Catalogue description War Office: General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to Commander in Chief, Quartermaster General and Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka): Papers

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Title: War Office: General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to Commander in Chief, Quartermaster General and Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka): Papers
Description:

This series consists mainly of out-letter books of General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief, 1795 to 1803, Quartermaster General, 1803 to 1811, and Governor of Ceylon, 1811 to 1820.

The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Commander-in-Chief, Military Secretary and Army Council (WO).

Date: 1792-1820
Separated material:

Volumes I and II of the miscellaneous letter books were not included and presumably are no longer in existence.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Sir Robert Brownrigg, Knight, 1759-1833

Physical description: 17 volume(s)
Custodial history: Presented to the War Office Library by Lady Brownrigg in 1939.

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