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Add MS 20225
- Record Id:
- 032-002090487
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002090487
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000051.0x0001a6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 20225
- Title:
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ORIGINAL letters of military officers in St. Helena to Sir H. Lowe, Sir Thos. Reade, and Major Gorrequer; viz. Major C[harles] R[obert] George] Hodson; 12 Jan. 1820, 23 July, 1821, ff. 1, 25; Lieut. W. Doveton; 10 Jan. 1820, f. 4; Captain Charles Harrison, relating to incidents at Longwood; 20 Sept. 1816-11 Sept. 1822, ff. 8-24; Lieut. B[asil] Jackson; 7 March, 8 Aug. 1818, ff. 27, 32; Major E. Jackson, 20th Regiment; with copies of correspondence with Sir William Houstoun, of the Horse Guards; 17 Oct. 1822, f. 34; John Maclean, Paymaster of the 53rd Regiment; 3 Oct.-31 Dec. 1816, f. 38; J. Maclean, 73rd Regiment; 10 Sept. 1819, f. 62; Lieut.-Col. John Mansel; 23 Sept. 1816-1 Sept. 1823; with copy of a paper signed by officers of the 53rd Regiment, f. 64; Lieutenants W[illiam] Harrison and R[obert] Macalpine, 53rd Regiment; 28 June, 1823, f. 78; Capt. H[enry] H[uff] Pritchard [Superintendent of Telegraphs]; 2 June, 1816-20 June, 1822, f. 81. Paper. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Reade, Deputy Adjutant-General at Saint Helena: Correspondence with officials and others at St. Helena: 1816-1823.
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, 25 Charles Robert George Hodson, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1820, 1821.
- f. 4 W- Doveton, Lieutenant, RA: Letter to Major Hodson: 1820.
- ff. 8-24 Charles Harrison, Captain, afterwards Brigade Major: Letters to Sir H. Lowe and Major Gorrequer: 1816, 1820.
- ff. 27-33 Basil Jackson, Lieutenant, Staff Corps: Letters to Sir H. Lowe and Major Gorrequer: 1818.
- ff. 34, 36 Edward Jackson, Major: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1822.
- ff. 38-43, 44, 46, 48, 50-61 John Maclean, Paymaster, 53rd Regt: Letters to Major Gorrequer and D. Ibbetson: 1816.
- f. 62 Allan Maclean, Ensign: Letter to T. H. Brooke: 1819.
- ff. 64, 66, 70, 72, 74 John Mansel, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Maj. Gorrequer and Sir T. Reade: 1816.
- f. 67 Michael Nagle, Lieutenant: Letters to Capt. Poppleton and Col. Mansel: 1816.
- f. 76 John Mansel, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1823.
- ff. 81-127 Henry Huff Pritchard, Major Superintendent of Telegraphs at St Helena: Letters to Sir H. Lowe, Sir T. Reade, etc.: 1816-1822.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002090487
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002090487
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1816
- End Date:
- 1823
- Date Range:
- 2 Jun 1816-1 Sep 1823
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Doveton, W, artillery officer and correspondent of Charles Robert George Hodson, fl 1820
Harrison, Charles, Captain, afterwards Brigade Major
Hodson, Charles Robert George, Lieutenant -Colonel
Jackson, Basil, Lieutenant, Staff Corps
Jackson, Edward, Major
Lowe, Hudson, army officer and colonial governor; KCB; GCMG; Governor of St Helena, 1769-1844
Maclean, Allan, Ensign
Maclean, John, Paymaster, 53rd Regt
Mansel, John, Lieutenant -Colonel
Nagle, Michael, Lieutenant
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Pritchard, Henry Huff, Major Superintendent of Telegraphs at St Helena
Reade, Thomas, Lieutenant-Colonel; Deputy Adjutant-General at Saint Helena - Places:
- St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean