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referencedIn Vol. XVIincludes:ff. 11-27 Royal Military College: Papers, etc., rel. to: 1810-1820.f. 20 General Sir Alexander Hope, GCB; Governor, Royal Military College: Letter to Lord Palmerston: 1816.ff. 30-32b John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Letter, etc., to... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXII (ff. 172). 1863 -Feb. 1871.includes:ff. 1, 107 George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letters to Lord Ripon: 1859-1870. f. 3 Army; England: Minutes and memoranda rel. to: 1859-1881. f. 3 General Sir William Montagu Sc... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXXVI ('Vol. XI') (ff. 241). (1) Long and short service terms. See also 50311, ff. 388-417. ff. 6-146;-(2) Barracks, depôts, etc. ff. 147-241. 17 Oct. 1904-29 Nov. 1905.includes:ff. 7, 16, 43, 50, 80, 81, 85 General Sir... British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 320). Correspondence of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman with Queen Victoria and members of her family, viz.:-1. Correspondence with Queen Victoria and her private secretaries 1886-1900. There is only one autograph of..., 1881-1907 British Library
creatorOf MAPS and Plans, chiefly of fortifications or surveys for miltary purposes, 17th century-18th century British Library
creatorOf SURVEYS of Belle Isle, France, and plans and sections of its fortifications during the British occupation after its capture in 1761. Paper; ff. 79. Atlas Folio. Presented by the same., 1761 British Library
referencedIn Vol. IX (ff. 191). 1814.includes:ff. 27-28b Captain Henry Barry Hyde, 1st W India Regt: Return of the African Depôt: 1815.: Signed.ff. 43-44b (signed), 61-64 (copies) General Sir Harry Calvert, 1st Baronet: Memoranda by: 1814, 1815.f. 53 Army; ..., 1814 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLIII ('Vol. XVIII') (ff. 257). (1) Imperial defence. ff. 4-123;-(2) War regulations. ff. 124-176;-(3) Foreign armies. ff. 177-257. 4 May 1904-6 Oct. 1905.includes:ff. 7, 85, 112, 113 Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of ... British Library
creatorOf ‘Original letters’: Vianesi – Whitworth (ff. 252); 1816-1913, n.d.includes:f. 1 Auguste Charles Léonard François Vianesi, composer and conductor: Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to [S. Lucas] from Auguste Charles Léonard Fran..., 1816-1913 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLVIII ('Vol. XXIII') (ff. 539). South African stores scandal; 10 Apr. 1901-Jan. 1906. Printed reports, with typewritten and MS. additions.South Africa: Papers rel. to its military affairs, etc.,: 1901-1905: Printed and ty... British Library
referencedIn Vol. V (ff. 295). 1807-Feb. 1834.includes:ff. 1, 6-10, 13-16 b Charles Skinner Matthews: Correspondence with Lord Broughton: 1807-1810.f. 5 John Hudson, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; Vicar of Kendal 1815-1843: Letter to Lord Broughton: 18... British Library
referencedIn Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898. Papers. Series A. Correspondence. Vols. LXII. Correspondence with Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, 1884-Mar 1885 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXVII ('Vol. II') (ff. 271). Army schemes not finally adopted, with related memoranda; 20 Oct. 1902-30 June 1904.Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, PC; MP: Cabinet memoranda, parliamentary papers, etc., by: 1902-1905: Printed.En... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXXII ('Vol. VII') (ff. 227). Ordnance Department, including (ff. 95-216) new guns and rifles; 31 Mar. 1900-29 Oct. 1904.includes:ff. 4-94 Sir Francis Mowatt, GCB: Report of Inter-Departmental Committee on Reserves of Gu... British Library
referencedIn (ff. vi + 140). General defence; 1867-1893.Army; England: Papers rel. to expenditure: 1854-1895.: Partly printed.includes:ff. 1-1 9 Ethiopia: Papers rel. to the cost of the British expedition: 1867-1869.: Partly printed.ff. 1-138 passim Navy; Eng..., 1867-1893 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XV.includes:f. 9 Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury; 2nd Earl of Liverpool; Prime Minister: Correspondence with Lord Palmerston: 1814, 1817.f. 11 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letters, etc., to Lord Palmerston: 1816.ff.... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXXV ('Vol. X') (ff. 287). Army schemes; 4 Feb. 1897-14 Dec. 1905. Includes papers relating to the Army Re-Organization Sub-Committee of the Cabinet (ff. 47-172) and (ff. 173-264) the three military members of the Army Cou... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLIV ('Vol. XIX') (ff. 321). (1) Colonial, etc., garrisons. ff. 6-172;-(2) Submarine defences. ff. 173-260;-(3) Miscel-laneous. ff. 261-321. 29 Feb. 1904-3 Nov. 1905.includes:ff. 8-13 Channel Islands: Papers rel. to th... British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 347). Letters to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman from:-1. Lieutenant-Colonel H[erbert] Bruce, C.B., Staff Corps, Bombay Army, Inspector-General of Police in India, etc. (a brother of Lady Campbell-Bannerman); 1862-..., 1862-1908 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXVII (ff. 230). 1874-1888.includes:ff. 1, 115 Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet; PC; MP: Letters to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman: 1874-1904. ff. 3-8 John Robert Townshend, 3rd Viscount and (1874) Earl Sydney; Lord Chamberlain: Letters to Si..., 1874-1888 British Library
referencedIn VISCOUNT GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. XXVI (ff. 156). Correspondence with General Sir Reginald Clare Hart, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.V.0. (G.C.B. 1931), mostly as Commander-in-Chief in South Africa; 1912-1919.General Sir Reginald Clare Hart, VC; GCB: Correspondenc..., 1912-1919 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXXVII ('Vol. XII') (ff. 417). (1) Recruiting. ff. 8-115;-(2) Numbers. ff. 116-140b;-(3) Reserve. ff. 141-149;-(4) Indian drafts, etc. ff. 150-376;-(5) Scheme for seven and five years' enlistments. Supplements 50309. f... British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 234). Correspondence of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman with George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, Field-Marshal and Commander-in-chief, and with Gen. Sir Reg[inald Ramsay] Gipps, K.C.B. [G.C.B. 1902], Military Secretary ; ..., 1881-1900 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. LI ('Vol. XXVI') (ff. 351). Miscellaneous, including:-(a) Imperial defence. ff. 93-127;-(b) Guns. ff. 128-177;-(c) Medical. ff. 178-245;-(d) Barracks and depôts. ff. 246-278. 8 Feb. 1902-1 July 1904.includes:ff. 7-25 ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XX (ff. 247). 1820.includes:ff. 1-19b, 49b-81 Ulick John De Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde: Correspondence, as Ambasssador at St Petersburg, with Lord Palmerston: 1838-1841.: Copies and abstracts.f. 33 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York an..., 1820 British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. XXII (ff. 264). Letters to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman from:-1. [William Mansfield, 2nd Baron] Sandhurst [Viscount Sandhurst 1917], Under-Secretary for War (1886, 1892-1894), Governor of Bombay (1895-1899), [Lord Chambe..., 1886-1908 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXXIX ('Vol. XIV') (ff. 255). Auxiliary forces (general); 6 May 1904-6 Dec. 1905.includes:ff. 8-22 Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent, KCMG; MP: Letter to A. J. Balfour on Auxiliary forces, etc.,: 1904: Mostly printed.ff.... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXX ('Vol. V') (ff. 161). (1) Officers. ff. 4-88;-(2) Personnel: characters, recruiting, employment, etc. ff. 89-113;-(3) Miscellaneous. ff. 114-121;-(4) Manoeuvres. ff. 122-134;-(5) Reserve forces bill. ff. 135-161. 1... British Library
referencedIn `Memorandum on the employment of an Indian Force in Egypt, its organization and strength, and the information which is required': paper by Capt (later Lt-Gen Sir) Edwin Henry Hayter Collen (1843-1911), Indian Army, 1st Assistant Military Secretary, G..., 1878 British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. 362). Correspondence of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman with:-1. Sir Edward Grey, 3rd Bart. [K.G. 1912; Viscount Grey of Fallodon 1916], Foreign Secretary (1905-1916); 1899-1908. f. 1. 2. R[ichard] B[urdon] Haldan..., 1889-1908 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXXVI (ff. 265). Folio size, Vol. i. 1871-1903.includes:ff. 2-21, 136-140 Army; England: Papers rel. to organisation: [1871?]-1892.: Partly printed.f. 22 Dunfermline, Fifeshire: Resolutions of Town Council rel. to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman: ..., 1871-1903 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XXVI ('Vol. I') (ff. 242). Printed papers, etc.:-(1) Army reform: Cabinet memoranda and Committee of Imperial Defence memoranda, etc. ff. 4-167b;-(2) South African garrison. ff. 168-172b;-(3) Somaliland. See also 50307,... British Library
referencedIn NIGHTINGALE PAPERS. Vol. LXXXVI (ff. 202). Various papers relating to the War Office and the Army arranged as follows:-(1) Papers relating to (a) The Barrack and Hospital Improvement Commission (afterwards the Army Sanitary Committee) and the Army M..., 1853-1890 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XLV (ff. 161). 1904-1905.includes:ff. 1, 3 Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins, KCB: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1904.ff. 5, 67 James Keir Hardie, socialist and labour leader: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1894-1908, n.d.ff. 6, 11 Lieutenant-General Sir W..., 1904-1905 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXI (ff. 219). 1849-1862. -includes:f. 1 Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire, French philosopher: Letter to J. F. Clark,: 1849.: Fr. f. 2 Reverend Charles Kingsley, author: Letters to Lord Ripon: 1852, 1856. f. 11 John Frederick Denison Maurice, a..., 1849-1862 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXXII (ff. 277). Aug. 1810-18 Nov. 1811.includes:ff. 1, 62, 193, 237-248 Army; England: Returns, etc., of troops for the Peninsular War: 1808-1813. ff. 3-10, 154-191 f.232 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Pap... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLII ('Vol. XVII') (ff. 388). (1) Army Council. ff. 9-72;-(2) Inspector-General of the Forces. ff. 73-144;-(3) War Office departments. ff. 145-313;-(4) Judge Advocate-General. ff. 314-358;-(5) Miscel-laneous. ff. 359-3... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXVIII (ff. 299). 1889-1895.includes:ff. 1, 38 Robert Yellowlees, Provost of Stirling: Letters to Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman: 1884-1889.f. 3 Richard Annan, of Edinburgh: Letter to Sir H. CampbellBannerman: 1889.f. 5 Robert Blair, solicitor,..., 1889-1895 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLVI ('Vol. XXI') (ff. 344). (1) Cavalry. ff. 8-137;-(2) Guards. ff. 138-177;-(3) Artillery. ff. 178-280;-(4) Engineers. ff. 281-309;-(5) Royal Garrison Regiment. ff. 310-337;-(6) Scottish corps. ff. 338-344. 12 Apr. ... British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. XXV (ff. 336). Correspondence of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman with:-1. Capt. John Sinclair, M.P. [1st Lord Pentland 1909], his Assistant Private Secretary at the War Office (1892-1895), his unofficial Private Secretary (..., 1892-1908 British Library
referencedIn NIGHTINGALE PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 301). General correspondence and accompts of Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War; 1854-1857.Accompts: Florence Nightingale (incl. the Crimea): 1853-1867.Army; England: Papers and accompts of Florence Nighting..., 1854-1857 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVII (ff. i+150). 1818.includes:ff. 5-25b England; Parliament: Seventh Report of the Select Committee on Finance: 1818.: Printed.f. 31 Robert Lukin, of the War Office: Memorandum by: 1817.ff. 35-41b, 43 (copy) Major-General Sir Henry Torre..., 1818 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. VOLS. LX (ff. 111). 'Reports on the Campaign in Manchuria in 1904', with photographs, by Col. W. H. H. Waters; 1905. Printed.Brigadier-General Wallscourt Hely-Hutchinson Waters, RA: Reports on the Campaign in Manchuria in 1904:..., 1905 British Library
referencedIn PAPERS AS SECRETARY AT WAR.Correspondence and papers as Secretary at War; 1809-1828. Partly printed., 1809-1828 British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLVII ('Vol. XXII') (ff. 416). Officers' education, promotion, etc., viz.:-(1) General Staff. ff. 7-62;-(2) Candidates and certificates. ff. 63-178;-(3) Promotions and appointments. ff. 179-318;-(4) Pay and emoluments.... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XLIX ('Vol. XXIV') (ff. 378). (1) The private soldier. ff. 7-82;-(2) Prisons. ff. 83-128;-(3) Miscellaneous. ff. 129-378. 8 Nov. 1903-5 Dec. 1905.includes:ff. 26-30 Music: Minutes rel. to music in British Army,: 1904-1... British Library
creatorOf VIEWS of fortifications and landscapes, viz :-1. Scarborough Castle, co. York, from the S. West; xviith cent. f. 1. 2. Kingston-upon-Hull, co. York, by Sir Martin Beckman; 1689. ff. 2-5. 3. Berkeley Castle, co. Glouc. ff. 6, 7. 4. Spithead, from Stok..., 17th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVIII.includes:f. 2 Royal Military Asylum: Letters and papers rel. to: 1803-1819.ff. 44-58 William Hill, of the Treasury: Letters, etc., to Lord Palmerston: 1818, 1820.ff. 59-64, 67-74b Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son ... British Library
referencedIn CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 294). Correspondence of Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman with:-1. Sir Ughtred [James] Kay-Shuttleworth, 2nd Bart., 1st Baron Shuttleworth 1902, M.P., Secretary to the Admiralty (1892-1895), Chairman of the Royal Com..., 1882-1907 British Library
creatorOf PLAN OF PORCHESTER CASTLE, showing additions intended to fit it to receive further French prisoners of war; circa 1800. Unfinished. No cartographer given, but by a War Office draughtsman. No scale given, but 1:600. No compass points, but East at top...., approximately 1800 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIII.includes:ff. 3-32b William Somerville, MD; FRS: Letter, etc., to Lord Palmerston: 1816.: Signed.ff. 3-32b William Franklin, Inspector, Army Medical Board: Letter, etc., to Lord Palmerston: 1816.: Signed.ff. 3-32b (signed) Sir James Mc... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. XL ('Vol. XV') (ff. 449). (1) New field guns. ff. 6-233;-(2) Ordnance stores, etc. ff. 234-449b. 12 Sept. 1903-2 Dec. 1905.Ordnance: Correspondence, papers, etc., rel. to new field guns, rifles, etc.,: 1903-1905.includes:... British Library
creatorOf ARNOLD-FORSTER PAPERS. Vol. LII (ff. 58). Reorganisation of the Militia and Volunteers; 30 May 1904-30 Sept. 1905. Printed memoranda, with typewritten additions.War Office: Reports, etc.,: 1884-1905: Printed.Army; England: Memoranda, reports, etc., r... British Library
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