Folios 513-518: George Tripp, HMS Sampson, Plymouth Sound. Enclosing orders from...

Folios 513-518: George Tripp, HMS Sampson, Plymouth Sound. Enclosing orders from Commodore Sir John Thomas Duckworth and approval by Rear Admiral Sir Richard Rodney Bligh for HMS Sampson to take under her command all the empty transports and such trading ships that want protection. Lieutenant Flinn, Agent for Transports informed him that only 8 transports were ready to sail. Enclosing letter from John Jacques, Custos of Jamaica requesting delaying him to delay sailing from Port Royal and Negril Bay as trade on north Jamaica not ready. Also enclosed is a letter from Captain Samuel Peter Forster, HMS Albacore [Albicore] who is joining him together with Captain Samuel Brooking HMS Jamaica.

Folios 519-520: enclosure with folios 513-518. Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Commodore & Commander in Chief, HMS Leviathan at the Mole, St Domingo, 10 October 1796 to George Tripp, HMS Sampson. As a result of the collision with HMS Hannibal, HMS Sampson is ordered to proceed to England with a convoy or trade and empty transports that the agent Lieutenant Flinn has ready. Should Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, Governor of Jamaica request it, Tripp is to direct Flinn to accommodate any invalided officers & men in the transports. He is also ordered to impress any good men from the merchant vessels and look for any deserters. He is then to proceed to England via Iceland, Scotland or Liverpool as needed.

Folios 521-522: enclosure with folios 513-518. Letter from John Jacques, Custos of Jamaica to George Trip, HMS Sampson, 22 October 1796, Kingston, Jamaica. Requesting delay to the sailing of the convoy so that the planters and merchants can get their cargoes ready.

Folios 523-524: enclosure with folios 513-518. Letter from Captain Samuel Peter Forster, HMS Albicore [Albacore] to George Trip, HMS Sampson, Annotto Bay, Jamaica. Advising Tripp on the vessels he will be adding to the convoy and requesting a delay in sailing.

Folios 525-526 enclosure with folios 513-518. Order from Rear Admiral Sir Richard Rodney Bligh, HMS Brunswick at the Mole, 14 October 1796 to George Tripp to put himself under his command and to follow and obey all such orders and directions as he will receive and to put into execution the orders already received from Commodore Sir John Thomas Duckworth to proceed to England with convoys from Kingston, Bluefields and Negril Bay.

Folios 527-528: enclosure with folios 513-518. John Davies, Master, HMS Sampson at sea, 25 December 1796 to George Tripp. Because of the state of HMS Sampson and with 125 sick men on board, lack of water and the difficulty in keeping the convoy together, he and the following 5 Lieutenants - William Hughes, Richard Masters, J F Kelly, Charles Hemsted and Arthus Stapleton are requesting that HMS Sampson be put into the nearest port.

Folios 529-530: enclosure with folios 513-518. George Tripp and William Johnson, carpenter, HMS Sampson, 5 January 1797. Defects of HMS Sampson.

Folio 530: enclosure with folios 513-518. Admiralty note detailing which of the enclosured letters should be sent to Lloyds.