Grant, Sir James Hope, 1808-1875 (Knight, army officer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1875
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Despatch from Sir James Grant, 1860
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 7/14
Scope and Contents
A copy of a despatch from Sir James Hope Grant, Tientsin, to Sir Frederick Bruce, 17 November 1860.
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Despatch from Sir James Grant, 1860
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 27/20
Scope and Contents
A copy in Parkes' hand of a despatch from Tientsin to Frederick Bruce, 17 November 1860.
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
Despatches concerning Parkes: China, 1860
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 5
Scope and Contents
A folder labelled 'Despatches concerning Mr Parkes Peking Campaign From October 9th 1860 to November 17. 1860' containing a table of contents and 8 documents sewn inside, 36 folios (including blanks and cover). The documents are as follows:Despatch from James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, to Lord John Russell, dated at the 'Camp before Peking', 9 October 1860 (incomplete copy).Proclamation by Sir James Grant [before Peking], October 1860 (draft).Despatch...
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
Despatches of Parkes and related papers, 1857-1865
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 4/3
Scope and Contents
A folder labelled 'Despatches from Mr Parkes From July 15. 1857 to February 20th 1865' containing a table of contents and 15 documents sewn inside, 84 folios (including blanks and the cover). There is also a further document tied separately and loosely inserted inside the folder, 29 folios. The documents are as follows:'Memorandum. Access to Peking how obtainable by H.M.'s Ambassador': a memorandum by Parkes, Hong Kong, 15 July 1857.Parkes, Canton, to Po-kuei, May 1859,...
Dates:
1857-1865
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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General orders to the China Expeditionary Force, 1860
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 8/12
Scope and Contents
A copy of 'General Orders' issued by Frederick Stephenson, Deputy Adjutant General, Hong Kong, to Sir James Hope Grant's Expeditionary Force bound for North China, 28 April 1860, labelled 'Major Pownall' [Walter Pownall].
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Proclamation by Sir James Grant, 1860
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 7/13
Scope and Contents
A copy of a draft of a proclamation by Sir James Hope Grant [before Peking], October 1860.
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.