Copies or drafts of letters, primarily from Sevright as Agent and Postmaster for H.M. Packets at Ostend to his superior in the General Post Office, Francis Freeling

Collection — Volume: 1

Call Number: MS E94

Overview

Copybooks (either copies or drafts) of correspondence concerning official matters. Much of this is from Sevright to his superior in the General Post Office, Francis Freeling. Some to other recipients or to Sevright.

Dates

Creation: 1816 - 1819

Creator

Sevright, Charles (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

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

Extent

1 volume (2 unbound quires, some scraps)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

A good deal is to or from Maj-Gen Edmund Reily Cope, Ostend, with whom Sevright lived; including an affidavit of Sevright's probity. Sevright seems to have gotten into difficulties with a number of persons, including Belgian customs, and the British Consul at Ostend, Rochfort; he returns to London to defend himself in October 1817. Charts of official mail passing through Ostend included: sender and recipient. Reflects army politics and troop movements. 1 quire begins: London, October 30 1817, other quire entitled: Genl Cope ... October 1817 to ... January 1818. The compiler of the "Cope" quire appears to be Cope, and he may be the compiler of the rest.

Physical Location

MS E94

Custodial History

Contained notice from Historical Manuscripts Commission that "Lot 302" was reported in 1872 in the Tenth Report p244 no Xli. Entered in Report as part of the manuscripts of the Rev Sir William Cope, Bart, at Bramshill House, Co. Hants: "Xl & Xli. Copies of letters from an agent or consul abroad (19th c) to the Marquis Wellington, Sir Francis Freeling, and others."

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Walford, 1968

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Charles Sevright Correspondence
Subtitle: Copies or drafts of letters, primarily from Sevright as Agent and Postmaster for H.M. Packets at Ostend to his superior in the General Post Office, Francis Freeling
Author: Finding aid prepared by alh, 1968; revised by ksc, 2005. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
Date: 2006
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0716723561
Preferred citation: Charles Sevright Correspondence, Department of Special Collections, MS E94, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries