Dossier 1 - Letters of William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester

Zone d'identification

Cote

Add. MS a/1

Titre

Letters of William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester

Date(s)

  • 1784-1844 (Production)

Niveau de description

Dossier

Étendue matérielle et support

92 letters, in 4 folders.
4 battle plans; memorandum, 8ff.
4 paper wrappers with MS annotation.
1 linen bag with MS annotation.

Zone du contexte

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Bequeathed to Trinity by Princess Sophia Matilda, Mar 1844; sent by her executors to the College in Jan. 1845.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

With 'Memoranda of that Part of the Campaign 1794 comprized between the 22nd of May & the 25th July' and battle plans drawn by William Frederick of engagements between 17-30 Apr 1794.

Also a 'Memorandum concerning the Letters of W. F. Duke ofread more

Zone des sources complémentaires

Related units of description

O.11a.2/28: letter from Lady Alicia Gordon, 21 Jan. [1845], on the transfer of these papers, along with a portrait of the Duke of Gloucester by Sir Joshua Reynolds, to Trinity.