Prospectuses.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents designed to inform prospective investors or patrons, consisting of a formal summary of a proposed commercial, literary, or other venture, or a description of the features or services of an institution or business.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Miscellaneous military papers of Patrick MacLeod., 1786, 1805-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.19304
Scope and Contents
The papers include a copy of the 1786 prospectus of the Brunswick military academy which the young soldier attended from 1791-1793 (folio 1). Most of the papers relate to the later years of Patrick MacLeod's life spent with the 78th Highlanders in Southern Europe and Egypt. Amongst them are MacLeod's Orders to his battalion prior to the Calabrian campaign of 1806; copies of his letter to Lieutenant General Mackenzie Fraser giving an account of the battle of Maida; lists of officers wounded...
Dates:
1786, 1805-1817.