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War Office: General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to Commander in Chief,...
Catalogue reference: WO 133
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WO 133
This series consists mainly of out-letter books of General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief, 1795 to 1803, Quartermaster General, 1803 to 1811, and Governor of Ceylon, 1811 to 1820.The series includes material...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 133
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to Commander in Chief, Quartermaster General and Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka): Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1792-1820
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists mainly of out-letter books of General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief, 1795 to 1803, Quartermaster General, 1803 to 1811, and Governor of Ceylon, 1811 to 1820.
The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Commander-in-Chief, Military Secretary and Army Council (WO).
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Volumes I and II of the miscellaneous letter books were not included and presumably are no longer in existence.
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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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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)
- Brownrigg, Robert, 1759-1833
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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17 volume(s)
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Presented to the War Office Library by Lady Brownrigg in 1939.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14340/
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