| Document Reference | Os C 321 |
| Title | Letter from [F. Egerton], 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Hatchford, Surrey, to J.E. Denison; 9 Nov. 1851 |
| Date | 9 November 1851 |
| Extent | 2 ff |
| Level | Item/file |
| Content Description | Comments that he knows of nothing 'but Napier & the dispatches' which tell anything about the Duke; refers to Wellington's performance in Peninsular War and informs him that he has notes from their conversations; refers to 'literary piracy' which prevents publication of translations; comments that he has German works to translate; states that Muffling's memoirs contain description of Belgian Campaign and refers to publication in Quarterly [Review]; refers to 'Manchester Mayor' and his supporters and information concerning Kossuth; alludes to Sir Dudley Ward sending for Sir Jus[tice] Clarke; refers to his children being at Stackpole; comments that he is waiting for Duke to vacate Walmer [Castle] before taking possession.
Signed E.E.; autograph note by J.E. Denison on f 2v reads 'Ld Ellesmere 1851 nothing to recommend about the D of Wellington no authentic record' |
| Term | publications, journals, 'Quarterly Review' |
| publishing |
| wars, Peninsular War 1808-14 |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA6019 | Wellesley; Arthur (1769-1852); 1st Duke of Wellington | 1769-1852 |
| NA6115 | Napier; Charles (1786-1860); Sir; admiral of the fleet | 1786-1860 |
| NA9483 | Stuart; Dudley C. (1803-1854); Lord | 1803-1854 |
| NA2006 | Kossuth; Lajos (1802-1894); Hungarian statesman | 1802-1894 |
| NA9893 | Müffling; Friedrich K.F. (1775-1851); Field-Marshal; Prussian commander and cartographer | 1775-1851 |
| NA9894 | Clarke; Robert B. (1802-1881); Sir; chief justice of Barbados and St Lucia knighted 1840 | 1802-1881 |
| NA9447 | Egerton; Francis (1800-1857); 1st Earl of Ellesmere; also F. Leveson-Gower M.P. | 1800-1857 |
| NA199 | Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872 | 1800-1873 |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL10182 | /Stackpole/Pembrokeshire/Wales |
| PL10183 | /Walmer/Kent/England |
| PL986 | /Leeds/Yorkshire/England |
| PL1 | /Nottingham/Nottinghamshire/England |
| PL50 | /Birmingham/England |
| PL9389 | /Manchester/Lancashire/England |