Collection name. Brown, George, Sir, General
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2835-2878
Dates:
19th century.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Brown, chiefly of or concerning General Sir George Brown.
File
Identifier: MS.1863
Scope and Contents
The papers include, among other matter: 'Reveries of an officer pent up in a transport ... 1806', being ideas on arms and equipment; letters, 1842, 1845, 1849, on uniforms; correspondence, 1817-1818, about a complaint made against the 85th Foot by the Magistrates of Chester; correspondence, 1865, 1868, about Sir George Brown's letters and papers; and a scheme, undated, for the transport of certain regiments.
Dates:
1806-1868.
Correspondence of the family of Brown, chiefly of Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, and of his nephews, George, John and Francis William Brown, sons of Peter Brown (residing at Linkwood, Elgin), all three of whom served in the Army in India.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1847-1862
Scope and Contents
Notes on the relationships of the family are given at the beginning of MS.1847.
Dates:
1789-1870.
Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3258-3276
Dates:
1769-1883, undated.