Add MS 78157

Charge of the Light Brigade. Three letters relating to the Charge of the Light Brigade, with an envelope containing flowers picked from the battlefield, and a note relating to plans for the attack on Sebastapol; 1854-1855. Item 1 was bequeathed by Miss Carolyn Manovill of New York, Aug. 2001; items 2 and 3 were purchased from Roy Davids Ltd, Apr. 2002 and Jan.2003.

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1. Letter from Capt. Soame Jenyns (b. 1826, d. 1873), 13^th Light Dragoons, to Charles Goad; ‘Balaklava’, 27 Oct. 1854. Jenyns describes the Charge of the Light Brigade and expresses concern for Goad’s brother, Thomas Howard (b. 1827, d. 1854), a captain in the same regiment. T. H. Goad was, in fact, killed in the Charge. He also refers to ‘Maxy’, Cornet George Maxwell Goad, a third brother (b. 1834, d. 1894) also of the 13^th Light Dragoons. With an envelope containing flowers subsequently picked from the battlefield, annotated “Sent to us by my dear Maxwell. AEB.” ‘Maxwell’ is Cornet Goad. ‘AEB’ is the Goad brothers’ mother, Anne Elizabeth Bradford who married her second husband, Gen. Sir Thomas Bradford, in 1840. Jenyns makes reference in his letter to “poor Lady Bradford”.

2. Letter from Cornet George Maxwell Goad to his brother, Charles; ‘Bala Klava’, 27 Oct. 1854. Cornet Goad, who did not take part in the Charge as he had been injured earlier in the day, describes the action and refers to injuries sustained by Jenyns. Like Jenyns he also expresses concern for the safety of their brother Thomas Howard Goad, whom he says is missing.

3. Letter from Cornet George Maxwell Goad to his sister, Emily; ‘Balaklava’, 5 Feb. 1855. Goad expresses regret at the illness of his brother, Charles, refers to the Earl of Cardigan’s attempts to get the Light Brigade home, describes his surroundings as “wretched”, and refers to a railway being constructed. With a note relating to plans for the attack on Sebastapol, illustrated with sketches of the Light Brigade’s camp, by Goad.