1. Add MS 45726 B
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 45726 B
- Title:
- ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN: Letters of Captain Tristram Charles Sawyer Speedy (formerly 81st Foot, and Vice-Consul at Massawa), Amharic Interpreter on the personal staff of Lt.-Gen. Sir Robert Cornelis Napier, G.C.S.I., K.C.B. (afterwards 1st Baron Napier of Magdala), addressed to George F. Wise of Sydney, Australia (uncle of the donor), during the British Expedition to Abyssinia; circ. 5 Feb 1868-3 May 1869. Autograph (ff. 7, 8, copies). On the expedition see T. J. Holland and H. Hozier, Record of...
- Scope & Content:
- Army; England: Letters of Capt. T. C. S. Speedy during the British Expedition to Abyssinia: 1868. Captain Tristam Charles Sawyer Speedy, Vice-Consul at Masawa: Letters to G. F. Wise: 1868-1869. Ethiopia: Letters of Capt. T. C. S. Speedy to G. F. Wise written during the British Expedition: 1868.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 5 Feb 1868-3 May 1869
- Extent:
- 1 item