| Collection | De Budé Papers |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/15/0679 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, mostly a duplicate of 0678, but with further comment on Sir George Rodney's character, and a postscript reporting information obtained from some black deserters that the French fleet were likely to sail shortly to join the Spanish, and Hood's hope that this might lead to battle. |
| Date | 3-6 April 1782 |
| Writer | Hood, Samuel, Rear-Admiral Sir |
| Addressee | Budé, Jacob de, General |
| Description | 'But there is I confess no great reliance to be placed upon a man [Rodney] who is so very much governed by whim & caprise [sic] even in matters of the highest importance.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Document Image | 
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| Level | Item |