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Correspondence of Lord William Bentinck, Envoy to the Court of Sicily and Commander-in-Chief...
Catalogue reference: Pw Jd 1-5554/4
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This record is about the Correspondence of Lord William Bentinck, Envoy to the Court of Sicily and Commander-in-Chief... dating from 1811-1815.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Pw Jd 1-5554/4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Correspondence of Lord William Bentinck, Envoy to the Court of Sicily and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Sicily
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1811-1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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The majority of these letters relate to political and military matters in Sicily during the period in which Lord William Bentinck occupied the dual roles of Minister to the Sicilian Court and Commander of the British Forces in Sicily.
The large amount of correspondence includes letters from military figures, representatives of the British Government, and members of the Sicilian court.
The papers are basically arranged in alphabetical order of correspondent and then chronologically. Many of the items were originally stamped with a number which is recorded in this list as 'Formerly file number Pw Jd...'
Following the accessioning of the collection, there was unfortunately, some duplication of the reference numbers allocated to the documents. Some document numbers have subsequently been altered and this is indicated in the following list as 'Previously listed as...'
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a5cbb757-5e07-45a5-886d-10fd06b9761f/
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This record is held at Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections
Within the fonds: Pw J
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Within the sub-fonds: Pw Jd
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Correspondence of Lord William Bentinck, Envoy to the Court of Sicily and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Sicily