[Two letters from William Armytage, Mate, RN to his mother and a third from William's friend to his mother.]
[Two letters dated 1841, the other undated.]
Three a.l.s., one on two sheets. One letter torn and taped, all with folds.
William Armytage was a Mate on the East India Station, serving on HMS Samarang, Dido (under Henry Kepple) and Cornwallis (flagship of Sir William Parker. In 1841, on Samarang during the First Opium War, he won praise during his actions helping the steamer Nemesis force the passage from Macao to Whampoa, the first time that a European vessel had done so. His letters relate to his return to England on the Sarmarang and his attempts to win promotion; the letter from his friend (William 'Shell'?) also relates to his promotion efforts. Armytage became a lieutenant in 1845, after which he served on the Vesuvius steam sloop in the South America and West Indian Stations. During the Crimean War he server on HMS Viper in the Black Sea; after being promoted to Commander in 1855 he returned to England. He was promoted to Captain in 1860.
[Ref: 53195] £280.00
Three a.l.s., one on two sheets. One letter torn and taped, all with folds.
William Armytage was a Mate on the East India Station, serving on HMS Samarang, Dido (under Henry Kepple) and Cornwallis (flagship of Sir William Parker. In 1841, on Samarang during the First Opium War, he won praise during his actions helping the steamer Nemesis force the passage from Macao to Whampoa, the first time that a European vessel had done so. His letters relate to his return to England on the Sarmarang and his attempts to win promotion; the letter from his friend (William 'Shell'?) also relates to his promotion efforts. Armytage became a lieutenant in 1845, after which he served on the Vesuvius steam sloop in the South America and West Indian Stations. During the Crimean War he server on HMS Viper in the Black Sea; after being promoted to Commander in 1855 he returned to England. He was promoted to Captain in 1860.
[Ref: 53195] £280.00