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040-002056060

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002055836

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Vol. CLXXXVI, July 1811 – 1814. Also contains:-(a) several drafts (in the handwriting of Lord Aberdeen) of the inscription on the monument to Sir Alexander erected by his family on the battlefield (cf. Inscriptions gravés sur les monuments érigés à Waterloo, et sur le Champ de Bataille, Brussels, 1838, p. 16). ff. 266-269;-(b) an extract from Sir Walter Scott's poem, The Field of Waterloo, describing the fall of Sir Alexander Gordon. f. 270;-(c) three letters (1808-1809) to Lord Aberdeen from his brother, the Hon. Charles Gordon (knt. 1812, Lt.-Col. 1815), whilst serving in the Peninsula. ff. 271-277b;-(d) a selection from the official correspondence (1808-1809) of Lt.-Gen. Sir David Baird, 1st Bart. 1809, as Second-in- Command under Lt.-Gen. Sir John Moore in the Peninsula, during which time his nephew, Sir Alexander Gordon, acted as his Aide-de-camp. ff. 278-329b.

includes:

ff. 1-265 b Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, KCB: Correspondence with his brother, Lord Aberdeen: 1808-1814.
ff. 1-265b, 271-277 Army; England: Correspondence of Lt.-Col. Hon. Sir C. Gordon, serving in the Peninsula: 1808-1814.
f. 264 Lord William Cavendish Bentinck, Governor-General of India 1833: Correspondence, etc., with Lord Aberdeen: 1813-1814.
ff. 266-269 Epitaphs: On Lt.-Col. Sir A. Gordon, at Waterloo: 1815.: Drafts.
ff. 266-270 Waterloo, Belgium: Account, etc., of the death of Sir A. Gordon in the Battle: 1815.
ff. 266-270 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon, KCB: Papers rel. to his death at Waterloo: 1815.
ff. 266-270 Army; England: Account of the death of Lt.-Col. Hon. Sir A. Gordon, K.C.B., with drafts, etc., of epitaph for his monument at Waterloo: 1815.
f. 270 Poetry ENGLISH: Sir Walter Scott, 'The Field of Waterloo': 1815.: Extract.
f.270 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: 'The Field of Waterloo', a poem: 1815.: Extract.
ff. 278-293b, 301, 309-327b Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Official letters and instructions to Lt.-Gen. Sir D. Baird: 1808.
ff. 278-329b General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet: Official correspondence, as Second-in-Command in the Peninsula: 1808-1809.
ff. 278-329b Army; England: Official correspondence of Lt.Gen. Sir D. Baird as Second-in Command in the Peninsula: 1808-1809.
ff. 295-299b, 303-308b Edward Cooke, Under-Secretary of State: Letters to Lt.-Gen. Sir D. Baird: 1808.
f. 328 Thomas Peregrine Courtenay, statesman and author: Letter to Maj. T. S. Sorell: 1809.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002055836
036-002056038
037-002056057
038-002056058
040-002056060

Is part of:

Add MS 43039-43358 : THE ABERDEEN PAPERS. Correspondence and papers, official and private, of George Gordon, afterwards (1818) Hamilton-Gordon,…
Add MS 43209-43228 : G. Private papers of Lord Aberdeen and his family. Private correspondence and papers of Lord Aberdeen and other members of…
Add MS 43223-43228 : Section II. Correspondence with other members of the family, 1800-1859. ABERDEEN PAPERS. Vols. CLXXXV-CXC. Private…
Add MS 43223-43224 : ABERDEEN PAPERS. Vol. CLXXXV, CLXXXVI (ff. 331, 329). Correspondence with his brother, Lt.-Col. the Hon. Sir Alexander…

Add MS 43224 : Vol. CLXXXVI, July 1811 – 1814. Also contains:-(a) several drafts (in the handwriting of Lord Aberdeen) of the inscription on…

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032-002055836[0007]/036-002056038[0002]/037-002056057[0001]/038-002056058[0002]/040-002056060

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File

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1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1811

End Date:

1814

Date Range:

Jul 1811-1814

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Custodial History:

ff. 271-277 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Gordon: Letters to his brother, Lord Aberdeen, presented to, 1819: 1808-1835.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Army of England
Baird, David, 1st Baronet, British army officer, 1757-1829
Bentinck, William Henry, army officer, diplomatist, and Governor-General of India, 1774-1839
Cooke, Edward, Under-Secretary of State, 1755-1822
Courtenay, Thomas Peregrine, politician, 1782-1841
Gordon, Alexander, Knight, army officer, 1786-1815
Gordon, Charles, Knight, army officer and brother of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1790-1835
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769-1822

Places:

Waterloo, Belgium