Found 10 collections related to Great Britain. Army

Sir John Maxwell Tylden, a captain in the 43rd regiment of the British Army, kept this diary on an expedition from England to New Orleans, Louisiana. Entries date from October 27, 1814-May 10, 1815. Tylden records operations before New Orleans and at Mobile Bay and describes social and political life in Havana, Bermuda, and other locations. The diary includes watercolor sketches of coast lands, as well as a portrait of Tylden copied by Mrs. G.W. Smith less

John Michell, British army officer. To Jane Michell, his wife : 1 autograph letter signed : 27-29 Jan 1814 : (MISC 2216) : from Villefranche : begins, "Another dreary fortnight has lapsed without my hearing any news of you. You will judge of my anxiety ...". less

To William Young at the Sun Newspaper office, Strand, London : 1 autograph letter signed : 13 Nov 1828 : (S'ANA 0465) : from Bromham Devizes : begins, "As you were so good enough to make me an offer of your services in town I have taken the liberty of enclosing a paper that I have just received from Mr. Thomas Moore, the poet ...". less

Details of uniforms and equipment of the British army, 1742-1881, collected by Samuel M. Milne of Leeds, England ca. 1913. Includes specimens of cloth, braid, and other material, mounted, with descriptive notes in manuscript, colored sketches, photographs, drawings, and letters relating to the specimens less

Sir Alured Clarke, British army officer and colonial governor. To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Dec 1819 : (BLES 1.082) : from Mansfield Street : begins, "I am very much flattered and gratified by the receipt of your extremely kind Note, so expressive of that friendship that you and Lord Blessington have always shown me ..." Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes. less

Edward Thomas Michell, British brigadier-general. To the Reverend John Michell, Vicar of Fairford (his father) : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Aug 1818 : (MISC 2217) : from Calais : begins, "So good an opportunity as John Reynolds's return to England induces me to write you a few words ...". less

To Abraham Hayward, essayist and translator : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 May 1858 : (HWD 06.053) : from 23 Bolton Street, Piccadilly W. : reads in full, "Many thanks for Faust. I forward you a newspaper containing a humble attempt of mine at criticism." Within the Abraham Hayward Correspondence Files. less

Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington, British army officer and prime minister. · To John Hatchard, publisher and bookseller : 1 autograph letter third person : 3 Mar 1837 : (MISC 4058) : 1 page (single sheet) + excised autograph address panel : from London : requesting "a Digest of the Corporation Act of 1835 . . . .". less