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Add MS 20178
- Record Id:
- 032-002090438
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002090438
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000051.0x00017c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 20178
- Title:
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1. ACCOUNTS of contingent and extraordinay expenses; gratuities to inhabitants for damages in establishing batteries, etc.; and returns of ammunition and stores, in the island of Capri; June, 1806-Aug. 1807, f. 1.
2. "Copy of a paper found among those of General Moraud after his death at Lauenburg, supposed to have been addressed originally to General Paoli:" being the copy of a letter of Napoleon Bonaparte to General Paoli, communicating his intention to write a work on the oppressive government of Corsica; dat. Auxerre en Bourgoyne, 12 June, 1789, f. 12.
3. Orders, returns, letters, and other papers, partly original, relating to the expulsion of the British troops, under Colonel Lowe, from the island of Capri; 3 Oct. 1808-18 Feb. 1809, f. 19. The original letters are from C. Bancks, surgeon, f. 32; Major J. Hamill, f 34; General Maximilien Lamarque, ff. 35, 36, 62, 63, 75, 85; Captain R[ichard] Church, f. 39; Colonel H[enry] E[dward] Bunbury, ff. 41, 110, 121, 123; Capt,. W. Durban, ff. 54, 56, 58, 60, 119; Don Ignazio Cafiero-his journal, f. 77; Capt. H. Duncan, f. 95; Major-General H. Oakes, f. 112; Major-General J. Campbell, f. 131; A. F. Cleeve (Paymaster of the Corsican Rangers), f. 134. Paper. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
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Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Papers and correspondence when commanding at Capri: 1807-1809.
Napoleon I of France: Journals and letters relating to the French attack on Capri: 1808.
Island of Capri: Correspondence of Sir H. Lowe, in command there: 1806-1809.
Island of St Helena: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe, while Governor: 1815-1824.
Island of Corsica: Papers and letters of Sir H. Lowe on the affairs of: 1794-1812.
Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Official correspondence and papers: 1794-1827.
includes:
- f. 12 Napoleon I of France: Letter to General Paoli respecting the oppressive government of Corsica: 1789.: Copy.
- f. 12 General Pasquale Paoli, President of Corsica: Letter to, from N. Buonaparte: 1789.: Fr.: Copy.
- f. 12 Island of Corsica: Letter of N. Bonaparte on the government of: 1789.: Fr.: Copy.
- f. 32 Clement Bancks, Army Surgeon: Letter to Sir H. Lowe: 1808.
- f. 34 John Hamill, Major: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1806, 1808.
- ff. 34-38, 62-65, 73, 85 Maximilien Lamarque, General, French Comnwnder at Capri: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1808.: Fr.
- f. 39 Sir Richard Church, GCH; General in the Greek army: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1808-1815.
- ff. 41, 110,121, 123 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, 7th Baronet: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1806-1824.
- ff. 54-60, 119 William Durban, Captain: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1806-1808.
- f. 77 Ignazio Cafiero, Captain in the Sicilian Army: Journal of the French attack on Capri: 1808.: Ital.
- f. 95 H- Duncan, Captain, RN: Letter to Col. Lowe: 1808.
- f. 105 Island of Capri: Plans of attack on: 1808.
- f. 112 Lieutenant-General Hildebrand Oakes, 1st Baronet 1813: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1803-1812.
- f. 131 John Campbell, Major-General: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1805-1812.
- f. 134 Alexander Frederic Cleeve, Paymaster of the Corsican Rangers: Correspondence with Col. Lowe: 1808-1812.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002090438", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 20178: 1. ACCOUNTS of contingent and extraordinay expenses; gratuities to inhabitants for damages in establishing batteries, etc.; and returns…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002090438
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002090438
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1789
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- Jun 1789-Feb 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bancks, Clement, army surgeon; correspondent of Sir Hudson Lowe, fl 1808
Bunbury, Henry Edward, 7th Baronet, Lieutenant-General, 1778-1860
Cafiero, Ignazio, Captain in the Sicilian Army
Campbell, John, Major-General
Church, Richard, Knight, army officer and philhellene, 1784-1873
Cleeve, Alexander Frederic, Paymaster of the Corsican Rangers
Duncan, H, naval officer, fl 1708
Durban, William, naval officer, fl 1790-1808
Hamill, John, Major
Lamarque, Maximilien, General, French Comnwnder at Capri
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Oakes, Hildebrand, 1st Baronet 1813, Lieutenant-General
Paoli, Pasquale, General; President of Corsica - Places:
- Capri, Italy
Corsica, France
St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean