1. Egerton MS 2972
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 2972
- Title:
- CORRESPONDENCE of Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, Governor of Nova Scotia, connected with the raising in the United States and N. America of a foreign legion for service in the Crimean War 1855-1856, etc. Some of the letters are addressed to his Secretary, Hon. Lewis M- Wilkins. The names of the writers are given in the Index. They include John F[iennes Twisleton] Crampton [K.C.B. 1856, 2nd Bart. 1858], Envoy Extraordinary to the United States, whose first two letters (1853-1854) refer to the ...
- Scope & Content:
- Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, Lieutenant -Governor of Nova Scotia; GCMG 1860: Correspondence rel. to raising in N. America of a foreign legion for service in Crimean War, etc.: 1853, 1856. Army; England: Correspondence rel. to raising of a foreign legion in U.S.A. for service in the Crimea: 185...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and German
- Date Range:
- 1811-1855
- Extent:
- 1 item