Reynolds portrait of Hood, printed in 1831 and a clipping from newspaper with brief biography of Hood, circa 1900.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
Megan Quillivan, 2007
- Title
- Guide to the Admiral Samuel Hood collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository