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Add MS 20218

Record Id:
032-002090480
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002090480
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Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 20218
Title:

PAPERS relating to Barry E. O'Meara's charges against Sir Hudson Lowe; 1816, 1822: including,Notes of Sir H. Lowe on O'Meara's letters, in 1816, 1817, f. 1; Copy of O'Meara's letter to J. W. Croker, 28 Oct. 1818 ; with marginal pencil notes by Sir H. Lowe, and the same copied and extended, f. 55; Notes of Dr. Alex. Baxter and Rear-Admiral Plampin on the same, f. 184; Statements of Brigadier Sir Geo. Bingham and Lieut. M'Carthy, f. 191; Letter of Major Daniel Dodgin, with statement of the officers of the 66th Regiment, in reference to O'Meara's letter to the Admiralty; 27 March, 1819: with signatures, f. 197; Statements signed by Capt. Wauchope, and Robt. Malcolm, surgeon; 6 Jan. 1819, f. 202; Remarks by Lieut.-Col. E. Wynyard on O'Meara's "Exposition;" 1819, f. 218; Notes by Sir H. Lowe on O'Meara's "Voice from St. Helena;" 1819, f. 235: "Thouhts on Sir Walter Scott's IXth volume of the Life of Napoleon," in defence of Sir H. Lowe; signed W. G., f. 268; Notes by Sir H. Lowe on Sir Walter Scott's statements, f. 298. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Barry Edward O'Meara, surgeon to Napoleon I on St Helena: Correspondence on his charges against Sir H. Lowe: 1815-1828.

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. 16 Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet; Second Secretary to the Admiralty: Letter to Adm. Plampin: 1816, 1818.
  • f. 20 William Holmes, Navy Agent: Letters to B, E. O'Meara: 1818.
  • f. 55 John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Correspondence with B. E. O'Meara: 1815 - 1818.
  • f. 184 Alexander Baxter, MD; Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on Saint Helena: Remarks on a letter of B. E. O'Meara: 1819.
  • f. 191 Sir George Richard Bingham, KCB, General: Statement relating to B. E. O'Meara: circ. 1819.
  • f. 197 Daniel Dodgin, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Sir G. R. Bingham: 1818, 1819.
  • ff. 268, 298 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Notes on his Life of Napoleon: circ. 1828.

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:
1822
Date Range:
1816-1822
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Barrow, John, 1st Baronet, author; Second Secretary to the Admiralty, 1764-1848
Baxter, Alexander, physician; Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, St. Helena, 1777-1841
Bingham, George Richard, KCB, General
Croker, John Wilson, PC, MP, 1780-1857
Dodgin, Daniel, army officer, fl 1799-1851
Holmes, William, Navy Agent
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
O'Meara, Barry Edward, surgeon to Napoleon I on St Helena
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Places:
St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean