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SUPPLEMENTARY MOORE PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 302). General correspondence of Sir John Moore, including an intercepted letter from General Berthier to Marshal Soult; 1808-1809.

Peninsular War: Spain, General: Correspondence and papers rel. to the Peninsular War: 1807-1812: Partly Span: Partly copies.

includes:

f. 1 General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet: Letter to Major Coffin from Gen. Sir Robert Brownrigg: 1807.
ff. 3-6 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, KCB: Letters to Sir John Moore from Lt.-Col. Sir John Milley Doyle: 1808.
ff. 7-10 General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet: Letters to Sir John Moore from Gen. Sir Robert Brownrigg: 1808.
ff. 12-13, 137-140, 294-295 Charles William Vane, Baron Stewart; formerly Stewart; 3rd Marquess of Londonderry: Correspondence with Sir John Moore of Charles William Vane: 1808.
ff. 14-197 passim General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Sir John Moore of Gen. Sir James Willoughby Gordon: 1808: Partly copies.
ff. 20-25, 28-31 Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir Harry Burrard from the Duke of Wellington: 1808: Copies.
ff. 26-27 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Brigadier-General Sir Wroth Palmer Acland: Letter with instructions to Brig.-Gen. Sir Wroth Palmer Acland from the Duke of Wellington: 1808: Copy.
ff. 32-37 Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet: Letters to Sir John Moore from Lt.-Gen. Sir Harry Burrard: 1808.
ff. 38-39, 100-101 Sir George Harrison, Treasury Assistant Secretary: Correspondence with George Burgmann of Sir George Harrison: 1808: Copies.
f. 40 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letters to Sir John Moore from Arthur Wellesley: 1808: Partly copy.
f. 47 General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet Governor of Gibraltar: Letter to Gen. Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple: 1808: Copy.
ff. 51-56, 71-72 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters to Sir John Moore from Duke of; 2nd son of George III York and Albany: 1808: Partly signed.
ff. 57-58, 188-189 Edward Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: Letters to Sir John Moore from Edward Cooke: 1808.
ff. 67-70 William IV of England: Letters, as Duke of Clarence, to Sir John Moore: 1808.
f. 73 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, KCB, Governor-General of India: Letter from Capt. Whittingham to Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck: 1808.
f. 75 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, KCB: Letter to — from Lt.-Col. Sir John Milley Doyle: 1808.
f. 77 Juan Joseph de Palafox y Centurion, Governor of Cartagena: Letter from John O'Neil to Juan Joseph de Palafox y Centurion: 1808: Transl. copy.
f. 84 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, KCB, Governor-General of India: Letter from Antonio de Escaño to Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck: 1808: Span. and transl: Copy.
ff. 87-91 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Doyle, GCH: Letter, etc., to [Lord Bentinck?] from Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles William Doyle: 1808: Partly Span: Copy.
f. 96 John Erskine, Commissary in Chief: George Baker, secretary to John Erskine: Letter to Sir John Moore from John Erskine, in the hand of George Baker: 1808: Copy.
f. 98 Robert Hugh Kennedy, Commissary General: John Erskine, Commissary in Chief: Letter to John Erskine from Robert Hugh Kennedy: 1808: Copy.
ff. 102-105, 108-110 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letters, etc., from Capt. Whittingham to Lord Castlereagh: 1808: Copies.
f. 106 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Doyle, GCH: Letter to Lord Castlereagh from Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles William Doyle: 1808: Copy.
f. 111 General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir George L[udlow?] from Gen. Sir Robert Brownrigg: 1808.
f. 119 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letter from Maj.-Gen. Leith to Lord Castlereagh: 1808: Extract.
f. 121 John Erskine, Commissary in Chief: Letter to John Erskine: 1808: Copy.
f. 127 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letter from Capt. Jones, Royal Engineers, to Lord Castlereagh: 1808: Extract.
ff. 129-130, 210-213 Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB: Letters, etc., from Maj.-Gen. R. Stewart to Lt.-Gen. Sir John Moore: 1808.
ff. 135-205 passim Major-General John Randoll Mackenzie, MP: Letters, etc., to Sir John Moore from Maj.-Gen. John Randoll Mackenzie: 1808.
ff. 141, 167 Captain William Parker Carroll, 88th Regt: Substances of intelligence from the Asturias from Capt. William Parker Carroll: 1808: Copy.
f. 142 Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB: Letter to — from Lt.-Gen. Sir John Moore: 1808.
f. 153 General Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir John Moore from Gen. Sir Harry Calvert: 1808.
f. 155 Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge; 1st Marquess of Anglesey: Letter to Sir John Moore from Henry William Paget: 1808.
ff. 157-158, 172-173, 186-187 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, KCB: Edward Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: Correspondence between Lt.-Col. Sir John Milley Doyle and Edward Cooke: 1808: Partly copies.
ff. 163-166, 174-179, 218-219 John Francis Cradock, 1st Baron Howden; afterwards Caradoc: Correspondence with Sir John Moore of John Francis Cradock: 1808.
f. 168 Lieutenant-General Sir William Thornton, KCB: Letter to Sir John Moore from Lt.-Gen. Sir William Thornton: 1808.
ff. 182-183 General Sir Charles William Pasley, KCB; RE: Report of a spy sent from Astorga to gain information on the enemy from Gen. Sir Charles William Pasley: 1808.
ff. 184-185 Field-Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Baronet: Report on Cuidad Rodrigo and its defences by Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne: 1808.
f. 190 John Hookham Frere, diplomatist: Pedro Alcantara de Toledo, Duque del Infantado; Spanish secretary of state: Letter to John Hookham Frere from Pedro Alcantara de Toledo: 1808: Fr.: Copy.
ff. 192-193 Captain George Miller: Report on the enemy in the Asturias by Capt. George Miller: 1808.
ff. 206-209, 214-217 Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Symes: General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet: Report to Gen. Sir David Baird from Lt.-Col. Michael Symes: 1808: Span. and transl.
f. 220 Hon Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister: Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letter to Lord Castlereagh from Hon. Spencer Perceval: 1808: Copy.
f. 230 Edward Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet: Letter to Gen. Sir David Baird from Edward Cooke: 1808.
f. 232 Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Symes: General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet: Letter to Gen. Sir David Baird from Lt.-Col. Michael Symes: 1808: Copy.
ff. 236-251 passim Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Symes: Letters to [Sir John Moore?] from Lt.-Col. Michael Symes: [1808].
f. 242 Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Symes: Letter to Sir John Moore from Lt.-Col. Michael Symes: [1808].
ff. 246-247 J. Carmichael, Royal Engineers: General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet: Substance of a report rel. to the road between Astorga and Villa Franca to Gen. Sir David Baird from J. Carmichael: 1808.
f. 252 Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB: Letter to Gen. Broderick: 1808: Copy.
f. 254 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Reynell, 6th Baronet: Letter to Brig.-Gen. Cameron from Lt.-Gen. Sir Thomas Reynell: 1808: Copy.
f. 256 Lieutenant Charles Boothby, Royal Engineers: Letter to Sir John Moore from Lt. Charles Boothby: [1809].
f. 258 Major Fletcher, Royal Engineers: Letter to Sir John Moore from Maj. — Fletcher: 1809.
f. 260 Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Cameron, KCB: Letter to Sir John Moore from Lt.-Gen. Sir Alan Cameron: 1809.
f. 262 General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, GCB; Governor-General of Canada: Letter to Sir John Moore from Gen. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke: 1809.
f. 266 Colonel Harding, engineer, Royal Artillery: Letter to Sir John Moore from Col. Harding: 1809.
f. 268 Major Fletcher, Royal Engineers: Letter to — from Maj. — Fletcher: 1809.
f. 270 Charles Lefebvre, Comte Lefebvre-Desnoëttes; French general: Major Fletcher, Royal Engineers: Letter to Maj. — Fletcher from Charles Lefebvre: 1809.
f. 275 Art. Portraits: Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB: Watercolour of [Sir John Moore?]: circa 1808.
ff. 276-279 Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marqués de la Romana; Spanish general: Antonio Cornel, Spanish Minister of War: Dispatch to Antonio Cornel from Pedro Caro y Sureda: 1809: Engl. transl.
f. 280 John Francis Cradock, 1st Baron Howden; afterwards Caradoc: Letter to Gen. — from John Francis Cradock: 1809.
f. 282 Captain William Parker Carroll, 88th Regt: Letter to Sir John Moore from Capt. William Parker Carroll: 1809.
ff. 285-288 Maps and Plans: Corunna, Spain: Sketches and plans by Sir J. Moore rel. to the Battle of Corunna: [1809].
ff. 289-292 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, Duc de Dalmatie; Marshal of France: Intercepted letters to Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult: 1808, n.d.: Fr.
f. 296 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, Duc de Dalmatie; Marshal of France: General Louis Alexandre Berthier, chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte: Letter to Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult from Gen. Louis Alexandre Berthier: 1808: Fr.
f. 299 Louis Curnieu, aide-de-camp to the Prince de Neuchâtel: Letter to the apothecary in chief of the Merle Division from Louis Curnieu: 1808: Fr.
f. 301 Colonel Girardin, of the French Army: Charles de la Grange: Letter to Col. — Girardin from Charles de la Grange: 1808: Fr.

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Add MS 57539-57554 : SUPPLEMENTARY MOORE PAPERS. Correspondence and letter books, etc., of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Moore, K.B. (b. 1761, d. 1809);…

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1809

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Acland, Wroth Palmer, Knight, army officer, 1770-1816
Baird, David, 1st Baronet, British army officer, 1757-1829
Baker, George, secretary to John Erskine, fl 1808
Bentinck, William Henry, army officer, diplomatist, and Governor-General of India, 1774-1839
Berthier, Louis Alexandre, General chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte
Boothby, Charles, Lieutenant Royal Engineers
Brownrigg, Robert, 1st Baronet, General
Burgoyne, John Fox, 1st Baronet, of the Army, army officer, 1782-1871
Burrard, Harry, 1st Baronet, Lieutenant-General
Calvert, Harry, 1st Baronet, General
Cameron, Alan, Lieutenant-General KCB
Caradoc, John Francis, 1st Baron Howden, army officer, 1759-1839
Carmichael, J, Royal Engineers
Caro y Sureda, Pedro, Marqués de la Romana, Spanish general
Carroll, William Parker, Captain 88th Regt
Cooke, Edward, Under-Secretary of State, 1755-1822
Cornel, Antonio, Spanish Minister of War
Curnieu, Louis, aide-de-camp to the Prince de Neuchâtel
Dalrymple, Hew Whitefoord, 1st Baronet, army officer and governor of Gibraltar, 1750-1830
Doyle, Charles William, Knight, army officer, 1770-1842
Doyle, John Milley, Knight, army officer and politician, 1781-1856
Erskine, John, Commissary in Chief
Fletcher, —, Major Royal Engineers
Frere, John Hookham, diplomatist
Girardin, -, army officer and correspondent of Charles de la Grange, fl 1808
Gordon, James Willoughby, 1st Baronet, army officer and quartermaster, 1772-1851
Grange, Charles, correspondent of Colonel Girardin, fl 1808
Harding, —, Colonel engineer Royal Artillery
Harrison, George, Treasury Assistant Sec
Kennedy, Robert Hugh, Commissary General
Lefebvre, Charles, Comte Lefebvre-Desnoëttes, French general
Mackenzie, John Randoll, Major-General MP
Miller, George, Captain
Moore, John, Lieutenant-General KB
Paget, Henry William, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Palafox y Centurion, Juan Joseph de, Governor of Cartagena
Pasley, Charles William, General KCB, RE
Perceval, Spencer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1762-1812
Reynell, Thomas, 6th Baronet, Lieutenant-General
Sherbrooke, John Coape, General GCB, Governor-General of Canada
Soult, Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu, 1st Duke of Dalmatia, Marshal General of France, 1769-1851
Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769-1822
Symes, Michael, Lieutenant-Colonel
Thornton, William, Lieutenant-General KCB
Toledo, Pedro Alcantara de, Duque del Infantado, Spanish secretary of state
Vane, Charles William, formerly Stewart Baron Stewart 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, army officer and statesman, 1769-1852
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827

Places:

Corunna, Spain
Spain, Europe