@hughes1957collingwood
Hughes, Edward (ed.). The Private Correspondence of Admiral Lord Collingwood. Publications of the Navy Records Society, Vol. XCVIII. London: Navy Records Society, 1957.
Summary
Edited collection of Collingwood’s private correspondence 1776–1810, drawn from family and private archives. Hughes — Professor of Modern History at Durham — explicitly excluded the official correspondence held at the National Maritime Museum. The standard primary-source edition for Collingwood’s personal voice: letters to his wife Sarah, to his daughters, and to his closest naval friends.
Credibility Assessment
- Type: Primary (original letters) edited by a leading academic historian
- Author expertise: Hughes was Professor of Modern History, University of Durham; the Navy Records Society series is the gold standard for British naval primary-source publication
- Peer reviewed: Editorial board review only
- Known biases or limitations: Excludes official correspondence; selection reflects 1950s editorial judgement; some private letters remained in private collections at the time of editing
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