Add MS 54561

SIR C. J. NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. LII (ff. 96). Miscellaneous papers, military and literary; 1817-1850. Partly autograph.

1. ff. 1-2v. Minutes of a board meeting to conduct the examinations at the Senior Department, Royal Military College, with Napier's comments; 1817.

2. ff. 3-6v. Regulations proposed for the protection of woods in the Black Mountains, Cephalonia; 1830. Copy.

3. ff. 7-12v. Observations opposing regulations for the protection of woods in the Black Mountains, Cephalonia; 1830. Italian.

4. ff. 13-19. Maps by Napier of part of the coast-line of Cephalonia, with the names of property-owners added; 1822-1830. Pen and watercolour.

5. ff. 21-22v. General Orders by Lt.-Gen. Sir John Macdonald, K.C.B., Adjutant-General of the Army, concerning control of riots; 27 March 1835. Printed.

6. ff. 23-24. Notes by Napier on Courts-Martial; 1836?

7. f. 25. Confidential District Orders, Northern District, concerning military assistance to the civil authorities; circa 1839. Printed.

8. ff. 26-28v. Memorandum by Napier, concerning the court-martial on Private Keating, 7th Dragoon Guards; 1839? Signed.

9. ff. 29-31v. Reports on the subsequent military careers of soldiers of Napier's company during the Peninsular War; 1836?

10. ff. 32-37v. Memorandum by Napier concerning Lord Byron's visit to Cephalonia in 1823; circa 1830.

11. ff. 38-39v. Memorandum by Napier concerning an incident (1808-1809) during the Peninsular War; [1831-1839?].

12. f. 40. The proposed establishment and distribution of the Cavalry and Infantry at home and abroad for the year ending 31 March 1841; 1840.

13. ff. 41-48v. Memorandum by Napier concerning the military review on Kersal Moor, co. Lanc.; 1840.

14. ff. 49-49v. 'Return showing the present station of every Regiment of Infantry & Depot in the United Kingdom'; 1840.

15. ff. 50-51v. Memorandum by Napier in reply to Sir Hussey Vivian;

26 March 1841.

16. ff. 52-52v. Memorandum by Napier concerning the proceedings against Sergeant-Major Dean, 10th Regiment of Foot; [March?] 1841.

17. ff. 53-56v. Memorandum by Napier concerning the establishment of barracks in the Northern District; 1841?

18. f. 57. Memorandum by Napier concerning courts-martial on certain soldiers in the 17th Bombay Native Infantry; 27 Dec. 1843.

19. ff. 58-69. Report by Napier on the restoration of corporal punishment in the Indian Army; 1844. Draft.

20. ff. 70-76. Report by Major Thomas Seymour Burt, Superintending Engineer, Sind, on the soundings made in the inlet between Scandal Point, Karachi, and Kemara; 16 Oct. 1845. Signed. Illustrated by a section and map.

21. f. 77. Orders by Napier for a campaign in Sind; circa 1843-1845. Draft.

22. ff. 78-79v. Memorandum by Napier on the conduct of Lieutenant Hugh Rose, Deputy Quartermaster-General, Bengal Army, General 1894; 7 May 1850. See Add. 49116, ff. 109-116.

23. ff. 80-81v. Discussion of a Greek political pamphlet; 1827. Greek.

24. ff. 82-82v. Regulations by the Municipal Council of Cephalonia; 1828? Italian.

25. f. 83. Notes by Napier on the Corn Laws; 1831.

26. ff. 84-84v. Memorandum by Napier relating to the famine in co. Mayo and co. Galway; 1831.

27. ff. 85-86v. Memorandum by Napier on poor relief, parish rates, etc.; 1832?

28. ff. 87-88v. Memorandum by Napier concerning tithes; 1833?

29. ff. 89-92v. Memorandum by Napier concerning the establishment of a colony; Aug. 1834.

30. ff. 93-94. Manifesto by Napier addressed to the electors of Bath, concerning the formation of a radical reform society; 1837. Draft.

31. ff. 95-96v. 'Captain Kennedy a Visionary!', a memorandum on a scheme by John Pitt Kennedy for the support of starving families in Ireland; 1839. Copy, in the hand of Susan Sarah Napier.

includes:

• ff. 1-2v Royal Military College; Sandhurst, Berkshire: Minutes of a board meeting conc. examinations: 1817: Copy.
• ff. 3-12v Cephalonia, Ionian Islands: Regulations for the preservation of trees, with comments: 1830: Partly Ital: Copies.
• ff. 13-19 Maps and Plans: Cephalonia, Ionian Islands: Maps by Col. C. J. Napier of the coast of Cephalonia: 1822-1830: Pen and water colour.
• ff. 21-22v Lieutenant-General Sir John MacDonald, GCB: Army; England: Printed Matter: General Order for the army by Lt.-Gen. Sir J. Macdonald: 1835: Printed.
• ff. 23-24 Courts-Martial: Memoranda by Col. C. J. Napier: 1836(?).
• f. 25 Army; England: Printed Matter: Confidential District Orders, Northern District: circa 1839: Printed.
• ff. 26-28v Courts-Martial: Private Keating, 7th Dragoons: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier on the court-martial of Private Keating: 1839(?).
• ff. 29-31v Army; England: Memoranda on the subsequent careers of soldiers who served with Sir C. J. Napier in the Peninsular War: circa 1836.
• ff. 32-37v George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Memorandum by Col. C. J. Napier conc.: circa 1830.
• ff. 50-51 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, Baronet; 1st Baron Vivian: Memorandum to, by Sir C. J. Napier: 1841.
• ff. 52-52v Sergeant-Major Dean, 10th Foot: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier conc. proceedings against: 1841.
• ff. 57-57v Courts-Martial: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier conc. soldiers of the 17th Bombay Native Infantry: 1841(?).
• ff. 58-69 India: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier, conc. corpural punishment in the Indian Army: 1844.
• ff. 70-73v India: Navigation: Karachi, India: Major Thomas Seymour Burt, Superintending Engineer, Sind: Report on soundings from Scandal Point, Karachi, to Kemara by Maj. Thomas Seymour Burt: 1845: Signed.
• ff. 74-76 Maps and Plans: India: Karachi, India: Major Thomas Seymour Burt, Superintending Engineer, Sind: Section and plan of the coastline between Scandal Point, Karachi, and Kemara by Maj. Thomas Seymour Burt: 1845.
• ff. 78-79v Lieutenant Hugh Rose, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Bengal Army: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier conc. his case: 1850.
• ff. 80-81v Greek Language: Greece: Discussion of a political pamphlet: 1827: Gr.
• ff. 82-82v Cephalonia, Ionian Islands: Regulations by the Municipal Council: 1828(?): Ital.
• f. 83 Economics: Notes by Col. C. J. Napier on the Corn Laws: 1831.
• ff. 84-84v Ireland: Memorandum by Col C. J. Napier, conc. the famine in co. Mayo and co. Galway: 1831.
• ff. 85-86v Poor Laws: Memorandum by Col. C. J. Napier conc. poor relief: 1832(?).
• ff. 87-88v Tithes: Memorandum by Col. C. J. Napier conc.: 1833(?).
• ff. 89-92v Colonies British: Memorandum by Col. C. J. Napier conc. establishing a colony: 1834.
• ff. 89-92v Charles Butler, MP: Memorandum by Col. C. J. Napier, sent to: 1834.
• ff. 93-94v Bath, Somerset: Manifesto addressed to the electors, by Maj.-Gen. C. J. Napier,: 1837: Draft.
• ff. 95-96v Susan Sarah McMurdo, née Napier; wife of General Sir W M S McMurdo: Lieutenant-Colonel John Pitt Kennedy, Royal Engineers: Scheme for the support of Irish poor by Capt. J. P. Kennedy, copied by Miss S. S. Napier: 1839: Copy.