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Add MS 89022
- Record Id:
- 032-002408886
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002408886
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000004415.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89022
- Title:
- Letters from General Charles Gordon to Colonel John Fretcheville Dykes Donnelly
- Scope & Content:
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Six letters from General Charles Gordon to Colonel John Fretcheville Dykes Donnelly. Also includes a postcard from Sir Henry William Gordon, General Charles Gordon’s brother, to Colonel John Fretcheville Dykes Donnelly.
The letters and the postcard mainly relate to the acquisition of tiles from the Mosque Oman. General Charles Gordon also mentions his proposed return to England and trip to the Congo on behalf of the King of Belgium.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002408886", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89022: Letters from General Charles Gordon to Colonel John Fretcheville Dykes Donnelly" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002408886
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002408886
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1883
- End Date:
- 1885
- Date Range:
- 1883-1885
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- The collection was handed to a British Council representative in Khartoum in 1959 and was held by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until it was presented to the British Library in 2006.
- Former Internal References:
- Dep. 10592
- Source of Acquisition:
- The collection was presented to the British Library by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2006.
- Arrangement:
- Arranged chronologically by letter.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Donnelly, John Fretcheville Dykes, Knight, army officer, military engineer and promoter of scientific education, 1834-1902
Gordon, Charles George, army officer, 1833-1885
Gordon, Henry William, Knight, army officer and brother of Major-General Charles Gordon, 1818-1887 - Places:
- Brussels, Belgium
Jaffa, Palestine
Jerusalem, Israel
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