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21. Add MS 23653

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COPIES of the military correspondence of Major-General Rainsford with Lord Amherst, Lord Rochford and others; 7 June, 1780-31 Oct. 1781. Paper. Folio. Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Correspondence with Gen. Rainsford: 1780-1782. William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford: Co...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1780-31 Oct 1781
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1 item

22. Add MS 23652

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ORIGINAL letters from Sir Joseph Yorke [afterwards Lord Dover], Ambassador at the Hague, to General Rainsford; 19 Mar. 1776-11 Dec. 1778. At f. 36 is a letter to the same from Ph[ilip] Yorke [afterwards 3rd Earl of Hardwicke]; Hague, 9 June, 1777. Paper. Quarto. Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Lette...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1776-11 Dec 1778
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1 item

23. Add MS 23671

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1. "ORDERS given out by [Field] M[arshal George] Wade w[he]n he Commanded in Scotland from Augt 9th, 1726" [to 26 Aug. 1727], f. 1. 2. "Disposition for passing the Rhine as it was executed the Night of the 3rd and 4th of October, 1743, by the Austrian Army commanded by Prince Charles of Lorrai...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1726-1758
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 23646-23647

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JOURNALS of [William Henry] Duke of Gloucester, on the Continent; 1769-1771. In the handwriting of Colonel Rainsford, his equerry. Two volumes. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Quarto.
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Voyages and Travels: On the Continent, by the Duke of Gloucester: 1769-1771. Gloucester, William Henry, Duke of; 3rd son of Frederick, Prince of Wales: Journals on the Continent: 1769-1771.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1769-1771
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2 items

25. Add MS 23678

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NARRATIVE and remarks on the siege of Havana and Isle of Cuba by Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, Bart., in 1761 and 1762, as follows: 1. "Narrative of Intelligence which the Army were furnish'd with before they proceeded to the Havana;" [1761], f. 1. 2. "Remarks upon the Siege of the Havana," f. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1761-1762
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 23659

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1. COPIES of correspondence of Major-General Rainsford with Lord Amherst and others ; 1781, 1782. The letters of General Rainsford are written from Flanders, Germany, and Italy, f. 1. At f. 113 is a satirical poem, in General Rainsford's hand, called "The Wise Heads or the Relief of St. Phillip'...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1775-1794
Extent:
1 item

27. Add MS 23668

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ORIGINAL letters addressed to General Rainsford by, [Hugh Percy, Earl] Percy and [2nd Duke of] Northumberland; 26 May, 1781-5 Mar. 1808. Eng. and Port. Included also are letters from J. Brand to General Rainsford announcing the birth of Henry Percy, 2nd son of the Duke of Northumberland; 23 June...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Portuguese
Date Range:
26 May 1781-5 Mar 1808
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 23655

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MISCELLANEOUS papers relating to the militia and to military affairs; 1760-1803: including "Ideas upon the Militia Service 1777; regulations observed in encamping Milltia; observations on the Isle of Thanet in case of an enemy landing 1778; precautions in case of an alarm in London; consideratio...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1760-1803
Extent:
1 item

29. Add MS 23673

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MISCELLANEOUS military and other papers of General Rainsford; 15 June, 1743-21 Sept. 1797. Included are the following original documents: 1. Commission of Francis Rainsford, as Lieutenant in General Hawley's Dragoons; Aschaffenburg, 15 June, O.S. 1743. Signed by George Il., and countersigned by ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
15 Jun 1743-21 Sep 1797
Extent:
1 item

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MISCELLANEOUS papers and letters of General Rainsford relating to Gibraltar; 1762-1796. Included are original letters, addressed, with one exception, to General Rainsford, from Al-Tâhir ibn 'Abd-al-Hakk, Governor of Tangiers, to General Charles O'Hara, Governor of Gibraltar; Safar A.H. 1205 [Oct...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1762-1796
Extent:
1 item