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Add MS 49500
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- 040-002016272
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- 032-002016236
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Vol. XXX (ff. 247). 1797-1806.
Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.
includes:
- ff. 1-2b Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1797.
- f. 3 Navigation: Compass variations on board H.M.S. Arethusa in Atlantic Ocean: 1799.
- ff. 4, 30 J. Berthelot, Comtesse de St Laurent: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1800-1810: Fr.
- ff. 6-7b Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough; Governor-General of India: Legal opinion rel. to suppression of riots: 1801: Copy.
- ff. 6-7b Law OF ENGLAND: Opinion of Lord Ellenborough rel. to suppression of riots: 1800.
- f. 13 Thomas Pelham, Baron Pelham; 2nd Earl of Chichester: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1814.
- ff. 15-170b passim Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1806.
- ff. 16-18b, 211 Isabella Susannah Percy, wife of Algernon, 1st Earl of Beverley: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1808.
- f. 18b Charles Long, Baron Farnborough: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1811.
- ff. 19, 138 Hon William Dundas, PC; MP: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1808.
- f. 21 Charles Cornwallis, Viscount Brome; 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804.
- ff. 23-220 passim. John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1810.
- ff. 28, 100, 113, 130 John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1814.
- f. 29 John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1807.
- ff. 32, 75, 81, 90-94b, 108, 116 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira; 1st Marquess of Hastings; formerly Rawdon: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1811.
- f. 34 Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford; afterwards Ingram-Seymour-Conway: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: [1812-1821].
- ff. 35, 57, 96 Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1808.
- f. 37 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Correspondence, partly on his behalf, with and rel. to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1825.
- f. 38 Henry Boyle, Baron Carleton; 3rd Earl of Shannon: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804.
- ff. 41, 69, 74 James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804, 1805.
- f. 42 General Sir David Dundas, GCB: Correspondence with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1808.
- ff. 44, 47, 50, 67, 94, 170 George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon,: 1804-1828.
- ff. 46, 87, 107 Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1809.
- f. 56 John William Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 60 William Sturges-Bourne, politician: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 63 George Ferdinand Fitzroy, 2nd Baron Southampton: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- ff. 65, 169, 177 Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805, 1806.
- ff. 71, 131 Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805, 1808.
- f. 73 Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805, 1807.
- ff. 76-78, 205 General Sir William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1834.
- ff. 79, 122, 141-142b George Gordon, Marquess of Huntly; 5th Duke of Gordon: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1810.
- ff. 88, 106 Board of Admiralty: Dispatches received by: 1805: Abstracts.
- ff. 89, 104, 129 Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- ff. 91, 98, 109 Thomas Singleton, Archdeacon of Northumberland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1830.
- ff. 98, 128 George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1810.
- ff. 106, 123 William Marsden, Admiralty Secretary: Naval dispatches summarised by: 1805.
- f. 110 Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 111 General Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- ff. 115, 187 John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1810.
- ff. 118-121b Louisa Grenville, formerly Murray; wife of Hon. R F Grenville; widow of David, 2nd Earl of Mansfield: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- ff. 124, 127 William Marsden, Admiralty Secretary: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 125 William Knollys, self-styled 8th Earl of Banbury: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 126 George Frederick Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805-1809.
- f. 133 Hamilton Fleming, self-styled 11th Earl of Wigtown: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 134 Alexander Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas; 10th Duke of Hamilton: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- f. 136 George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1805.
- ff. 140, 198 Sir Vicary Gibbs, Attorney-General and Chief Justice of CP: Correspondence with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806, 1812: Partly copies.
- f. 142 George Gordon, Marquess of Huntly; 5th Duke of Gordon: Letter to 92nd Regt.: 1806: Autogr. copy.
- f. 143 General Sir Eyre Coote, GCB; Governor of Jamaica: Letter to,: 1806.
- f. 144b Edward Augustus Kent, Duke of; son of George III: Correspondence with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1800-1813, n.d.: Mostly signed. Partly imperf.
- f. 144b Edward Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: Letters to,: 1806, 1808.
- ff. 145-241b passim. Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland; formerly Smithson: Letters to Sir J. E. Gordon: 1806-1814.
- ff. 147-153b Lieutenant-General Sir James Campbell, Baronet Governor of Ionian Islands: Letters, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1812.
- ff. 147-153b, 171-176b, 182 Joachim Murat of Naples and Sicily: Correspondence, etc., of Sir J. W. Gordon rel. to campaigns in: 1805-1815.
- ff. 161, 221 Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1830.
- f. 162 County of Northumberland: Return of Percy Tenantry Volunteers: 1806.
- f. 162 Army; England: Returns during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1813: Partly printed, with MS additions.
- f. 164 Count Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Münster,; Hanoverian Minister in London: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- ff. 166, 201 Thomas Coutts, banker: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806, 1809.
- f. 176b Captain Roger Tomlin, 35th Foot: Letter, etc; to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- ff. 176-176b Army; England: Casualty returns during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1809.
- ff. 176-176b Maida, Calabria: Casulty return after battle: 1806.
- ff. 180, 215 Hester Lucy Stanhope, eccentric; eldest daughter of Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1808.
- f. 181 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806, 1808: Partly signed and copy.
- f. 182 Captain James Price, 58th Foot: Letter to Lord Upper Ossory: 1806.
- f. 182 John Fitzpatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory: Letter to,: 1806.
- f. 184 Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- f. 185 Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine; Lord Chancellor: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1810.
- ff. 189, 230, 239 Prussia General: Correspondence, etc., rel. to campaigns in East Prussia, Eastern Europe and Baltic: 1804-1814.
- ff. 189-192b, 199 Colonel Baron Frederick Decken, Inspector-General, King's German Legion: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806, 1808.
- ff. 193, 223, 227 George Percy, Baron Lovaine; 2nd Earl of Beverley; 5th Duke of Northumberland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1811.
- ff. 194-197b Prince Fabi Rufo Castelcicala,; Neapolitan diplomatist and statesman: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- f. 203 G. Kempt, of Botley, county Hampshire: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- f. 213 Cyril Jackson, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford: Correspondence with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1809.
- f. 219 William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1811.
- f. 225 Charles Philip Yorke, PC; MP: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- f. 228 John Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke; 5th Earl of Sandwich: Letter to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806.
- ff. 230-237 Auerstädt, Saxony: Papers rel. to battle: 1806: Partly Fr. and transl.
- ff. 230-237 Jena, Saxony: Papers rel. to battle: 1806: Partly transl.
- f. 237 Maps and Plans: Jena, Saxony: Sketch-plan of battle of Jena: 1806.
- f. 237 Maps and Plans: Sketch-maps of battles during Napoleonic and Peninsular wars: 1806-1813.
- f. 237 Maps and Plans: Auerstädt, Saxony: Sketch-plan of battle of Auerstädt: 1806.
- f. 238 Samuel Whitbread, MP: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1815.
- f. 239 Christopher Hely-Hutchinson, MP: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1816.
- f. 243 George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph; 3rd Earl of Ashburnham: Letters to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1806-1816.
- ff. 245-247 Napoleon I of France: Catechism for use in French churches: 1806: Fr.: Extract.
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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 49500-49509 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vols. XXX-XXXIX. General Correspondence; 1797-1842, n.d. The maps accompanying 49503, f. 76; 49504,…
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- Acheson, Arthur, 1st Earl of Gosford, politician and courtier, c 1742-1807 (Author)
Army of England (Subject)
Ashburnham, George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, 1760-1830 (Author)
Berthelot, J, Comtesse de St Laurent (Author)
Board of Admiralty, 1628-1964 (Recipient)
Boyle, Henry, Baron Carleton, 3rd Earl of Shannon (Author)
Boyle, Richard, 2nd Earl of Shannon (Author)
Calvert, Harry, 1st Baronet, General (Author)
Campbell, James, Lieutenant-General Baronet , Governor of Ionian Islands (Author)
Castelcicala, Fabi Rufo, Prince Neapolitan diplomatist and statesman (Author)
Cathcart, William Schaw, 1st Earl Cathcart, General (Author)
Conyngham, Henry, 1st Marquess Conyngham (Author)
Cooke, Edward, Under-Secretary of State, 1755-1822 (Recipient)
Coote, Eyre, army officer and colonial administrator, c 1759-1823 (Recipient)
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, army officer and politician, 1738-1805 (Author)
Coutts, Thomas, banker, 1735-1822 (Author)
Damer, George, 2nd Earl of Dorchester, politician, 1746-1808 (Author)
Decken, Johann Friedrich, army officer and diplomat, 1769-1840 (Author)
Dighton, Francis, clerk and secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1804-1821 (Recipient)
Dundas, David, Knight, army officer and writer, 1735-1820 (Author)
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811 (Author)
Dundas, William, politician, 1762-1845 (Author)
Eden, William, 1st Baron Auckland, statesman, 1744-1814 (Author)
Egerton, John William, 7th Earl of Bridgewater, army officer and politician, 1753-1823 (Author)
Elphinstone, George Keith, Admiral Viscount Keith (Author)
Erskine, Thomas, 1st Baron Erskine, Lord Chancellor (Author)
Fane, John, 10th Earl of Westmorland, politician, 1759-1841 (Author)
Fitzpatrick, John, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, politician, 1745-1818 (Recipient)
Fitzroy, George Ferdinand, 2nd Baron Southampton, army officer and politician, 1761-1810 (Author)
Fleming, Hamilton, self-styled 11th Earl of Wigtown, fl 1805 (Author)
Gibbs, Vicary, Knight, politician and judge, 1751-1820 (Author)
Gordon, George, 5th Duke of Gordon, army officer and politician, 1770-1836 (Author)
Graham, James, 3rd Duke of Montrose, courtier, politician and statesman, 1755-1836 (Author)
Grant, William, Knight, lawyer and politician, 1752-1832 (Author)
Grenville, Louisa, 2nd Countess of Mansfield, née Cathcart, noblewoman, wife of Hon Robert Fulke Grenville and of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 1758-1843 (Author)
Grey, Charles, 1st Earl Grey, army officer, 1729-1807 (Author)
Hamilton, Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, politician, diplomat and art collector, 1767-1852 (Author)
Hely-Hutchinson, Christopher, MP (Author)
Herbert, George Augustus, 11th Earl of Pembroke, 1759-1827 (Author)
Jackson, Cyril, Dean of Christ Church Oxford (Author)
Joachim Murat, King of Naples (Subject)
Kempt, G, of Botley Hampshire (Author)
Kent, Edward Augustus, Duke of, son of George III (Author)
Knollys, William, titular 8th Earl of Banbury, 1763-1834 (Author)
Lambart, Richard Ford William, 7th Earl of Cavan (Author)
Law, Edward, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, politician and Governor-General of India, 1790-1871, (Author)
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Long, Charles, Baron Farnborough, 1761-1838 (Author)
Manners, John Henry, 5th Duke of Rutland (Author)
Marsden, William, orientalist and numismatist, 1754-1836 (Author)
Montagu, John, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, 5th Earl of Sandwich (Author)
Münster, Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu, Count Hanoverian Minister in London (Author)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (Subject)
Nugent, George Frederick, 7th Earl of Westmeath (Author)
Pelham, Thomas, Baron Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (Author)
Percy, George, Baron Lovaine, 2nd Earl of Beverley, 5th Duke of Northumberland (Author)
Percy, Hugh, 3rd Duke of Northumberland, politician and landowner, 1785-1847 (Author)
Percy, Hugh, formerly Smithson 2nd Duke of Northumberland (Author)
Percy, Isabella Susannah, wife of Algernon 1st Earl of Beverley (Author)
Phipps, Henry, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (Author)
Pitt, John, 2nd Earl of Chatham (Author)
Pratt, John Jeffreys, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Camden, 1759-1840 (Author)
Price, James, Captain 58th Foot (Author)
Rawdon-Hastings, Francis, formerly Rawdon 2nd Earl of Moira, 1st Marquess of Hastings (Author)
Seymour-Conway, Francis, afterwards Ingram-Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess of Hertford (Author)
Singleton, Thomas, Archdeacon of Northumberland (Author)
Somerset, Henry Charles, 6th Duke of Beaufort (Author)
Stanhope, Charles, 3rd Earl of Harrington (Author)
Stanhope, Hester Lucy, traveller, eldest daughter of Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope, 1776-1839 (Author)
Sturges-Bourne, William, politician (Author)
Tomlin, Roger, Captain 35th Foot (Author)
Whitbread, Samuel, MP (Author)
Wyndham, George O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Egremont (Author)
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827 (Author)
Yorke, Charles Philip, PC, MP (Author) - Places:
- Auerstädt, Saxony
Jena, Saxony
Maida, Calabria
Northumberland, England