Account of a visit to Elba in May 1814, by E. H. Locker

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MS. Eng. hist. c. 232

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Account, written shortly after the death of Napoleon I, of a visit to Elba in May 1814, by E. H. Locker, then secretary to the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet. Fols. 6-15v are printed in The plain Englishman, 3 (London, 1823), 475-81.

Dates

Creation: 1814

Extent

59 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 232, fols. 1-2].

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MS. Eng. hist. c. 232

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16342

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Abstract

Account of a visit to Elba in May 1814, by E. H. Locker.

Biographical / Historical

Edward Hawke Locker, 1777-1849, was a hospital administrator and watercolour painter. In 1804 he became civil secretary to Admiral Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth, and was with him during his commands in the East Indies (1804–9), in the North Sea (1810), and in the Mediterranean (1811–14).