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040-002102954

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032-002102944

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WEIL PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. ii+ 137). Correspondence of E. J. B. Ross, together with other letters and papers: a collection entitled (f. ii) 'Private Reminiscences: Siege of Mafeking, 1899-1900'; Sept. 1899-May 1900. Included are some of the same letters to Baden-Powell from Boer commanders (in translation) and duplicates of General Orders, etc., as appear in Add. MS. 46851.

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ff. 3, 4, 20, 29, 49, 114 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.
f. 5 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG: Requisition to E. J. B. Ross: 1899.
f. 6 Piet Arnoldus Cronje, Boer general: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
f. 7 William Andrew Hayes, Principal Medical Officer, Mafeking: Order by: 1899.
f. 9 George Bridges, of Mafeking: Letter to Lieut. Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck: 1899.
f. 11 F. W. Harvey, Sub-Inspector, Cape Police: Letter to E. J. B. Ross: 1899.
ff. 12, 17, 18, 21, 33, 37 Major Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, 10th Baronet 1917 Lieutenant -Colonel 1902: Minutes, etc., by: 1899.
f.16 Major Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, 10th Baronet 1917 Lieutenant -Colonel 1902: Garrison Orders by and General Orders, etc., signed by: 1900.
f. 22 Captain Algernon Henry Charles Hanbury-Tracy, Royal Horse Guards: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Typewritten.
ff. 23, 26, 31, 34, 36 Major Francis William Panzera, RE; CMG 1911: Minutes, etc., by: 1899, 1900.
ff. 25, 51, 67 Captain Charles Montgomerie Ryan, Brig.-General 1919: Minutes to E. J. B. Ross: 1899, 1900.
f.26 J. S. S. Loney, Sergeant-Major, ASC: Receipt signed by: 1899.
f. 27 Captain Herbert Greener, British Bechuanaland Border Police; DSO 1900; Lieutenant -Colonel 1901: Correspondence with Maj. C. B. Vyvyan: 1899.
f. 27 Major Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, 10th Baronet 1917 Lieutenant -Colonel 1902: Correspondence with Capt. H. Greener: 1899.
ff. 30, 71 Nevil Bursey Hodgson, trooper, Cape Police: Minutes by: 1899, 1900.
f.32 William Andrew Hayes, Principal Medical Officer, Mafeking: Medical certificate: 1899.
f. 38 Andrew McDougall, of Mafeking: Letter to E. J. B. Ross: 1899.: Typewritten. Signed.
ff. 41 (printed), 82, 85 Major Francis William Panzera, RE; CMG 1911: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1899, 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
f. 47 Major Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil, KCMG 1913: Correspondence with Maj. H. J. Goold-Adams: 1900.
f. 47 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG: Correspondence with Maj. Lord Edward Gascoyne-Cecil: 1900.
f. 48 Captain Ronald Moncreiffe, Worcestershire Imperial Yeomanry: General Orders, etc.: 1899, 1900.: Typewritten, signed.
f.52 J. P. Snyman, Boer general: Correspondence with Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899, 1900.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
f. 61 A. C. Raymer, accountant, of Bulawayo, Rhodesia: Telegram to E. J. B. Ross: 1900.
ff. 69, 94-96 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses written during the siege of Mafeking: 1899, 1900.
f. 70 Captain Raymond H. Girdwood, formerly Royal Irish Rifles: Signature: 1900.
f. 72 John H. Storey, stationmaster, of Mafeking: Letter to E. J. B. Ross: 1900.
f. 74 John Ronald Algie, Town Clerk of Mafeking: Municipal notices, etc., by: 1899, 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
ff. 77, 100, 101b Captain Herbert Greener, British Bechuanaland Border Police; DSO 1900; Lieutenant -Colonel 1901: Notes by: 1900.
f.83 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG: Letter to - Miall: 1900.
f. 86 John Ronald Algie, Town Clerk of Mafeking: Letter to E. J. B. Ross: 1900.: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 87 Captain Herbert Greener, British Bechuanaland Border Police; DSO 1900; Lieutenant -Colonel 1901: Letter to, from Lt.-Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1900.
ff. 87, 99, 113 General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Correspondence with British and Boer officers, etc.: 1899, 1900.
f.99 H. M. B. Currie, Sergeant, Cape Police: Certificate signed by: 1900.
f. 103 Charles Goodyear, architect, of Mafeking: Requisition to E. J. B. Ross: 1900.
f. 108 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. 119 Jan Sarel Eloff, Boer Field Cornet: Correspondence with Lt. Col. R. S. S. Baden-Powell: 1899, 1900.: Partly Dutch.: Mostly typewritten copies.
f.120 Lieutenant Henry Townsend Corbet Singleton, Highland Light Infantry; Lieutenant -Colonel 1920: Minute to E. J. B. Ross: 1900.
f. 126 H. R. Lemmer, Boer general: Papers signed by.: 1900.
f.133 Captain Alexander John Godley, General 1923; GCB1928: General Orders, etc., signed by: 1900.: Mostly typewritten.
f. 134 Vere Stent, journalist: Notice by: 1899-1900.

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002102944
036-002102950
040-002102954

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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 46853-46855 : WEIL PAPERS. Vols. VI-VIII. Papers collected by Edward James B. Ross, storekeeper, of Mafeking.

Add MS 46855 : WEIL PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. ii+ 137). Correspondence of E. J. B. Ross, together with other letters and papers: a collection entitled…

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Dutch
English

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Latin

Start Date:

1899

End Date:

1900

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Sep 1899-May 1900

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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
Bridges, George, of Mafeking
Cecil, Edward Herbert, army officer and colonial administrator, 1867-1918
Cronje, Piet Arnoldus, Boer general
Currie, H. M. B., Sergeant, Cape Police
Eloff, Jan Sarel, civilian commissioner and mining commissioner, 1859-1939
Girdwood, Raymond Herbert, army officer, fl 1883-1899
Godley, Alexander John, Captain; General 1923; GCB1928
Goodyear, Charles, of Mafeking, architect, fl 1900
Greener, Herbert, army officer, paymaster and diarist, 1862-1946
Hanbury-Tracy, Algernon Henry Charles, Captain; Royal Horse Guards
Harvey, F. W., Sub-Inspector, Cape Police
Hayes, William Andrew, Principal Medical Officer, Mafeking
Hodgson, Nevil Bursey, trooper, Cape Police
Lemmer, H. R., Boer general
Loney, J. S. S., Sergeant-Major, ASC
McDougall, Andrew, of Mafeking
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
Raymer, A. C., accountant, of Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Ryan, Charles Montgomerie, Captain; Brig.-General 1919
Singleton, Henry Townsend Corbet, Lieutenant; Highland Light Infantry; Lieutenant -Colonel 1920
Snyman, J. P., Boer general
Stent, Vere, journalist
Storey, John H., stationmaster, of Mafeking
Vyvyan, Courtenay Bourchier, 10th Baronet, army officer, 1858-1941