Bligh family papers relating to William Bligh, Bligh family and mutiny on the Bounty, 1794-1829, 1916-1941, 1989

SAFE/MLMSS 8570/Box 1X/Items 1-9 (Safe 1/472)

fonds

1794-1829, 1916-1941, 1989

Textual Records, Objects

921361

0.06 metres of textual material (1 box)

ITEM 01.
Four naval commissions, 1810-1814
Relating to Bligh's promotions after returning from New South Wales in 1810
[see attached Item level record for further detail]

ITEM 02.
Round oak snuff box made from a piece of wood from HMS Bounty
[see attached Item level record for further detail]

ITEM 03.
An Act of Parliament to enable His Majesty to establish a Court of Criminal Judicature in Norfolk Island, 1794, inscribed by William Bligh.

ITEM 04.
Admiral Duncan's Victory (the Battle of Camperdown). A subscription for Relief of the Widows and Children, 1797. Bligh commanded the Director during the battle.

ITEM 05.
The London Gazette Extraordinary, Wednesday, April 15 1801.
Reporting on the Battle of Copenhagen, contains the dispatches of Admiral Hyde Parker. Bligh commanded the Glatton, and although his name is not mentioned in the text, casualties from Bligh's ship are recorded.

ITEM 06.
The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
8 issues, no. 228, 233, 243, 259, 263 (2 copies), 272, 323. 15 May 1808-10 March 1810 (during the period of Bligh's governorship of New South Wales. The issues of 1809 contain references to Bligh's disputes with Paterson after his displacement.

ITEMS 07a and 07b
Volume of genealogical notes and press cuttings tracing Bligh family ancestry.
Includes genealogical trees of the Bligh family from about 1500 onwards; 2 letters from Helena Bligh; magazine articles (some relating to the mutiny on the Bounty) and related research material.

ITEM 08.
Various magazine articles, some relating to the mutiny on the Bounty

ITEM 09.
Portrait of Colonel Bligh / R.B. Parkes after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
London: Henry Graves & Comp., 1865
[see attached Item level record for further detail]