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BRUCE PAPERS. Vol. XXXI (ff. 14). Military commissions, etc., of Lt.-Col. Herbert Bruce, of his father, Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Bruce, K.C.B., and of his brothers, Frederick Forbes and Charles; 1831-1860. Extra large folio.

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India: Correspondence and papers of Lt.-Col. H. Bruce, Bombay Army: 1842-1866.

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ff. 1, 3 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas McMahon, 2nd Baronet Commander-in-Chief, Bombay: Commissions for Lt.-Col. H. Bruce: 1843, 1844.: Signed.
ff. 1, 3 Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet Governor of Bombay: Commissions of Lt.-Col. H. Bruce, signed by: 1843, 1844.
ff. 1-6 Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Bruce, Bombay Army; Inspector-General of Police in India; CB: Commissions in the Bombay Army: 1843-1855.
f. 2 General Sir Jasper Nicolls, KCB: Commission for Lt.-Col. H. Bruce signed by: 1843.
f. 4 Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, Baronet; 1st Viscount Gough: Commission for Lt.-Col. H. Bruce signed by: 1844.
f. 5 Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm, GCB: Commission for Lt.-Col. H. Bruce signed by: 1855.
f. 6 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Somerset, KCB; Commander-in-Chief, Bombay: Commission for Lt.-Col. H. Bruce, signed by: 1855.
f. 6 John Elphinstone, 13th Baron Elphinstone; Indian governor: Commission to Lt.-Col. H. Bruce signed by: 1855.
f. 7 Sir Albert William Woods, GCVO; Garter King of Arms: Letter, etc., to Lt.-Col. H. Bruce: 1859.
f. 7 Orders Military. Bath: Royal warrant appointing Lt.-Col. H. Bruce a Companion: 1858.
f. 7 Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Bruce, Bombay Army; Inspector-General of Police in India; CB: Royal warrant appointing him a C.B.: 1858.
f. 8 Victoria of England: Warrant appointing Lt.-Col. H. Bruce a C.B., signed by, and by Prince Albert, as Great Master: 1859.
f. 11 William IV of England: Commission to Maj.-Gen. Sir C. Bruce, signed by: 1831.
f. 11 Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich; 1st Earl of Ripon: Commission for Maj.-Gen. Sir C. Bruce, signed by: 1831.
f. 11 Major-General Sir Charles Bruce, KCB: Commission to: 1831.
f. 12 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB: Commission for Capt. F. F. Bruce, signed by: 1850.
ff. 12, 13 Captain Frederick Forbes Bruce, 12th Bombay Native Infantry: Commissions to: 1850.
f. 13 General Sir Willoughby Cotton, GCB: Commission for Capt. F. F. Bruce, signed by: 1850.
f. 13 Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland; Governor of Bombay: Commission for Capt. F. F. Bruce signed by: 1850.
f. 14 Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea: Commission for Capt. C. Bruce signed by: 1860.
f. 14 Captain Charles Bruce, of the Bombay Army; son of Major -General Sir Charles Bruce: Commission as Adjutant of Suffolk Artillery Militia: 1860.
f. 14 Victoria of England: Commission to Capt. C. Bruce: 1860.: Signed.

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Add MS 43990-44022 : BRUCE PAPERS

Add MS 44020 : BRUCE PAPERS. Vol. XXXI (ff. 14). Military commissions, etc., of Lt.-Col. Herbert Bruce, of his father, Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles…

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Start Date:

1831

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1860

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1831-1860

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Names:

Arthur, George, 1st Baronet, Lieutenant-General and colonial governor, 1784-1854
Bruce, Charles, Captain; of the Bombay Army; son of Major -General Sir Charles Bruce
Bruce, Charles, Major-General; KCB
Bruce, Frederick Forbes, Captain; 12th Bombay Native Infantry
Bruce, Herbert, Lieutenant-Colonel; Bombay Army; Inspector-General of Police in India; CB
Cary, Lucius Bentinck, 10th Viscount Falkland, Governor of Bombay
Cotton, Willoughby, Knight, army officer, 1783-1860
Elphinstone, John, 13th Lord Elphinstone, 1st Baron Elphinstone, administrator in India, 1807-1860
Gomm, William Maynard, Knight, army officer, 1784-1875
Gough, Hugh, 1st Viscount Gough, army officer, 1779-1869
Herbert, Sidney, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
McMahon, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, Lieutenant-General Commander-in-Chief Bombay
Napier, Charles James, Lieutenant-General GCB
Nicolls, Jasper, Knight, Lieutenant General, 1778-1849
Robinson, Frederick John, 1st Earl of Ripon, politician and Prime Minister, 1782-1859
Somerset, Henry, Lieutenant-General; KCB; Commander-in-Chief, Bombay
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121443562
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837
Woods, Albert William, GCVO, Garter King of Arms

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India, Asia