Bethune, John Drinkwater, (1762-1844), army officer and military historian

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Surname:	Bethune
Forenames:	John Drinkwater
Gender:	Male
Date:	1762-1844
Biography:	ODNB link for Bethune, John Drinkwater (1762-1844), army officer and military historian
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P135322 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P2437 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1793-1806: corresp and papers	National Army Museum Templer Study Centre	7805/72, 8105/2	NRA 23381 Drinkwater
2	autobiography	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1835-1842
3	1781-82: journal kept during the siege of Gibraltar	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.12502	See Annual Return 2005
4	corresp rel to India	British Library: Asian and African Studies	IOR/H
5	1827-37: letters to Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37184-200 passim
6	1800-37: letters from Lord Dalhousie	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD45	NRA 17164 See NRA(S)0805
7	1799-1812: corresp with 1st Earl of Minto	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 11140-41	NRA 10476 Minto
8	1808-35: letters to 2nd Earl of Minto	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS 11803	NRA 10476 Minto