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Record Id:
032-002090467
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002090467
MDARK:
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Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 20205
Title:

1. ORIGINAL letters of Rear-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, to Sir Hudson Lowe; with drafts of letters of the latter ; 30 Aug. 1816-19 Oct. 1817, f. 1.

2. "Copy of correspondence between Sir Hudson Lowe and Sir Pulteney Malcolm, referred to in Sir Hudson's despatch to Earl Bathurst, marked 'Separate,' No. 69;" 23 March-14 Apr. 1817, f. 55.

3. Original letters of Rear-Admiral Robert Plampin, successor to Sir P. Malcolm, to Sir H. Lowe, with enclosures; 29 Aug. 1817-17 June, 1820, 14 Oct. 1823, f. 77. At f. 142 is a letter of Capt. G. Nicholls to Major Gorrequer, 30 Nov. 1819.

4. Original letters of Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert, successor to Admiral Plampin, to Sir H. Lowe; 27 July, 1820-25 July, 1821, f. 174. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

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

Island of St Helena: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe, while Governor: 1815-1824.

Napoleon I of France: Correspondence and papers of Sir H. Lowe relating to Napoleon's life at St. Helena: 1815-1826.

includes:

  • f. 1-76 Sir Pulteney Malcolm, KCB, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at St Helena and the Cape: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1816, 1817.
  • ff. 30, 32 Hamilton Edmonds, Lieutenant: Letters to Col. Nicol and Sir H. Lowe: 1820.
  • ff. 77-173 Robert Plampin, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe and officials at St. Helena: 1817-1823.
  • f. 89 John Elliot, of the Admiralty Office: Letter to Adm. Plampin: 1818.
  • f. 138 George Rennie, Captain RN: Letter to Adm. Plampin: 1819.
  • f. 142 George Nicholls, Captain, Orderly Officer at St Helena: Letters to Maj. Gorrequer: 1818-1820.
  • ff. 174-193 Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1820-1821.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1816
End Date:
1823
Date Range:
30 Aug 1816-14 Oct 1823
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Edmonds, Hamilton, naval officer, fl 1819-1820
Elliot, John, of the Admiralty Office
Lambert, Robert, Rear-Admiral; Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Malcolm, Pulteney, KCB, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at St Helena and the Cape
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Nicholls, George, Captain, Orderly Officer at St Helena
Plampin, Robert, Rear-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope
Rennie, George, Captain RN
Places:
St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean