Document Reference | Pw V 134 |
Title | Note book of Lord William Bentinck [governor-general of India] detailing campaign in the Peninsula and Battle of Corunna; 1808-1809 |
Date | 1808-1809 |
Extent | ?? ff |
Level | Item/file |
Content Description | Lord William Bentinck commanded brigade at Corunna.
Perhaps it is written in the hand of William Bentinck (see his name half written on front pastedown). |
Language | English |
ReprodnNote | Volumes from Pw V cannot be photographed by readers with their own camera or device, but reprographic copies can be supplied for educational and private study purposes only. |
Physical Description | Small octavo volume Physical match: Pw V 135 (twins) |
Condition | Generally good; notice 1st gathering is detached from binding. |
Descriptive Features | Watermark: Cross, Maltese cross within ornate rectangular field framed by ornate double lines, each of four corners ends in small fleur de lis, name GAPELLADES at base of mark, approx. 88 x 74 mm
Free cursive script
Vellum on pasteboard with a flap (measuring 144 x 50 mm) to close with a leather thong still present; pastedowns are made of the same paper in volume. |
Watermark | Cross |
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Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
NA1105 | Bentinck; William H. Cavendish- (1774-1839); Lord; 2nd son of 3rd Duke of Portland; Governor-General of India 1827-35 | 1774-1839 |