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Record Id:
032-002090468
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002090468
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 20206
Title:

1. ORIGINAL letters of Brigadier-General Sir George Richard Bingham, on the Govenor's staff, at St. Helena, to Sir H. Lowe; 22 Dec. 1816-22 Sept. 1823; inclosing a letter of Lieut.-Col. John Mansel, 22 Dec. 1816, f. 1.

2. Original letters of Brigadier-General John Pine Coffin, successor to Sir G. Bingham, to the same; 13 Mar. 1820-18 Oct. 1823, f. 22. Inclosed are letters and papers of Lieut. H. Edmonds, f. 30; Major Edward Jackson, ff. 48, 57, 82, 85, 98, 100;-Lieut.-Col. C Nicol, ff. 62-67;-Major John Hog-, f. 86;A A Seale, f. 119; with copy of correspondence with the council at St. Helena, f. 149. 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:

  • ff. 1-11 Sir George Richard Bingham, KCB, General: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1816-1826.
  • f. 2 John Mansel, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letter to Sir G. R. Bingham: 1816.
  • ff. 22-166 Major-General John Pine Coffin, colonial governor: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1808-1822.
  • ff. 28-44 Hamilton Edmonds, Lieutenant: Courtmartial on: 1820.
  • ff. 48, 57, 82, 85, 98, 100 Edward Jackson, Major: Correspondence with Brig.-Gen. Coffin: 1821.
  • ff. 62-67 Charles Nicol, Lieutenant -Colonel: Correspondence with Brig.-Gen. Coffiu: 1821.
  • f. 86 John Hogg, Major: Letter to Major Jackson: 1821.
  • f. 119 Seale family, at St. Helena: Letters from members, to Sir H. Lowe and others: 1816-1821.
  • ff. 132, 149 Major-General John Pine Coffin, colonial governor: Correspondence with the Council at St. Helena: 1822.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Hierarchy:
032-002090468
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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:
22 Dec 1816-18 Oct 1823
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Bingham, George Richard, KCB, General
Coffin, John Pine, Major-General colonial governor
Edmonds, Hamilton, naval officer, fl 1819-1820
Hogg, John, Major
Jackson, Edward, Major
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Mansel, John, Lieutenant -Colonel
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Nicol, Charles, Lieutenant -Colonel
Seale, Family
Places:
St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean