Orders. Military records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing directives or commands issued by a military superior to a subordinate.
Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:
Papers relating to the regimental service of James Johnston with the Royal Welch Fusiliers., 1965-1967
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/41-50
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1965-1967
Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum., 1717-1760, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14503-14523
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1717-1760, undated.
Printed ‘General Instructions and Orders to be observed by the Squadron under the Command of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane’, 1807, with manuscript additions, and a memorandum, 1809, of Cochrane communicating to the Fleet the congratulations of the House of Commons on the capture of Martinique., 1807, 1809.
File
Identifier: MS.2446
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1807, 1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Printed ‘Signals to be observed in Combined Operations of the Army and Navy’, with a covering order signed by Henry Hotham, Captain of the Fleet, with manuscript additions., 1813.
Item
Identifier: MS.2438
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Naval signals, and related material.
Records of the Scottish Home Guards: East Scotland District, part I: City of Edinburgh; Scottish Border; Edinburgh Area (Lothians and Peeblesshire); 2nd East Lothian Battalion., 1940-1945.
File
Identifier: MS.3820
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The records consist partly of histories and statements composed after demobilization and partly of original war-diaries, orders, etc.
Dates:
1940-1945.
Records of the Scottish Home Guards: general account of the whole organization, orders from Scottish Command Headquarters, and press-cuttings relating to the various districts., 1940-1945.
File
Identifier: MS.3816
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The records consist partly of histories and statements composed after demobilization and partly of original war-diaries, orders, etc.
Dates:
1940-1945.
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’., 1824-1841.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2873-2875
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume I., April 1824-January 1832.
File
Identifier: MS.2873
Dates:
April 1824-January 1832.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume II., January 1832-June 1839.
File
Identifier: MS.2874
Dates:
January 1832-June 1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’, volume III., June 1839-November 1841.
File
Identifier: MS.2875
Dates:
June 1839-November 1841.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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'Regimental Orders issued by Lieutenant Colonel Geo. Brown, commanding 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade’.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 25 July 1844-27 October 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2392
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
25 July 1844-27 October 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 28 October 1844-23 October 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2393
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
28 October 1844-23 October 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 23 December 1844-3 February 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2394
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
23 December 1844-3 February 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 4 February 1845-31 March 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2395
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
4 February 1845-31 March 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 1 April 1845-20 May 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2396
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1 April 1845-20 May 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 20 May 1845-31 July 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2397
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
20 May 1845-31 July 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 1 August 1845-22 September 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2398
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1 August 1845-22 September 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 22 September 1845-21 October 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2399
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
22 September 1845-21 October 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 22 October 1845-3 October 1846.
Item
Identifier: MS.2400
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
22 October 1845-3 October 1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received., 4 October 1846-22 August 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.2401
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
4 October 1846-22 August 1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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'Rough Journal' of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station, containing a daily log of heads of orders and letters written and received.
Rules of the Reale Accademia di Musica e Ballo in Naples, 1834, followed by signatures of members of the Neapolitan royal family and names of subscribers., 1793-1839.
File
Identifier: MS.10234
Scope and Contents
A few letters and orders, 1793-1839, have been inserted.
Dates:
1793-1839.
Sailing orders issued to the ships on the South American station., 1864-1866.
File
Identifier: MS.21227
Dates:
1864-1866.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet.
Small notebook of Thomas Graham containing general orders and notes., 1798-1801.
Item
Identifier: MS.16182
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) General orders, etc., 18 October 1798-2 May 1799, concerning the military and naval expedition to Minorca and the occupation of the island (folio 1); (il) General orders and notes, 4 October 1800-19 February 1801, concerning the military expedition to Egypt (folio 1 (reversed)).
Dates:
1798-1801.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Military papers of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch.
'Standing orders and regulations for the 85th light infantry' (London, 1813), with satirical comments in manuscript., [1813, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.2869