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- Record Id:
- 040-002001890
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002001878
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000634.0x000164
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 52393
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GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. VIII
(ff. 127). Memoranda by Gen. Gordon, relating to the Taiping Rebellion; 1863-1865. Includes (ff. 1-2b) a copy of the arrangements for placing the force under the joint command of Chinese and foreign officers, signed by Gen. W. G. Brown, 1863.
China: Memoranda, etc., by Col. C. G. Gordon, relating to the Taiping Rebellion and the `Ever-Victorious Army': 1863-1865.
includes:
- ff. 1-2b General Sir Charles William Dunbar Staveley, GCB: Arrangements for placing `Ever-Victorious Army' under joint control of Chinese and foreign officers: 1863: Copy.
- ff. 1-2b Captain C. Bayley, ADC to General Sir C W D Staveley: Arrangements for placing `Ever-Victorious Army' under joint control of Chinese and foreign officers: 1863: Signed copy.
- ff. 1-2b Major-General William Gustavus Brown, officer commanding British troops in China: Arrangements for placing `Ever-Victorious Army' under joint control of Chinese and foreign officers,: 1863: Copy, counter-signed by.
- f. 24 Leopold L. Guibara, of the War Office: Letter to Sir H. W. Gordon: 1882: Signed.
- ff. 87-88b George Baffey, American former artillery officer in the 'Ever-Victorious Army': Account of his desertion to, and service with, Taiping rebel forces: 1865: Copy.
- ff. 87-88b William Frederick Mayers, Chinese scholar: Papers copied and signed by: 1865.
- ff. 89-97b Patrick Nellis, former artillery officer in the 'Ever-Victorious Army': Account of forced service with Taiping rebel forces: 1865: Copies.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002001878
036-002001886
037-002001889
040-002001890 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52386-52408 : GORDON PAPERS (The Bell Collection) Correspondence and papers of and relating to Major-General Charles George Gordon (b. 1833,…
Add MS 52391-52397 : GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vols. VI-XII. Official papers of General Gordon; aft. 1862-1885. Seven volumes.
Add MS 52393-52394 : GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vols. VIII, IX. Papers relating to the 'Ever-Victorious Army'; aft. 1862-1871, n.d.
Add MS 52393 : GORDON PAPERS (BELL COLLECTION). Vol. VIII (ff. 127). Memoranda by Gen. Gordon, relating to the Taiping Rebellion; 1863-1865.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002001878[0003]/036-002001886[0003]/037-002001889[0001]/040-002001890
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 52386-52408
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1863
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- 1863-1865
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Baffey, George, American former artillery officer in the 'Ever-Victorious Army', fl 1865
Bayley, C., Aide-de-Camp to Gen. C. W. D. Staveley, fl 1863
Brown, William Gustavus, Major-General officer commanding British troops in China
Guibara, Leopold Lopez, civil servant, fl 1836-1880
Mayers, William Frederick, Chinese scholar
Nellis, Patrick, former artillery officer in the `Ever-Victorious Army'
Staveley, Charles William Dunbar, General GCB - Places:
- China, Asia