Russell, Edward, (1653-1727), Earl of Orford, Admiral

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Alternative name(s):	Orford, Earl of (Also known as)
Surname:	Russell
Forenames:	Edward
Gender:	Male
Date:	1653-1727
Title:	Earl of Orford
History:	Admiral. Defeated French off Barfleur, 1692. Served in Mediterranean, 1694-1695. First Lord of the Admiralty for periods, 1694 to 1717. Created earl, 1697.
Biography:	ODNB link for Russell, Edward (1653-1727) Earl of Orford, Admiral
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275958 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P160612 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1695 Aug 07: Account of the bombardment and firing of Marseille by Admiral Russell, brought from...	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/61
2	1695 Aug 07: Translation into English of SP 87/1/61. ff. 95, 96	The National Archives, Kew	SP 87/1/60
3	1709: accounts	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive		See Accessions to Repositories 1968
4	1717-18: household accounts	Cambridgeshire Archives	683/A1	NRA 31878 Tharp
5	1689-99: accounts	Unknown location	D/ED/O12-13	NRA 7580 Hill See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [52o]
6	1692-95: despatches	Bedford Estates	HMC	NRA 26179 Russell See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [90i]
7	1692-95: letters to 1st Earl of Portland, and other papers	Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections	PwA1086-96	NRA 7628 Cavendish-Bentinck
8	corresp with Loudoun	Bute Archive at Mount Stuart	NRAS631	NRA 15459 Crichton-Stuart
9	1697: summary of Russell's activities connected with battle of La Hogue, 1692	Lambeth Palace Library	MS 929/47	NRA 36499 Gibson
10	1691-92: naval corresp	Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle	D LONS/L	NRA 17777 Lowther
11	corresp with Duke of Shrewsbury	Northamptonshire Archives Service		See HMC 45 Buccleuch MSS (Montagu House) II
12	1680-92: corresp with Earl of Nottingham	Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for		See HMC 71 Finch MSS II-IV
13	1692: corresp with Admiralty	Parliamentary Archives		See HMC 14th report App VI House of Lords MSS
14	1689-1703: reports of Commission	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 17761-65
15	1694-98: corresp with Alexander Stanhope	Kent History and Library Centre	U1590/O43	NRA 25095