Mitford, Algernon Bertram Freeman-, 1837-1916 (1st Baron Redesdale)
Person
Biography
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (1837-1916), 1st Baron Redesdale, diplomat and author, was born at South Audley, London, on 24 February 1837, and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered the Foreign Office in 1858, and was attaché in Japan, 1866-1870. After resigning from the diplomatic service in 1873, he was Secretary to the Board of Works, 1874-1876. He was Conservative M.P. for the Straford-upon-Avon division, 1892-1895, and was created baron in 1902. He died at Batsford Park, Gloucestershire, on 17 August 1916.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Algernon Freeman-Mitford: Letters from Japan
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8669
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of letters written by Freeman-Mitford in Japan, 1866-1869.
Dates:
1866-1869
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Descriptions of attack on Parkes' party, circa 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 30/2
Scope and Contents
Undated descriptions by members of the British Legation mounted escort of the attack made on Parkes' party by Ichikawa Samuro (Miyeda Shigeru) and Hayashida (Shingaku Misawo) in Kyoto on 23 March 1868, including accounts by Alexander Aberdein, Thomas Cole, Patrick Duffey, Robert Green, Henry Harding, Edmund Hutton, Charles Kingston, Peter Peacock, Henry Reeve and William Wood. The transcript is in Algernon Mitford's hand.
Dates:
circa 1868
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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Envelope for private papers, circa 1867
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 42/16
Scope and Contents
An undated envelope labelled 'Private Papers French Translations Sir Harry Parkes K.C.B.', including the signature of Algernon Bertram Mitford, and the names of Roches and the Oriental Bank. The date 1867 has also been added in pencil.
Dates:
circa 1867
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
Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 4 Apr. 1868-5 Apr. 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F21
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
4 Apr. 1868-5 Apr. 1868
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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Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 6 Apr. 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F22
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
6 Apr. 1868
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
Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 12 Apr. 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F23
Scope and Contents
A letter from Osaka, 12 April 1868, enclosing a copy in Mitford's hand of a letter he sent to John Frederic Lowder, 8 April 1868.
Dates:
12 Apr. 1868
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.
Item
Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 14 Apr. 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F24
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
14 Apr. 1868
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
Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 12 July 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F25
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
12 July 1868
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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Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 12 July 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F26
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
12 July 1868
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.
Item
Letter from Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 14 July 1868
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 1/F27
Scope and Contents
From Osaka.
Dates:
14 July 1868
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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Memorandum on Yedo expenses, 27 Jan. 1870
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 26/5
Scope and Contents
A manuscript memorandum, probably by Francis Adams, concerning continuing expenses incurred by the author and Algernon Mitford in Yedo, and referring to the pay and expenses of student interpreters and merchants' clerks, dated Yedo, and labelled on the back in Parkes' hand 'Adams Report. Cost of Living'.
Dates:
27 Jan. 1870
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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