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Add MS 29543

Record Id:
032-002021066
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002021066
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 29543
Title:

ORIGINAL letters and papers of Lieut.-General Sir Hudson Lowe, K.C.B., etc.; 1804-1815.

1. [Horatio Nelson, Viscount] Nelson and [Duke of] Bronte, to Major H. Lowe; Victory, 29 Mar. 1804, f. 1.

2. H[udson] Lowe, Lieut.-Colonel commanding the British troops at Capri, to General Berthier, chief of the staff of the French army; Capri, 6 Aug. 1806. Draft. f. 2.

3. [General William Schaw Cathcart, Viscount, afterwards Earl,] Cathcart, to Colonel Lowe; Paris, 5 Apr. [1814], f. 4.

4. Passport from Etienne Denis, Baron [afterwards Duke] Pasquier, Prefect of Police, for Colonel Lowe; Paris, 7 Apr. 1814. Fr. f. 5.

5. Passport from Major-General Sir H. Lowe, commanding the British troops at Marseille, for himself; Marseille, July, 1815. Fr. f. 6.

6. Ordinance of Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples and Sicily, declaring, Calabria to be in a state of war, etc.; Naples, 31 July, 1806. Ital. Printed. f. 7. Paper. Folio. Presented by Miss Lowe.

Scope & Content:

Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Official correspondence and papers: 1794-1827.

includes:

  • f. 1 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1804.
  • f. 2 General Louis Alexandre Berthier, chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte: Letter to, from Col. Lowe: 1806.: Fr.
  • f. 4 General Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart: Correspondence with Col. Lowe: 1813, 1814.
  • f. 5 Etienne Denis Pasquier, Baron; French Prefect of Police: Passport for Sir H. Lowe: 1814.: Fr.
  • f. 7 Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: Declaration by Joseph Buonaparte of a state of war in Calabria: 1806.: Ital.: Printed.
  • f. 7 Calabria, Italy: Ordinance of J. Buonaparte, concerning: 1806.: Ital.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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Hierarchy:
032-002021066
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Italian
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1804
End Date:
1815
Date Range:
1804-1815
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Miss Lowe, daughter of Sir Hudson Lowe: Presented: in 1874.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Berthier, Louis Alexandre, General chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte
Cathcart, William Schaw, 1st Earl Cathcart, General
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Lowe, Miss; daughter of Sir Hudson Lowe
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Pasquier, Etienne Denis, Baron, French Prefect of Police
Places:
Calabria, Italy
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy