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Egerton MS 2972

Record Id:

032-001985049

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001985049

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000057.0x000352

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

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 Fishery and Reciprocity questions, Joseph Howe [Governor of Nova Scotia in 1873], C. H. Stanley, British Consul at New York, Lieut. J[ohn] W[illiam] Preston and others. At the beginning (f. 1) is an opinion (given in 1812 ?) upon the American Neutrality Act of 20 Apr. 1818; and at the end (f. 404) the New York Herald (European edition), 25 Sept. 1855. Paper; ff. i + 407. Folio.

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: 1855, 1856.

Victoria of England: Correspondence rel. to raising of a foreign legion in U.S.A., for service in the Crimea: 1855, 1856.

British America, and United States: Correspondence rel. to raising of a foreign legion in, for service in Crimean War: 1855, 1856.

includes:

ff. 3, 6 Nova Scotia, North America: Letters of Sir.T. F. T. Crampton rel. to the Fishery and Reciprocity questions: 1853, 1854.
ff. 3, 6 Fisheries: Letters of Sir J. Crampton on the Fishery question in Nova Scotia: 1853, 1854.
ff. 3-195 Sir John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton, 2nd Baronet: Letters, as Minister to U.S.A., to Governor J. G. Le Marchant: 1853-1856.
ff. 19 b-310 Joseph Howe, Nova Scotian statesman: Correspondence with Sir J. G. Le Marchant: 1855.
f. 24 Captain Strobel, of the British Foreign Legion: Letter to J. F. T. Crampton: 1855.
ff. 88, 134, 314-351 C- H- Stanley, British agent in New York: Correspondence rel. to raising of a foreign legion: 1855.
f. 122 H- P- Jörgensen: Letter to Sir J. Crampton: 1855.
f. 124 Maximilian A- Thoman, of the British Foreign Legion: Letter to J. F. T. Crampton: 1855.
f. 127 Oscar Cromrey: Letter to J. F. T. Crampton.
f.127 Wilhelm Schumacher: Letter to J. F. T. Crampton: 1855.: Signed.
f. 130 Julius Parkus: Letter to Sir J. Crampton: 1855.
f. 138 M- Kavanagh: Letter to C. Rowecroft: 1855.
ff. 353-375 Lieutenant John William Preston: Correspondence with Sir J. G. Le Marchant: 1855.
ff. 366-369 Lieutenant Th- Schumann: Letter to Lieut. Preston: 1855.: Germ., with transl.
ff. 370-374 Corporal - Kamper: Statement by: 1855.: Germ., with transl.
f. 377 Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Francis Ansell: Instructions to: 1855.
ff. 383-390 Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Francis Ansell: Letters to Sir J. G. Le Marchant etc.: 1855.
f. 394 Major J- Smolinski: Letter to L. M. Wilkins: 1855.
f. 396 Angus McDonald: Letter to L. M. Wilkins: 1855.
f. 399 Frederick Poshner: Letter to Sir J. G. Le Marchant.
f. 401 Captain George Benvenuto Mathew, afterwards Buckley-Mathew; diplomatist; KCMG 1879: Letter, as Consul at Philadelphia, to Sir J. G. Le Marehant: [1855].
f. 404 Newspapers America: New York Herald (European edition): 25 Sept. 1855.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001985049

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-001985049

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
German

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1811

End Date:

1855

Date Range:

1811-1855

Era:

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Ansell, Augustus Francis, Lieutenant-Colonel
Army of England
Crampton, John Fiennes Twisleton, 2nd Baronet
Cromrey, Oscar
Howe, Joseph, Nova Scotian statesman
Jörgensen, H- P-
Kamper, Corporal -
Kavanagh, M-
Le Marchant, John Gaspard, Lieutenant -Governor of Nova Scotia; GCMG 1860
Mathew, George Benvenuto, Captain afterwards Buckley-Mathew diplomatist, KCMG 1879
McDonald, Angus
Parkus, Julius
Poshner, Frederick
Preston, John William, Lieutenant
Schumacher, Wilhelm
Schumann, Th-, Lieutenant
Smolinski, J-, Major
Stanley, C- H-, British agent in New York
Strobel, Captain; of the British Foreign Legion
Thoman, Maximilian A-, of the British Foreign Legion
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121443562

Places:

Nova Scotia, North America
United States of America, North America