Testimonials. Correspondence relating to the employment of men in the Army Works...

Testimonials.

• Correspondence relating to the employment of men in the Army Works Corps in the Crimea.
• Most of the correspondence was addressed to Sir Joseph Paxton or to his secretary, Frederick Wragge.
• The testimonials give addresses, trade and details of character and previous employment. In some cases a note on the correspondence indicates whether or not the man was provided with employment. Some of the testimonials were printed and some were written for previous applications for work and date back to 1846. However, the correspondence relating to appointments in the Army Works Corps falls within the covering dates given.
• The testimonials relate to the following persons: William Austin, James Avons, John Barker, Samuel Boyd Barnett, Charles Bayne, Charles Leonard Brown, William Brown, William Bryon, Charles Frederick Bull, Benjamin Bunney, Christopher John Burrough, John Campbell, J Champion, Alfred Coomer, John Cox, Alexander Davison, Henry Dennis, Borthwick Douglas, William Dowe, William T Doyne, Richard T Ebborn, William France, Mr Garrett, James Gearing, Frederick Glasspoole, George Gold, John Hannon, Mr Hemans, George W H Hepburn, G A Hillier, P A Hogan, Thomas Honeybone, Charles Hudson (chaplain), Leo Lewis, E Littlejohn, James Lyons, Mr Mackerness, F Mainfroy, Walter McClellands, James McKnight, John McPherson, Lewis Moore, Thomas Morris, Frederick V Nicholls, Joseph S Oliver, George Amos Page, Richard C Pauling, J Campbell Robertson, John Roe, George Ryan, Edwin Sandford, Thomas Saunders, James Simmons, John F Simpson, Joseph Sunter, Dr William Barney Tate, Benjamin Vaughan, Edward Vernon, Thomas Vickers, Felix Wakefield, Richard White, John Whiting, Robert Whittet, Robert Wilding, John Young.
• There are also two lists of names and addresses of potential employees.

Topics

Labour

Army

Trade and commerce

Europe and Russia

Armed Forces (General Administration)