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040-001959183

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032-001959168

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GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vol. XII (ff. 127).

1. ff. 1-68. Papers relating to Bessarabia; 1856-1857. ff. 1-13;- China; 1860-1862. ff. 14-38b;- Mauritius; 1881. ff. 39-54;- Cape Colony; 1882. ff. 55-68.

2. ff. 69-93. Miscellaneous papers; 1882-1885. Mostly printed.

3. ff. 94-103. Press cuttings relating to Li Hung Chang's visit to England; 1896.

4. ff. 104-127. Article on Romolo Gessi by Lt.-Col. Moffitt, with letter to him from Felix Gessi; 1932.

includes:

ff. 1-1b Field-Marshal Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons, GCB: `Instruction adressée aux officiers anglais attachés aux brigades topographiques', signed by: 1857: Fr.
ff. 14-22 China: Documents rel. to destruction of Summer Palace in Peking: 1860: Engl. transl.
ff. 23-26b, 29-38b E. Vermot, French army officer: Letters, etc., to Capt. C. G. Gordon: 1861-1862: Fr.
f. 27 E. Vermot, French army officer: Letter to — Sanford: 1862: Fr.
ff. 35-38b Fortification: Measurements rel. to French fortresses in China during the Taiping Rebellion: 1862.
ff. 39, 43, 47 Major-General Anthony Charles Cooke, RE: Letters to Col. C. G. Gordon: 1881: Partly imperf.
ff. 40, 48 Major-General Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, KCB: Letter and telegram to A. C. Cooke: 1881: Partly copy.
ff. 41, 45 Major-General Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone, KCB: Letters to Col. C. G. Gordon,: 1882.
ff. 50-54b E. Micklem, RE: Letters, etc., mostly on behalf of the Deputy Adjutant-Gen., to Col. C. G. Gordon: 1881.
ff. 50-54b, 60 Sir John Stokes, KCB; Deputy Adjutant-General, RE: Correspondence, partly on his behalf, with Col. C. G. Gordon,: 1881-1882.
ff. 55, 61 General Sir Charles Hay Ellice, GCB; Adjutant-General, RE: Telegram to Gen. C. G. Gordon: 1882: Orig. and copy.
ff. 56, 63-65b Thomas Scanlen, Premier of Cape Colony: Letters, etc., to Col. C. G. Gordon: 1882.
f. 59 General Sir Charles Hay Ellice, GCB; Adjutant-General, RE: Letter to officer commanding, Mauritius: 1882: Copy.
ff. 59, 61 Major Hugh Buchanan: Copies of documents counter-signed by: 1882.
f. 62 Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead; GCMG: Telegram to Lord Kimberley: 1882: Copy.
f. 65 Colonel Sir Marshal James Clarke, KCMG: Telegram to T. Scanlen: 1882: Copy.
f. 69 Sir William Mackinnon, ship-owner, of Glasgow: Telegram to Gen. C. G. Gordon: 1882.
ff. 73-75 Arnold White, author: How to organise a Gordon Hall, and The Gordon League: 1885: Printed, and partly signed.
ff. 73-75 Printed Matter: How to organise a Gordon Hall, and The Gordon League, by A. White: 1885: Partly signed.
ff. 76-93 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: The Egyptian Red Book : satirical attack on Gladstone and Liberal government's rôle in Sudan crisis and fall of Khartoum,: 1885: Printed.
ff. 76-93 Printed Matter: The Egyptian Red Book : satirical attack on Gladstone and LIberal government's rôle in Sudan crisis and fall of Khartoum: 1885.
ff. 94-103 Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman: Press-cuttings rel. to his visit to England: 1896.
ff. 104-126b Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick William Moffitt, nephew of General C G Gordon: Article on Romolo Gessi,: 1932: Draft.
ff. 104-126b Romolo Gessi, Italian military commander in the service of General C G Gordon: Article on, by Lt.-Col. F. W. Moffitt,: 1932: Drafts.
f.127 Felix Gessi, son of Romolo Gessi: Letter to Lt-Col. F. W. Moffitt: 1932: Signed.

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Western Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001959168
036-001959182
040-001959183

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Add MS 51291-51312 : THE MOFFITT COLLECTION 51291-51312. GORDON PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon (b. 1833, d.…
Add MS 51302-51304 : GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vols. XII-XIV. Official papers of General Gordon, etc.; 1856-1932. Three volumes.

Add MS 51302 : GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vol. XII (ff. 127). 1. ff. 1-68. Papers relating to Bessarabia; 1856-1857. ff. 1-13;-…

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1856

End Date:

1932

Date Range:

1856-1932

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Names:

Buchanan, Hugh, Major
Clarke, Marshal James, Colonel KCMG
Cooke, Anthony Charles, Lieutenant-General RE, 1826-1905
Ellice, Charles Hay, General GCB, Adjutant-Gen RE
Elphinstone, Howard Craufurd, Knight, army officer, 1829-1890
Gessi, Felice, son of Romolo Gessi, fl 1881-1891
Gessi, Romolo, called Gessi Pasha, army commander, explorer and colonial governor, 1831-1881
Gladstone, William Ewart, prime minister and author, 1809-1898
Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman
Mackinnon, William, 1st Baronet, shipping entrepreneur, 1823-1893
Micklem, E, RE
Moffitt, Frederick William, Lieutenant-Colonel nephew of General C G Gordon
Robinson, Hercules George Robert, GCMG, 1st Baron Rosmead
Scanlen, Thomas, Premier of Cape Colony
Simmons, John Lintorn Arabin, Knight, army officer, 1821-1903
Stokes, John, KCB, Deputy Adjutant-Gen RE
Vermot, E, French army officer
White, Arnold, author

Places:

China, Asia