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Mss Eur F114/29
- Record Id:
- 040-002309174
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002309085
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001531.0x00004f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F114/29
- Title:
- Miscellaneous papers
- Scope & Content:
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The papers consist of the following:
- Folios 1-2: Two envelopes, one addressed to the Hon. Sir Albert Napier.
- Folios 3-4: Letter from King John of Abyssinia to Lord Napier, September 1871, with envelope.
- Folio 5: Studio portrait photograph of Sir Martin Dillon, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1878 (photographer: E Baudoux, 59 New Street, Saint Helier's, Jersey).
- Folios 5a-7: Letter from Queen Victoria, dated 7th January 1880, concerning the death of Prince Alamayou (son of King Theodore of Abyssinia), with envelope.
- Folio 8: Photograph of Prince Alamayou (death portrait), originally enclosed with Queen Victoria's letter (photographer: J W Ramsden, Photographer to the Queen, Victoria Square, Leeds).
- Folio 9: Handwritten list of documents.
- Folios 10-11: Two empty envelopes.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002309085
036-002309143
040-002309174 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F114 : Papers of Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65;…
Mss Eur F114/9-37 : Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-90): personal papers
Mss Eur F114/29 : Miscellaneous papers - Hierarchy:
- 032-002309085[0006]/036-002309143[0031]/040-002309174
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F114
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
12 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- 1871-1880
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)