Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??


Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Add MS 23654

Record Id:
040-002097289
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002097277
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000122.0x000263
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 23654
Title:
Scope & Content:

MILITARY papers and correspondence of General Rainsford; 14 Mar.-l Nov. 1781. Included are original letters from [James Cecil, 7th Earl of] Salisbury; 14 Mar. [17]81, f. 1. [Jeffery Amherst, Lord] Amherst [Commander-in-Chief]; 27 Apr.-20 Oct. 1781, ff. 2, 8, 10, 18, 26, 31, 32, 59, 111, 119, 120, 123, 138, 142, 150. [William Henry Nassau, 4th Earl of] Rochford [K.G.]; St. Osyth and Fingringhoe Camp, 4 May-19 Sept. 1781, ff. 4, 14, 16, 34, 38, 43, 47, 48, 51, 53, 65, 67, 74, 79-83, 85, 86, 90-93, 95, 98, 104, 105, 107, 121, 130. [George Walpole, 3rd Earl of] Orford; 9 May, 1781, f. 5. [Colonel] H[ans] Sloane [of the North Hants Militia]; 12 May, 1781, f. 9. C[harles] Jenkinson [afterwards Lord Hawkesbury and Earl of Liverpool, Secretary-at-War]; 17 May-22 Sept. 1781, ff. 15, 52, 133. [Sir] J[ohn] Wodehouse, Colonel of East Norfolk Mi1itia; Kimberley, 24 May, 1781, f. 17. Leo[nar]d Morse; 24 May-18 Oct. [17]81, ff. 19, 39, 58, 76, 122, 132, 139, 145, 148. James Ballmer [Lieut. 16th Regt.]; Harwich, 26 May, 1781, f. 20. Rich[ard] Russell [Storekeeper at Harwich]; Harwich Yard, 26 May, 1781, f. 24. A[nketel] Singleton [Lieut.-Governor of Landguard Fort]; 28 May-1 Nov. 1781, ff. 25, 37, 40, 45, 114, 164. Tho[ma]s Penrice, Surgeon, E[ast] Norfolk [Militia], and John Peter Elige, Surgeon West Middlesex [Militia]; Camp at Harwich, 30 May, 26 Aug. 1781, ff. 27, 106. Lieut.-General [Hon.] Geo[rge] Lanc, Parker; 30 May-27 Oct. 1781, ff. 28, 44, 49, 61, 69, 84, 87, 94, 96, 101, 102, 112, 115, 128, 136, 140, 141, 144, 146, 151, 152, 161. Charles Wood, Res[idin]g Commissary; Harwich Camp, 30 May, 1781, f. 29. Rich[ar]d Hunt, Lieut.-Colonel [of the West Essex Militia]; Fingringhoe Camp and Colchester, 4 June-l Nov. 1781, ff. 35, 42, 158, 162, 163. John Brettell [Lieut.-Colonel of the West Middlesex Militia]; Camp at Harwich, 6 June, 1781, f. 36. Tho[ma]s Boggis, Mayor of Colchester; Colchester, 12 June, 1781, f. 41. Jos[eph] Brome, Col[one]l [of Artillery]; Camp at Warley, 21 June-24 Oct. 1781, ff. 46, 66, 75, 89, 103, 118, 155. Tho[ma]s Thornley; Chatham Camp, 24 June, 1781, f. 50. Geo[rge] John Cooke, Col[onel] West Midd[lese]x [Militia]; 1 July-23 Sept. 1781, ff. 54, 57, 117, 125, 134. Hugh Debbieg [Lieut.-Colonel of Engineers]; Harwich and Colchester, 3, 25 July, 1781, ff. 55, 72. Henry Pelham Davies, Coll[ecto]r of Customs; Harwich, 4 July, 1781, f. 56. [Lieut.-General George, Viscount, afterwards Marquess] Townshend; Harwich, 11 July, 1781, f. 62. J[ohn] Robinson [M. P. for Harwich]; Syon Hill, 12 July, 30 Aug. 1781, ff. 63, 109. Geo[rge] Hesse; Horse Guards, 25 July, 1781, f. 71. [Major-General] W[illia]m Fawcett [Adjutant-General]; London and Chelmsfor,], 26 July-18 Oct. 1781, ff. 73, 77, 78, 149. Major [Richard] Ward [East Norfolk Militia], Camp, Harwich, 8 Aug. 1781, f. 88. Vice-Adimral [Sir Hyde] Parker [Bart.]; "Fortitude," 16; Aug. 1781, f. 97. [Hon.] H[oratio] Walpole, Lieut.-Colonel E[ast] Norfolk [Militia]; Camp, Harwich, 29 Aug.-16 Sept. 1781, ff. 108, 110, 113, 124, 126. W[illia]m Gascoigne, Major West Middlesex Militia; 5 Sept. 1781, f. 116. B. Dehany; Kempshot, near Basingstoke, 16 Sept. 1781, f. 127. George W[illia]m Lenox Rogers, Lieut. R[oyal] Artillery; Harwich, 30 Sept. [17]81, f. 137. W Feild; St. Osyth, 11 Oct. [1781], f. 113. D[aniel] Scratton, Major West Essex [Mi1itia]; Fingringhoe Camp, 16 Oct. 1781, f. 147. J[ohn] Colby, Lieut.-Colonel Command- [ant] Pembrokeshire Bat[talion] of Militia; Ipswich, 24 Oct. 1781, f. 157. Paper. Folio.

William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford: Correspondence with Gen. Rainsford: 1780, 1781.: Orig. and Copies.

includes:

  • f. 1 James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 2, 8, 10, 18, 26, 31, 32, 59, 111 Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Correspondence with Gen. Rainsford: 1780-1782.
  • f. 5 George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 9 Hans Sloane, Colonel: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 15, 52, 133 Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 17 Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet; 1st Baron Wodehouse: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 19, 39, 58, 76, 122, 132, 139 Leonard Morse, Clerk in the War Office: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 20 James Ballmer, Lieutenant: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 24 Richard Russell, Storekeeper at Harwich: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 25, 37, 40, 45, 114, 164 Anketel Singleton, Lieutenant -Go of Landguard Fort: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 27, 106 Thomas Penrice, Surgeon, E Norfolk Militia: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 27, 106 John Peter Elige, Surgeon, W Middlesex Militia: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 28, 44, 49, 61, 69, 84, 87, 94, 96 Hon George Lane Parker, Lieutenant -General: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 29 Charles Wood, Residing Commissary at Harwich: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 35, 42, 158, 162, 163 Richard Hunt, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 36 John Brettell, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 41 Thomas Boggis, Mayor of Colchester: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 46, 66, 75, 89, 103, 118, 155 Joseph Brome, Colonel, RA: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f.50 Thomas Thornley: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 54, 57, 117, 125, 134 George John Cooke, Colonel: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 55, 72 Hugh Debbieg, Lieutenant -Colonel, RE: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 56 Henry Pelham Davies, Collector of Customs: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 62 Field-Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1780, 1781, 1800.
  • ff. 63, 109 John Robinson, MP: for Harwich. Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 71 George Hesse: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 73, 77, 78, 149 Sir William Fawcett, Major -General: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781-1795.
  • f. 88 Richard Ward, Major: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 97 Sir Hyde Parker, Baronet Admiral: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 101, 102, 112, 115, 128, 136 Hon George Lane Parker, Lieutenant -General: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 108, 110, 113, 124, 126 Horatio Walpole, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 116 William Gascoigne, Major: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 127 Philip Dehany, of Kempshot: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 137 George William Lenox Rogers, Lieutenant: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 140, 141, 144, 146, 151, 152, 161 Hon George Lane Parker, Lieutenant -General: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 143 W- Feild: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • ff. 145, 148 Leonard Morse, Clerk in the War Office: Letters to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 147 Daniel Scratton, Major: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.
  • f. 157 John Colby, Lieutenant -Colonel: Letter to Gen. Rainsford: 1781.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002097277
040-002097289
Is part of:
Add MS 23644-23680 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers of General Charles Rainsford [d. 1809], aide-de-camp and private secretary to Lord Tyrawly.

 

Add MS 23654 : MILITARY papers and correspondence of General Rainsford; 14 Mar.-l Nov. 1781. Included are original letters from [James Cecil, 7th…
Hierarchy:
032-002097277[0010]/040-002097289
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 23644-23680
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1781
End Date:
1781
Date Range:
14 Mar 1781-1 Nov 1781
Era:
CE
Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Amherst, Jeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst, army officer, 1717-1797
Ballmer, James, officer, 16th Regiment; correspondent of Gen. Charles Rainsford, fl 1781
Boggis, Thomas, Mayor of Colchester
Brettell, John, Lieutenant -Colonel
Brome, Joseph, Colonel, RA
Cecil, James, 1st Marquess of Salisbury
Colby, John, Lieutenant -Colonel
Cooke, George John, Colonel
Davies, Henry Pelham, customs officer, fl 1772-1794
Debbieg, Hugh, military engineer and surveyor, ?1731-1810
Dehany, Philip, correspondent of General Charles Rainsford, fl 1781
Elige, John Peter, Surgeon, W Middlesex Militia
Fawcett, William, Knight, army officer, 1727-1804
Feild, W, soldier, fl 1781
Gascoigne, William, army officer and correspondent of General Charles Rainsford, fl 1781
Hesse, George
Hunt, Richard, Lieutenant -Colonel
Jenkinson, Charles, 1st Earl of Liverpool, 1727-1808
Morse, Leonard, Clerk in the War Office
Nassau de Zuylestein, William Henry, 4th Earl of Rochford
Parker, George Lane, Lieutenant -General
Parker, Hyde, Baronet, Admiral; of Add MS 23207
Penrice, Thomas, Surgeon, E Norfolk Militia
Robinson, John, politician, 1727-1802
Rogers, George William Lenox, Lieutenant
Russell, Richard, Storekeeper at Harwich
Scratton, Daniel, Major
Singleton, Anketel, Lieutenant -Go of Landguard Fort
Sloane, Hans, Colonel
Thornley, Thomas, of Add MS 23654
Townshend, George, 1st Marquess Townshend, Field-Marshal
Walpole, George, 3rd Earl of Orford
Walpole, Horatio, Lieutenant -Colonel
Ward, Richard, Major
Wodehouse, John, 6th Baronet, 1st Baron Wodehouse
Wood, Charles, Residing Commissary at Harwich