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Add MS 39824
- Record Id:
- 032-002059670
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002059670
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x000357
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 39824
- Title:
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LETTER-BOOK of Maj.-Gen. Gordon Forbes (d. 1828), Commander-in-Chief at San Domingo [Hayti] ; 20 Nov. 1795-30 Dec. 1796. The majority of the despatches, which are concerned with preparations for the conquest of the island, defensive measures against the forces of the French Republic, the ravages of fever, etc., are addressed to Henry Dundas [1st Viscount Melville (1802), Secretary for War]. Other addressees include [Frederick Augustus,] Duke of York, [William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd] Duke of Portland, [Home Secretary], and Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B. Paper; ff. ii + 33. Original vellum covers laid down in binding.
- Scope & Content:
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West Inches: Letter-book of Gen. Forbes at San Domingo: 1795-1796.
Island of San Domingo: Letter-book of Gen. Forbes, as Commander-in-chief: 1795, 1796.
Major-General Gordon Forbes: Letter-book of, as Commander-in-chief at San Domingo: 1795, 1796.
Army; England: Letter-book of Gen. G. Forbes at San Domingo: 1795, 1796.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002059670", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 39824: LETTER-BOOK of Maj.-Gen. Gordon Forbes (d. 1828), Commander-in-Chief at San Domingo [Hayti] ; 20 Nov. 1795-30 Dec. 1796. The majority of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002059670
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002059670
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1795
- End Date:
- 1796
- Date Range:
- 20 Nov 1795-30 Dec 1796
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Army of England
Forbes, Gordon, army officer, 1738-1828 - Places:
- San Domingo, the Carribean
West Indies, America