Great Britain. War Office - Military Courts Martials, 1811
Great Britain. War Office - Military Courts Martials, 1811
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Date
1811-1811
Call Numbers
A 340
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Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.06 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
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Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1159 (A 340)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
23 Feb. 1811 - 26 Jul. 1811; Includes memorandum to the Adjutant-General (H. Torrens) requesting the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Johnston, Mar. 1811; cases of Gilbert Dick, private soldier in the 47th Regiment of Foot and Patrick McCabe of the 87th Regiment (to be sentenced to N.S.W for desertion), 27 Jun. 1811; continuation of trial of Lieut....
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Full title
Great Britain. War Office - Military Courts Martials, 1811
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The majority of the correspondence is signed "D. Dundas" with some by "H. Torrens"
From p. 271, 31 May 1811, letters are signed "Frederick Commander in Chief". Entries from p.313 are in a different hand
Inserted into the front of the volume is a handwritten note by an unknown author; "Official duplicates of the Reports of Courts Martial held...
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on spine, "British War Office"
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
David Dundas, born in Edinburgh in 1735, was a Scottish General and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, from 1809 to 1811. Henry Torrens, was a Major-General, Colonel of the 2nd (Queen's) foot, and Adjutant-General of the forces. In 1809 Torrens was appointed Military Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, and in 1812 was chos...
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Call Numbers
A 340
Record Identifier
nZNv8Vjn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNv8Vjn
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Reference code
423636
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