Devon County Council

List of additional Drake letters received 11 August 2005

1. 22 July 1795, Francis Drake, Vado Bay, to Eliza Drake: capture of ship, damage to packet sent to Alexandria
2. 24 August 1795, Francis Drake, Vado Bay, to Eliza Drake: purchase of coach horses
3. 10 October 1795, Francis Drake, Savonna, to Eliza Drake: departure for La Pietra
4. 16 October 1795, Francis Drake, Mondovi, to Eliza Drake: itinerary to Turin etc
5. 23 August 1795, Francis Drake, Vado, to Eliza Drake: purchase of horses
6. 8 October 1795, Frances Drake, Savonna, to Eliza Drake: engagements between frigates Southampton and Vestale
7. 11 & 12 October 1795, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: General DeVins’s headquarters, mutiny on the Terrible
8. 27 November 1795, Francis Drake, Genoa, to Eliza Drake: plans of house in Milan
9. 3 December 1795, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: house in Milan, French army in Voltri
10. 5 December 1795, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: journey from Genoa, house in Milan
11. 7 December 1795, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: house in Milan
12. 12 March 1796, Francis Drake, Genoa, to Eliza Drake: journey to Genoa etc
13. 21 April 1796, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: packing and departure
14. 20 April 1796, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: prepare to leave Como
15. 24 April 1796, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: necessity of leaving Como
16. 26 April 1796, Francis Drake, Alexandria, to Eliza Drake: capture of Charasco
17. 8 May 1796, Francis Drake, Milan, to Eliza Drake: journey to Verona etc
18. 10 May 1796, Francis Drake, Brescia, to Eliza Drake: journey to Verona and Vicenza
19. 1796, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: go to Milan
20. Thursday evening 1796, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: under-cook has not arrived
21. 1796, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: send everything from Milan to Como
22. 17 February 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: journey to Clifton, Aunt Jenny
23. February 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: journey to Bristol
24. 1 August 1798, Francis Drake, Canterbury, to Eliza Drake: journey to Deal
25. 5 August 1798, Francis Drake, Dover, to Eliza Drake: pregnancy, journey to Folkestone, etc
26. 12 August 1798, Francis Drake, Tunbridge Wells, to Eliza Drake: journey to Brighton, illness of horse
27. 13 August 1798, Francis Drake, Tunbridge Wells, to Eliza Drake: death of horse, journey to London
28. 9 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: sale of Mrs Loyd’s house etc
29. 14 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: houses, mother’s illness
30. 16 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s health
31. 20 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: purchase of Mrs Loyd’s house etc
32. 23 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s health, shooting, etc
33. 28 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: journey to London, partridges, etc
34. 29 September 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s confinement, horses
35. 1798, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: gala given by Portuguese minister, turtle
36. 1798, Francis Drake, Wells, to Eliza Drake: arrival at Wells, newspapers
37. 1798, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: coachman and cook, parcels, attempt to assassinate the King at Drury Lane Theatre
38. 6 May 1799, Francis Drake, London, to Eliza Drake: move from Cavendish Square, Mr Duval’s career in the Navy under Nelson, concern for Eliza and child, list of plate
39. 7 May 1799, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: recipe for child’s teeth etc
40. 12 May 1799, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: health of Eliza and child etc
41. 2 January 1800 [1801], Francis Drake, Bayreuth, to Eliza Drake: coachman’s claim for boots
42. 10 & 13 January 1801, Francis Drake, Bayreuth, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s confinement, name for new son, congratulations of Elector and Electress, etc
43. 14 January [1801?] (part), Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: servants etc
44. 22 January 1801, Francis Drake, Bayreuth, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s health, name of child, dances from England
45. 21 May 1804, Francis Drake, Berlin, to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s itinerary
46. 26 May 1804, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: Eliza’s journey to Kiel and Tönningen etc
47. Sunday morning 1804, Francis Drake, Milan, to Eliza Drake: letters and return
48. Friday 1804, Francis Drake, [London], to Eliza Drake: return journey
49. Monday 28 April, Francis Drake, [London], to Eliza Drake: illness, gardener’s tools, sheep, blinds
50. Sunday evening, Francis Drake to Eliza Drake: cook etc
51. 15 June 1795, Lord Bute, Aranjuez, to Francis Drake: appointment as ambassador in Madrid (circular)
52. 16 February 1806, Francis Drake, Wells, to Affleck: events on the Continent, maps of Italy and Germany, Government appointments and policy
53. 17 January 1814, [Francis Drake] to the Earl of Liverpool: copy memorandum respecting the military frontier of Piedmont
54. 31 January 1814, [Francis Drake] to the Earl of Liverpool: copy memorandum respecting Porto Spezzia and the Island of Elba
55. 2 April 1815, [Francis Drake] to the Lord Liverpool: copy memorandum respecting the North of Italy
56. 2 December 1804, Baron Buhler to [Francis Drake] (in French)
57. 4 January 1805, Baron Buhler to [Francis Drake] (in French)
58. 3 February 1805, Baron Buhler to [Francis Drake] (in French)
59. 10 December 1808, Baron Buhler, Vienna, to Francis Drake (in French)
60. 7 June 1812, The Abbé de la Ruffio to Francis Drake (in French)
61. 14 May 1814, Me Sacchette, Venice, to Mrs Drake senior (in Italian)
62. n.d., The Abbé de la Ruffio to Canon Gould: meeting next Monday (2 copies)
63. 24 July 1817, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake (in French)
64. 24 September 1817, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake (in French)
65. 13 April 1818, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake (in French)
66. 15 September 1818, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake (in French)
67. 17 March 1819, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake: account for Charles (in French)
68. 25 September 1819, Monsr Duvillard, Geneva, to Francis Drake (in French)
69. 24 June 1820, Mr Hornbuckle to [Francis Drake]: account for Charles
70. January 1822, Mr Hornbuckle to [Francis Drake]: account for Charles
71. April 1822, Mr Hornbuckle to [Francis Drake]: account for Charles
72. 3 July 1822, Mr Hornbuckle to [Francis Drake]: account for Charles
73. 22 January 1823, Mr Hornbuckle to [Francis Drake]: account for Charles
74. 1 April 1824, George IV to Charles Digby Mackworth Drake: grant of pension
75. 28 June 1830, Mr Vernon, Treasury: pension
76. 13 September 1831, Mr Vernon, Treasury, to C D M Drake: pension
77. 19 November 1834, Mr Vernon, Treasury, to the Revd C Drake: pension
78. c 1831, C D M Drake: certificates of payment of pension etc (9 items)
79. n.d., list of Anglican and Gallican church feasts