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MILITIA, YEOMANRY AND VOLUNTEERS: OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND RETURNS

Catalogue reference: WWM/Y

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This record is about the MILITIA, YEOMANRY AND VOLUNTEERS: OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND RETURNS dating from 1794 - 1819.

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Reference
WWM/Y
Title
MILITIA, YEOMANRY AND VOLUNTEERS: OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND RETURNS
Date
1794 - 1819
Description

These letters and papers concerning the organisation, training and maintenance of the local militia and volunteer corps during the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were addressed to Earl Fitzwilliam during his Lord Lieutenancy of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1798-1819. There are a few earlier letters (1794-1797) on related matters, addressed to the Earl either as a private individual or as Colonel of the Yorkshire West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry.

Held by
Sheffield City Archives
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f9420ba0-f9af-4b00-82b4-9acbeb2431ea/

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MILITIA, YEOMANRY AND VOLUNTEERS: OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND RETURNS