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Manuscript of 'Some Account of the Life of the late Colonel Hume Caldwell ... who was killed, in the 27th year of his age, in the Service of her Imperial Majesty [Maria Theresa], as he was conducting a sally from the Fortress of Schweidnitz [1762] ... To which are added Authenticated copies of some Original Papers relative to his Family'., 1775.

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Identifier: MS.5748

Scope and Contents

The 'Authenticated copies of Original Papers' chiefly concern Hume Cadwell's great-grandfather and his brother, Sir James Caldwell, 1st and 3rd Baronets of Castle Caldwell, County Fermanagh. The work was written in 1775 for publication (see note on folio 17 verso), but is apparently unpublished.

Dates

  • Creation: 1775.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

94 Leaves ; Octavo.

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: Undetermined

Arrangement

v + 89 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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