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040-002016260

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WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. 276).

1. ff. 1-103b. Correspondence, etc., with Col. Sir Philip Keating Roche; 1808-1809. Partly copies.

2. ff. 104-192. Correspondence, etc., with Lt.-Gen. Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham; 1807-1810. Partly copies.

3. ff. 193-276b. Letters, etc., of Lt.-Gen. Sir James Bathurst; 1807-1809. Partly copies.

Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.

includes:

ff. 1-103b Ferdinand VII of Spain: Correspondence, etc., rel. to Spanish rising: 1808-1810: Partly printed.
f. 19 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters, etc., to: 1804-1809.
ff. 19-20b Nicolas de Llano Ponte, Spanish general: Letter to Duke of York: 1808: Span.: Signed and transl.
ff. 21-22b Captain David Atkins, RN: Letter, etc., to Major P. K. Roche: 1808: Copy and transl.
ff. 29-34b, 43-46b Newspapers Spain: `Gazeta de Oviedo',: 10, 13 Aug. 1808.
ff. 33-36b Political Tracts: `Catecismo civil',: [1808?]: Span: Printed.
ff. 37-38b Baylen, Andalucia: Memorandum rel. to French casualties at battle: 1808.
ff. 39-40, 162-163 Army of Spain: Establishment and return of army under Gen. F. X. de Castaños,: 1808: Partly Span.
f. 55 Army of Spain: Strengths, etc., of provincial armies: 1808.
ff. 63, 68 Province of Leon: Correspondence of Junta with Maj. P. K. Roche: 1808: Span.: Copies.
ff. 65-67b Pedro Luis Blanco, Bishop of Leon: Letter, etc., to Lord Castlereagh: 1808: Span: Copies.
ff. 65-67b, 193-202 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letters, etc., to,: 1807-1809.
f. 67 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books sent by Bishop of Leon to George III: 1808.
ff. 74-76b, 79 Asturias, Spain: Addresses from Assembly to inhabitants: 1808: Span. and transl: Printed.
ff. 77, 81 Comte Pierre Hugues Victor de Merle,; French general: Proclamation, etc., by: 1808: Span. and transl: Printed.
ff. 81-82b, 85-85b Pedro Fernandez Nieto, Secretary to Corregidor of Santandér: Decree signed by: 1809: Span: Printed, with MS additions.
ff. 82-93 Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, KCB, Governor-General of India: Correspondence with Sir P. K. Roche: 1808.
f. 103 Colonel Sir Philip Keating Roche: Correspondence, etc., with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1808-1809: Partly imperf.
f. 104 Army; England: Casualty returns during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1809.
ff. 104-188b Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham, KCB: Correspondence, etc., with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1807-1809.
f. 136 Brigadier-General William Cox: Letter to,: 1808.
ff. 162-163 Army of Spain: Strength return: 1808.
ff. 162-165 England; Parliament: Resolutions passed in Commons Agricultural Committee: 1821: Printed.
ff. 171-174b, 176-179, 181, 187 John Hookham Frere, diplomatist: Letters to,: 1809.
f. 189 Francisco Ramouet, Spanish general: Letter to Sir S. F. Whittingham: 1810: Engl. transl.
f. 191 Cadiz, Spain: Letter from Junta to Sir S. F. Whittingham: 1810: Transl.
ff. 193-202 Prussia General: Correspondence, etc., rel. to campaigns in East Prussia, Eastern Europe and Baltic: 1804-1814.
f. 202 City of Danzig: Plan of siege: 1807: Lithogr.
f. 202 Maps and Plans: Operations for relief of Danzig: 1807.
ff. 203-276b Lieutenant-General Sir James Bathurst, KCB: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1808, 1809.
ff. 220-221b Diaries and Memoranda: Intelligence report rel. to military situation in Spain and Portugal: 1808.
ff. 229-237b Diaries and Memoranda: Journal of British Army campaign in Portugal: 1808.
ff. 229-237b Portugal General: Journal of British army operations during campaign in: 1808.
ff. 229-237b Army; England: Journal of Portuguese campaign: 1808.
f. 272 Corunna, Spain: Sketch-map showing British position at,: 1809.
f. 272 Maps and Plans: Sketch-maps of battles during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1813.
ff. 275-276b Corunna, Spain: Accounts of battle: 1809.

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Add MS 49471-49517 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS 49471-49517. Correspondence and papers of General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Bart. (b. 1773,…

Add MS 49490 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. 276). 1. ff. 1-103b. Correspondence, etc., with Col. Sir Philip Keating Roche; 1808-1809.…

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English
Spanish

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Latin

Start Date:

1807

End Date:

1810

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1807-1810

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Names:

Army of England
Army of Spain
Atkins, David, Captain RN
Bathurst, James, Knight, British Army officer, 1782-1850
Bentinck, William Henry, army officer, diplomatist, and Governor-General of India, 1774-1839
Blanco, Pedro Luis, Bishop of Leon
Bourbon, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833
Cox, William, Brigadier-General
Dighton, Francis, clerk and secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1804-1821
Frere, John Hookham, diplomatist
Llano Ponte, Nicolas de, Spanish general
Merle, Pierre Hugues Victor de, Comte French general
Nieto, Pedro Fernandez, sec to Corregidor of Santandér
Parliament
Ramouet, Francisco, Spanish general
Roche, Philip Keating, Colonel
Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769-1822
Whittingham, Samuel Ford, Lieutenant-General KCB
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827

Places:

Asturias, Spain
Baylen, Andalusia
Cadiz, Spain
Corunna, Spain
Danzig, Germany
Leon, Province of, Spain