1. Add MS 36870
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 36870
- Title:
- LETTER-BOOK of Lieutenant-Colonel (afterwards Lieut.-Gen. Sir) Thomas Picton, as Governor of Trinidad; 26 Jan.-16 Oct. 1799. Followed (f. 46) by three original private letters (and a few fragments) from Picton in London to St. Hilaire Begorrat in Trinidad, 16 Aug., 20 Sept. 1804, 18 Sept. 1805. The book contains drafts or copies occasionally autograph (e.g. ff. 8, 12 b, 13 b, 16, 27 b, etc.), but usually in a secretary's hand. Originals of some of the dispatches are in the Public Record Offi...
- Scope & Content:
- Island of Trinidad: Letter-book of Lieut.-Col. Picton, governor: 1799. includes: ff. 1-45 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, GCB: Letter-book as Governor of Trinidad: 1799. ff. 46-52 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, GCB: Letters to St. H. Begorrat: 1804-1805.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Jan 1799-18 Sep 1805
- Extent:
- 1 item