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040-002102948

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WEIL PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. ii+853). Collection of papers, entitled 'Siege of Mafeking: General Orders by Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell.' A similar volume containing Mafeking General Orders, together with official forms, documents and passes, is among the Baden-Powell Papers at the National Army Museum (no. 6411/1/13). Contents:-

(1) General Orders, notices, etc., issued by Baden-Powell or on his behalf; Sept. 1899-Aug. 1901. Typewritten and mostly signed by Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil (K.C.M.G. 1913), as Chief Staff Officer, or other members of Baden-Powell's staff. For drafts of some of the Orders see Add. MS. 46849 above. A selection of Orders are reproduced in facsimile in Souvenir of the Siege of Mafeking, with introduction by C. E. Hands, [1901]. ff. 1-495b.

(2) Garrison Orders and other notices, together with nominal rolls (ff. 581-597), examples of official forms used during the siege, etc. Mostly typewritten copies or printed, but including some papers signed by the Town Commandant or other officers. ff. 496-637.

(3) Correspondence of Baden-Powell with Boer officers and dignitaries, chiefly with Generals Cronje and Snyman; Oct. 1899-Aug. 1900. Partly Dutch with English translations. Typewritten copies and (ff. 692, 693) printed. For drafts of some of the letters see Add. MS. 46850, ff. 59-101, above. Baden-Powell's letter to Snyman, 8 Dec. 1899 (ff. 689, 690) and the English translation of his Notice to the Burghers, 10 Dec. 1899 (in Dutch, ff. 692, 693; translation, ff. 694-696) are printed in F. D. Baillie, Mafeking: a diary of the siege, 1900, pp. 75-80. ff. 638-832.

(4) Printed passes, vouchers, paper currency, programmes of concerts, etc. ff. 833-853. Original rough leather binding.

General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Orders, etc., and account of operations at Mafeking: 1899-1900.: Mostly typewritten.

includes:

ff. 1-576 passim Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: General Orders, etc., issued by, as Chief Staff Officer, Frontier Force: 1899, 1900.: Mostly typewritten and signed.
ff. 78b-577 passim Captain Charles Montgomerie Ryan, Brig.-General 1919: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
ff. 79-349 b passim Captain Ronald Moncreiffe, Worcestershire Imperial Yeomanry: General Orders, etc.: 1899, 1900.: Typewritten, signed.
ff. 137-531 passim Captain Algernon Henry Charles Hanbury-Tracy, Royal Horse Guards: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Typewritten.
ff. 140b-610 passim Major Francis William Panzera, RE; CMG 1911: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
ff. 157b-392b passim Captain Gordon Chesney Wilson, Royal Horse Guards; Major 1903: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Typewritten.
f. 161b William Forsyth, Chief Staff Clerk, Mafeking: Correspondence with Maj. Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil: 1899-1900.
f.161b Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Correspondence with W. Forsyth: 1899, 1900.
ff. 329b-383b passim Lieutenant Charles Mackillop Mackenzie, Bechuanaland Protectorate Regiment: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1900.: Typewritten.
ff. 391b-495b passim Captain Alexander John Godley, General 1923; GCB1928: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
f. 455b Maps and Plans: Boer positions in the western Transvaal, by Maj.-Gen. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.
f. 455b General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Map of Boer positions in the western Transvaal: 1900.
f. 455b Rustenburg, Transvaal: Sketch map, by Maj.-Gen. R. S. S. Baden-Powell, showing the Boer positions: 1900.
ff. 507-510, 512, 513 Major Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, 10th Baronet 1917 Lieutenant -Colonel 1902: Garrison Orders by and General Orders, etc., signed by: 1900.
f. 564 Lieutenant A. T. Mackenzie, Bechuanaland Protectorate Regiment: Certificate: 1899.: Typewritten, signed.
f. 580 (typewritten copy) Major Charles Owen Hore, South Staffordshire Regt.; Lieutenant -Colonel 1901: Minutes to Maj. Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil: 1900.
f. 611 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG: Notice signed by: 1900.: Typewritten.
ff. 638-674 passim Piet Arnoldus Cronje, Boer general: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
ff. 638-832 General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Correspondence with British and Boer officers, etc.: 1899, 1900.
ff. 640-823 passim J. P. Snyman, Boer general: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899, 1900.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
ff. 658-774 passim General Dantje L. Botha, Commandant at Marico Laager: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899, 1900.: Engl. and Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
f.691 Major Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, 10th Baronet 1917 Lieutenant -Colonel 1902: Correspondence with Maj. Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil: 1899, 1900.
f. 691 (typewritten copy) Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Letters to Capt. B. W. Cowan: 1899, 1900.
f. 691 (typewritten copy) Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Correspondence with Capt. A. G. Godley: 1899, 1900.
f. 691 (typewritten copy) Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Correspondence with Maj. C. B. Vyvyan: 1899, 1900.
f. 691 (typewritten copy) Captain Alexander John Godley, General 1923; GCB1928: Correspondence with Maj. Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil: 1899, 1900.
ff. 701,702,777-779,781,782,791, 792 Jan Sarel Eloff, Boer Field Cornet: Correspondence with Lt. Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899, 1900.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
ff. 789, 790 Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic: Letters to, from Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.: Typewritten copies.
f. 813 (copy) Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Letters to Gen. J. P. Snyman: 1900.: Typewritten.
ff. 824-827 R. D. Lond, MD; of the Netherlands Red Cross: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.: Typewritten copies.
ff. 828, 829 H. R. Lemmer, Boer general: Correspondence with Maj.-Gen. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.: Typewritten copies.
f. 830 Piet Coetzee, Boer officer: Letter to, from Maj.-Gen. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.: Typewritten and draft.
f. 832 E. R. Grobelaar, Boer general: Letter to, from Maj.-Gen. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.: Typewritten copy.
f. 836 John Ronald Algie, Town Clerk of Mafeking: Voucher to Lieut. A. H. C. Hanbury-Tracy: 1900.
f. 836 Captain Algernon Henry Charles Hanbury-Tracy, Royal Horse Guards: Correspondence, etc.: 1899, 1900.
f.850 E. J. W. Sutton: Post card to Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.

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Add MS 46848-46855 : WEIL PAPERS Papers of Benjamin Bertie Weil (b. 1849, d. 1945) relating to the siege of Mafeking and other events of the…

Add MS 46851 : WEIL PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. ii+853). Collection of papers, entitled 'Siege of Mafeking: General Orders by Col. R. S. S.…

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Dutch
English

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Latin

Start Date:

1899

End Date:

1901

Date Range:

1899-1901

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Names:

Adams, Hamilton John, Knight, army officer and colonial official, 1858-1920
Algie, John Ronald, Town Clerk of Mafeking
Botha, Dantje L., General; Commandant at Marico Laager
Cecil, Edward Herbert, army officer and colonial administrator, 1867-1918
Coetzee, Piet, Boer officer
Cronje, Piet Arnoldus, Boer general
Eloff, Jan Sarel, civilian commissioner and mining commissioner, 1859-1939
Forsyth, William, Chief Staff Clerk, Mafeking
Godley, Alexander John, Captain; General 1923; GCB1928
Grobelaar, E R, Boer general and correspondent of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, fl 1900
Hanbury-Tracy, Algernon Henry Charles, Captain; Royal Horse Guards
Hore, Charles Owen, Major; South Staffordshire Regt.; Lieutenant -Colonel 1901
Kruger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus, President of the Transvaal Republic; of Add MS 46851
Lemmer, H. R., Boer general
Lond, R. D., MD; of the Netherlands Red Cross
Mackenzie, A. T., Lieutenant; Bechuanaland Protectorate Regiment
Mackenzie, Charles Mackillop, Lieutenant; Bechuanaland Protectorate Regiment
Moncreiffe, Ronald, Captain; Worcestershire Imperial Yeomanry
Panzera, Francis William, army officer, 1851-1917
Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, army officer, founder of the Scout movement, 1857-1941
Ryan, Charles Montgomerie, Captain; Brig.-General 1919
Snyman, J. P., Boer general
Sutton, E. J. W.
Vyvyan, Courtenay Bourchier, 10th Baronet, army officer, 1858-1941
Wilson, Gordon Chesney, Captain; Royal Horse Guards; Major 1903

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