BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCXVI-CCXXI. Establishments, musters and other lists relating to the numbers and composition of the British and Allied forces; 1684-[1718?]. Six volumes.
Vol. CCLXXX (ff. iii+34). (1) 'Alphabeticall List of Half Pay Officers', consisting of separate lists of captains and field officers (ff. 1-7b), lieutenants (ff. 8-14b), cornets, second lieutenants and ensigns (ff. 15-21b), and staff officers (ff. 22-24b). Details include name, former regiment...
BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vols. CLXIV, CLXV A (ff. 216, 105). Newsletters, intercepts and intelligence bulletins, mostly to and from Marlborough's headquarters;;. Partly French, Spanish and Italian. Partly drafts and copies. Followed (61465 A, ff. 76-105b) by printed news sheets, as follows:- (1) Supplements to the London Gazette, 16 Oct. 1702; 10 Aug. 1704, relating to the battles of Vigo and Blenheim. Folio. ff. 76-77b. (2) Daily Courant, 23 Nov. 1713. Folio. f. 78. (3) Gazettes, Amsterdam, 6...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Vols. CCXCIV-CCCII. Letter-books, containing copies of letters of Adam Cardonnel, chiefly as Marlborough's secretary, and relating to army administration; 1702-1712. Partly French. Each volume has an alphabetical index of addressees (the index of 61399 for N and 0 is misplaced at f. 253). See also Add. MSS. 61411-61413 below. Nine volumes.
Vol. CCCIII (ff. iii+ 177). Entry-book containing copies of the official bulletins or circulars describing the operations of the Allied army under Marlborough's command, compiled by his secretaries and issued to the Secretary of State's Office and to English envoys abroad; 1706-1711. Printed, wi...
Vol. CCLXXVIII (ff. iii+124). Two lists (the second a partial copy of the first, with numerous additions and deletions) of applicants for commissions as field officers (1-5b, 59-64b), captains (ff. 7-19b, 66-77b), lieutenants (ff. 23-30b, 82-87b), ensigns (ff. 37-42, 97-103), and staff officers ...