Document Reference | Os C 597 |
Title | Letter from Mrs G.L. Eyre, 29 Grove Street, Leamington, Warwickshire, to J.E. Denison; 9 Feb. n.y. [1855] |
Date | 9 February 1855 |
Extent | 5 ff |
Level | Item/file |
Content Description | Expresses views on army and states that she has read remarks in William [Eyre]'s letters; refers to Lord Raglan's recall; comments that Raglan is responsible for inefficiency of staff; gives Denison permission to quote William Eyre's opinions without naming him; refers to Lord Panmure's re-appointment as secretary of war; refers to post and system of Queen's messengers; encloses letters to be passed to Mr F.H. Lindsay; comments on conditions of troops [in Crimea] which she compares with newspaper reports; comments on difficulty of dealing with Sir Richard England; refers to bad weather and William [Eyre]'s illness. |
Term | postal service |
armies, British, armed forces |
wars, Crimean War 1853-6 |
appointments, government |
Click the links below to view related name indexes
Click the links below to view related place indexes
Persons
Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
NA9880 | Eyre; William (1805-1859); Sir; Major-General | 1805-1859 |
NA991 | Somerset; Fitzroy J.H. (1788-1855); 1st Baron Raglan | 1788-1855 |
NA10154 | Maule; Fox (1801-1874); 11th Earl of Dalhousie; also 2nd Baron Panmure secretary at war 1846-52 1855-58 | 1801-1874 |
NA6636 | Grey; Henry G. (1802-1894); 3rd Earl Grey | 1802-1894 |
NA10155 | England; Richard (1793-1883); Sir; general 1863 | 1793-1883 |
NA9879 | Eyre; Georgiana L. (fl 1841-1855); Mrs; née Bridgeman Simpson | fl 1841-1855 |
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 |
PL750 | /Crimea/Russia |