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040-001959111

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032-001959108

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PAGET PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vol. II (ff. 232). Family correspondence.

1. ff. 1-61. Letters from Lord Alfred's father, Lord Anglesey (ff. 1-5), followed by correspondence of Lord Anglesey with the Duke of Wellington, Lord Combermere, Lord Raglan, Lord Londonderry, Col. A. C. Mercer and Sir George d'Aguilar; 1845-1852. ff. 11-61. Partly copies and drafts. Includes letter and papers (ff. 7-10b) from Sir Gerald Ellison to Dame Leila Paget, relating to the above papers.

2. ff. 62-82b. Letters from Lord Alfred to his wife, Cecilia; 1861-1862.

3. ff. 83-232. Letters to Cecilia, Lady Alfred Paget, from:- (a) Her sister Marie, Lady Macdonald; 1844-1861. Partly imperfect. Includes one letter (f. 129) from Lord Macdonald. ff. 83-132b:- (b) Her eldest son, Arthur; 1900-1901. ff. 133-175;- (c) Her fifth son, Sydney; 1879-1900. ff. 176-232.

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f. 1 Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Letter to his son, Alfred: 1844.
ff. 3-6 Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Letters to his daughter-in-law, Cecilia (Lady Alfred Paget): 1847, 1853.
ff. 7-10b Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Francis Ellison, KCB: Letter, etc., to Dame Leila Paget: 1936.
f. 10 Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Francis Ellison, KCB: Letter from Dame Leila Paget to officer commanding Life Guards drafted by: 1936.
f. 10 Dame Louise Margaret Leila Wemyss Paget, GBE; wife of Sir R S Paget: Letter to officer commanding the Life Guards, drafted by Sir G. F. Ellison: 1936.
f. 11 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letter to Lord Anglesey: 1845.
ff. 12-27b Colonel Alexander Cavalie Mercer, RA: Correspondence with Lord Anglesey: 1851: Mostly copies.
ff. 12-27b Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Correspondence with Col. A. C. Mercer: 1851: Mostly copies.
ff. 28-55b Field-Marshal Sir Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere afterwards Stapleton-Cotton: Correspondence with Lord Anglesey: 1852: Partly drafts and copies.
ff. 28-55b Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Correspondence with Lord Combermere: 1852: Partly drafts and copies.
ff. 48-53b Charles William Vane, Baron Stewart; formerly Stewart; 3rd Marquess of Londonderry: Correspondence with Lord Anglesey: 1852.
ff. 48-53b Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Correspondence with Lord Londonderry: 1852.
f. 56 Field-Marshal Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan: Letter to Lord Anglesey: 1852.
f. 57 Lieutenant-General Sir George Charles D'Aguilar, KCB: Letter to Lord Anglesey: 1852.
f. 61 Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Verses rel. to,: n.d.
f. 70 Dame Louise Margaret Leila Wemyss Paget, GBE; wife of Sir R S Paget: Notes rel. to her grandfather's, Lord Alfred Paget's, papers: [bef. 1958].
f. 70 Amy Olivia Paget, daughter of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget: Notes rel. to her father's letters: [bef. 1948].
ff. 83-128b, 130 Marie Anne Macdonald, née Wyndham; wife of Godfrey, 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate; Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria: Letters to her sister Cecilia, Lady Alfred Paget: 1844-1861: Partly imperf.
f. 129 Godfrey William Wentworth Macdonald, 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate: Letter to his sister-in-law Cecilia, Lady Alfred Paget: 1861.
ff. 133-175b General Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget, GCB; eldest son of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget: Letters to his mother, Cecilia: 1900-1901.
ff. 176-231b Sydney Augustus Paget, 5th son of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget: Letters to his mother, Cecilia: 1879-1900.
f. 232 South Africa: `Sketch of Warrenton and Fourteen Streams', with annotations by Maj. G. E. Benson: 1900.
f. 232 Major George Elliott Benson, RFA: `Sketch of Warrenton and Fourteen Streams', Bechuanaland, with MS annotations by,: 1900: Partly printed.
f. 232 Maps and Plans: Bechuanaland: `Sketch of Warrenton and Fourteen Streams', Bechuanaland, with annotations by Maj. G. E. Benson: 1900.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-001959108
036-001959109
040-001959111

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Add MS 51242-51262 : PAGET PAPERS (Third Series)
Add MS 51242-51244 : PAGET PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vols. I-III. Correspondence of Dame Leila's grandparents, General Lord Alfred Henry…

Add MS 51243 : PAGET PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vol. II (ff. 232). Family correspondence. 1. ff. 1-61. Letters from Lord Alfred's father, Lord Anglesey…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1844

End Date:

1901

Date Range:

1844-1901

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Names:

Benson, George Elliott, Major RFA
Cotton, Stapleton, 1st Viscount Combermere, army officer, 1773-1865
D'Aguilar, George Charles, Lieutenant-General KCB
Ellison, Gerald Francis, Knight, army officer, 1861-1947
Macdonald, Godfrey William Wentworth, 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate
Macdonald, Marie Anne, née Wyndham wife of Godfrey Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate
Mercer, Alexander Cavalie, Colonel RA
Paget, Amy Olivia, daughter of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget
Paget, Arthur Henry Fitzroy, General GCB, eldest son of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget
Paget, Henry William, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Paget, Louise Margaret Leila Wemyss, GBE, wife of Sir R S Paget
Paget, Sydney Augustus, 5th son of General Lord Alfred Henry Paget
Somerset, Fitzroy James Henry, 1st Baron Raglan, Field-Marshal
Vane, Charles William, formerly Stewart Baron Stewart 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, army officer and statesman, 1769-1852

Places:

Bechuanaland Protectorate, Africa
South Africa, Africa