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Add MS 52621

Record Id:
032-002002231
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002002231
MDARK:
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LARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52621
Title:

COMMONPLACE BOOK kept by Quartermaster Staff Sergeant Thomas Hill of the Rocket Troop, Royal Horse Artillery (d. 1837; obituary, etc., in his son's hand on ff. 40-41), and his son, Thomas William Hill; 8 Sept. 1832-circa 1848, n.d. Autograph and (f. i) printed. Presented by R. G. Cremer, Esq.

Paper; ff. x+69. Quarto. 1832-circa 1848. On f. ib is the note 'Miss Cremer, 35, Arlington Lodge, Brixton Hill, S.W.2'. Brown quarter-calf binding.

Principal contents:

1. ff. 1-34. 'Sketch of the Proceedings at Oporto between the 11th September 1832 & 1st Oct 1835'. An account by T. Hill of the Miguelite siege of Oporto in which he served at the age of sixty with the defending forces of Don Pedro as a volunteer in the British legion.

2. ff. 34b-39b, 66b-67. Diary by T. Hill of two journeys to France for experiments with Congreve rockets; 19 Nov.-22 Dec. 1833, 1-22 Jan. 1834. At the end (ff. 66b-67) is a copy by T. W. Hill of a related report, 1834.

3. ff. 41b-44b, 47b-52, 60, 64-64b. Poems and songs, mostly military, including two original compositions:- (i) Poem on Waterloo by T. Hill; n.d. Copy by T. W. Hill, 1837. f. 41b:- (ii) 'The Soldier's Grave', apparently by T. W. Hill; 1839. f. 42.

4. ff. 65b-66, 67. 'To the Duke of Wellington, on Military Torture': an anonymous attack on the Duke of Wellington's politics and military conduct; bef. 1848. Copy by T. W. Hill.

Scope & Content:

Army; England: Commonplace book partly kept by T. Hill: circa 1832-1837.

Thomas Hill, Quartermaster Staff Sergeant, RHA: Commonplace book partly kept by: circa 1832-1837.

Thomas William Hill, son of Thomas Hill, RHA: Commonplace book partly kept by: 1837-bef. 1848, n.d.

includes:

  • ff. 1-34 Portugal. Army of: Account by T. Hill of Miguelite siege of Oporto: 1832-1835: Autogr.
  • ff. 1-34 Oporto, Portugal: Account by T. Hill of its siege by Miguelites: 1832-1835.
  • ff. 34b-39b, 66b, 69b Ordnance: Accounts by T. Hill, etc., of journeys to France for experiments with Congreve rockets: 1833, 1834: Partly copies.
  • ff. 41b-44b, 47b-52, 60, 64-64b Poetry ENGLISH: Poems and songs, mostly military, by T. and T. W. Hill and others: 19th cent: Copies: Autogr.
  • f. 45 Hobart, Tasmania: Letter rel. to: 1824: Extract.
  • f. 47 Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford: Will: 1842: Abstract.
  • ff. 50b-51 Corporal David Dalglish, RM: Poem, `On leaving Syria': 1840.
  • ff. 58b-59 Lieutenant Whiteman, RA; Military Knight of Windsor: Obituary: 1848.
  • f. 60b Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet; MP: Description of plate presented to,: 1822.
  • f. 62b Augustus Frederick Sussex, Duke of; 6th son of George III: Comparison with his brothers: bef. 1820.
  • f. 63 Dorothy Bland, alias Dorothea; alias 'Mrs Jordan'; actress; mistress of Duke of Clarence, later William IV: List of children by William IV: 1835-1837.
  • ff. 65b-66, 67 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: `On Military Torture'; an anonymous attack on his politics, etc.,: bef. 1848: Copy.
  • ff. 65b-66, 67 Political Tracts: `To the Duke of Wellington, on Military Torture': bef. 1848: Copy.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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Hierarchy:
032-002002231
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1832
End Date:
1853
Date Range:
8 Sep 1832-c 1848
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Raymond Gordon Cremer: Presented, in 1965.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Army of England
Army of Portugal
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 6th son of George III, 1773-1843
Bland, Dorothy, alias 'Mrs Jordan', actress, mistress of Duke of Clarence later William IV alias Dorothea
Cremer, Raymond Gordon
Dalglish, David, army officer and poet, fl 1840
Hill, Thomas William, son of Thomas Hill RHA
Hill, Thomas, Quartermaster Staff Sergeant RHA
Seymour-Conway, Francis Charles, 3rd Marquess of Hertford
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, army officer and statesman, 1769-1852
Whiteman, —, Lieutenant RA, Military Knight of Windsor
Wood, Matthew, 1st Baronet, MP
Places:
Hobart, Tasmania
Oporto, Portugal