Letters of and concerning Francis C Kinchant, Cornet, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys); with press-cuttings concerning the reinternment in Edinburgh of Charles Ewart, also of the 2nd Dragoons., 1815-1938.
Scope and Contents
NOTE S&C The contents are as follows: (i) Letter, 23 October 1813, of Philip Hunt to his sister, enclosing a recipe for a cure, known as ‘The Chelsea pensioner’, for gout and rheumatism and also enquiring after ‘Miss Kinchant’ (folio 1); (ii) Letters of Francis Kinchant (folio 4); (iii) Copy of a letter, 1817, describing the death of Kinchant at Waterloo (folio 14); (iv) Correspondence and notes, 1894, 1910, 1917, of Vivian McLaughlin and Major-General J C Kinchant concerning Francis Kinchant and his family (folio 16); (v) Press cutting, 1938, concerning the reinternment in Edinburgh of Charles Ewart, sergeant in the 2nd Dragoons.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1938.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
66 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 21 July 1965, lot 762.
Separated Materials
A fair copy, in Vivian McLaughlin's hand, of Francis Kinchant's letters and of the copy of the letter describing his death have been transferred to the Scottish United Services Museum, Edinburgh Castle.
Repository Details
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