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Letter to Sir John Philippart

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P690

Overview

Archibald Haiv? writes from Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex, England to Sir John Philippart (1784?-1875), a military historian, and encloses a draft of an editorial [not included with the letter at Spencer Research Library], which Haiv would like Philippart to add to and place in the Naval and Military Gazette. Haiv, with the support of the Duke of Richmond and Lord Raglan, hopes the editorial will sway subscribers to choose land rather than plate (silver) as a testimonial.

Dates

  • Creation: February 7, 1854

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P690

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38: 89

Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.

Title
Guide to the Letter to Sir John Philippart
Subtitle
Letter to Sir John Philippart
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3754266237
Preferred citation
Letter to Sir John Philippart, Department of Special Collections, MS P690, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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