A.W. Kinglake: Crimean War correspondence and papers
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence between Sir Richard Airey to Lord Hardinge, 1854-1856, letters from the Earl of Cardigan to Kinglake, 1863-1868, a journal of W.G. Romaine, 1855-1856 and other letters, memoranda and papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1868 (Circa)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were presented to the Fusiliers Museum in Lancashire by Major Ben Smythe in 1934. The Library purchased them at Sotheby's when they were sold on behalf of the Museum's Appeal Fund in 1998.
Subject
- Airey, Richard, 1803-1881 (Baron Airey of Killingworth and General) (Person)
- Hardinge, Henry, 1785-1856 (1st Viscount Hardinge, Field Marshal) (Person)
- Brudenell, James Thomas, 1797-1868 (7th Earl of Cardigan, Lieutenant General) (Person)
- Romaine, William Govett, 1815-1893 (lawyer and civil servant) (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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