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Godfrey Basil Mundy: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/97
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PRO 30/97
This collection consists of correspondence and notes compiled by Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy, in preparation for his biography of Admiral Lord Rodney which first appeared in 1826 and was subsequently reprinted in 1830.Included in the...
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PRO 30/97
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Title (The name of the record)
- Godfrey Basil Mundy: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1828-1869
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection consists of correspondence and notes compiled by Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy, in preparation for his biography of Admiral Lord Rodney which first appeared in 1826 and was subsequently reprinted in 1830.
Included in the correspondence addressed to General Mundy are letters from Sir Gilbert Blane, physician to Lord Rodney's fleet, and, by 1830, an octogenarian looking back on a long friendship with the Admiral. Particular attention is given to events around the time of Rodney's most famous victory, the Battle of the Saints, in April 1782 and the unusual tactics employed by the Admiral during the battle. The papers also include several drafts for the biography and a large number of copied letters: General Mundy's two volume biography is to a great extent made up of original correspondence.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
By subject and is approximately chronological.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Mundy, Godfrey Basil, 1780-1848
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 bundles and files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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F Mundy, 1995-1995
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Navy
- Personal and family papers
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Formerly housed in the National Army Museum
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No future accruals expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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General Mundy was Lord Rodney's first biographer and his son-in-law marrying his youngest daughter Sarah Brydges, in 1801.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- This material was used by General Mundy in the preparation of his biography Life of Lord Rodney (1826)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12043/
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