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creatorOf A. 'Sketch map of the operations against the rebels in 1862.63.64', autograph sketch by Gordon; 1864. Scale bar of 100 miles [= 99mm.] Circa 1:2500. Map shows Yangtsze River from 'Ngankin' (Anking) to Hangchow Bay, and from Yangchow in the north to F..., 1864 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, VIZ.:-A. Fragments taken from bindings in the Department of Printed Books:-(1) Parts of two consecutive leaves from a MS. of the Decretum of Gratian, written in Italy. XIV cent. Vellum. ff. 1-2;-(2) Two fragmentary..., 1200-1918 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; 15th cent.-1963. Paper and vellum; ff. 72. British Library arrangement. A. Two leaves from the third chapter of 'De Speculatione Musice' by Walter Odington of Evesham; second half of the 15th cent. Latin. See Add. 49..., 1400-1963 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; aft. 1466-1951, n.d. Paper; ff. 76. Folio. A. Seven letters, and the end of an eighth, from Sir Frederic Madden to John Gough Nichols, the antiquary; 1829-1840, n.d. Presented by R. C. Smith, Esq. ff. 1-13b. B. (1) F..., 1466-1951 British Library
referencedIn 'An Epitaph of the Past' and 'An Epitaph of the Future': two epitaphs, one for General Gordon, the other a satirical epitaph for W. E. Gladstone, by A. C. Swinburne; [1887?]. Autograph fair copies, both written on the same side of a part folio leaf o..., 1887 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXVII (ff. 302). 1866-1870.includes:f. 1 Elections Parliamentary: Letters rel. to proposed candidature Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon for Aberdeen: 1866-1872.f. 1 City of Aberdeen: Letters rel. to proposed parliamentary candidature of Sir Arthu..., 1866-1870 British Library
referencedIn Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. Autograph letter signed : to J.G. Whittier, 1885 May 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn ZUBAIR PASHA PAPERS: letters and papers of and relating to Zebehr al. Zubair ibn Rahmat (b.1830, d.1913), Egyptian Pasha and slave-trader, formerly Governor and de facto ruler of part of the Sudan; circa 1875-1893, n.d. Partly Arabic. For Zubair's co..., 1870-1893 British Library
creatorOf SUPPLEMENTARY GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 181). Corres-pondence relating to Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon's mission to the Sudan; 1884-1888. Included is correspondence of Sir Henry William Gordon, brother of General Gordon, concerning Gordon's..., 1884-1888 British Library
referencedIn E. OFFICIAL PAPERS. DILKE PAPERS. Vol. L (ff. 213). Parliamentary and other official papers of Sir C. Dilke, including memoranda prepared for the use of the Cabinet; 1873-1910. Printed, with MS. notes.includes:ff. 1-4b, 179-186b Elections Parliamen..., 1873-1910 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXIX (ff. 174). -Aug. 1881.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 George Dougla... British Library
referencedIn AUTOGRAPH, 16th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-A. Circular letter from Denis O'Bryen, dramatist and political pamphleteer, to convene a meeting of five chief members of the Benevolent Society of St Patrick, viz. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Pr..., 1300-1938 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:-A. 'A Chapter of Proverbs': a typewritten copy of verses by Rudyard Kipling (d. 1936), in 32 stanzas, unpublished in his lifetime and not included in the definitive edition of his verse, 1940; n.d. A covering ..., 12th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn 33,222. LETTERS of Major-General Charles George Gordon, C.B., to members of his family, written chiefly during military operations in which he was engaged, from the Crimean War to the siege of Khartoum; 1855-1884. With sketch-maps. At f. 23 is a lett..., 1855-1884 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.Paper; ff. 17. British Library arrangement., 1592-1991 British Library
referencedIn B. Portrait of Gordon wearing the 'Yellow Jacket' of the highest rank of mandarin, and holding a sword. Photograph; 1864. An engraving of the photograph is reproduced as the frontispiece to A. Egmont Hake, The story of Chinese Gordon, 7th ed. (1884)...., 1864 British Library
creatorOf Vol. VII (ff. 156). Galenga -Grenfell.includes:ff. 1-6 Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga, writer: Letters to T. H. S. Escott from Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga: 1882-1885.ff. 7-11 Sir Francis Galton, FRS: Letters to T. H. S. Escott from Sir Fr... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXX (ff. 216). 1873-1880.includes:f. 43 Colonel James Browne, KCSI 1888: Maj.-Gen. 1890. Letter to Lord Northbrook: 1880.: Copy.f. 62 Captain Robert Henry Francis Rennick, of the Bengal Staff Corps; Lieutenant Colonel 1887: Memorandum for ..., 1873-1880 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXVIII (ff. 272). 1880-June 1882.includes:ff. 3, 8-17, 24-33b, 39 Sir James Thomas Knowles, KCVO; Editor of the 'Nineteenth Century': Correspondence with Florence Nightingale: 1880-1889.f. 5 Mary Cadbury, Superintendent of Liverpool Workhous... British Library
referencedIn 1, 2. SKETCH-MAP, by General Gordon, of the Upper Nile and the Lakes Victoria and Albert; and a lithograph from a survey of a portion of the Victoria Nile, by the same; 1876. Paper. Presented by Sir Henry William Gordon, K.C.B., 1876 British Library
referencedIn OSBORNE PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 244). Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of, or relating to Baroness Burdett-Coutts and her personal and charitable activities; 1839-1922, n.d. Two paintings of ships on ivory now placed at the end of the volume (ff..., 1839-1922 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XIII (ff. 209). 1884-1885.includes:f. 1 Charles Newdigate Newdegate, MP: Letter to Sir R. A. Cross: 1884.f. 4 Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln: Letters to Sir R. A. Cross: 1873-1884.ff. 6, 93 Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, Barone..., 1884-1885 British Library
referencedIn Great Britain. Army. Sutherland Highland Regiment of Foot. Record of the services of the 93rd (or Sutherland) Highland Regiment of Foot, 1800-1830. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf HAKE PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 166). General correspondence; 1864-1894, n.d.Thomas Gordon Hake, physician and poet; nephew of Lieutenant -General H W Gordon: Letters to: 1864-1894, n.d.includes:f. 1 Frederick Walcott Robert Gordon, brother of General C ..., 1864-1894 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xix a. circa 1860-1930.includes:f. 2 Art. Photographs: Lionel Tennyson, second son of Alfred, 1st Baron Tennyson: Photograph of Lionel Tennyson: 1864?.ff. 2, 18, 19 Art. Photographs: Oscar Gustav Rejlander, photographer: Portrait photograp..., approximately 1860-1930 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXVII (ff. 219). Aug.-Oct. 1880.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.Sir Henry William Primrose, KCB; Secretary to W E Gladstone: Correspondence and papers as sec. to Lord Ripon: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Lieutena... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; 1566-1961, n.d. Paper and vellum; ff. 200. British Library arrangement. A. Letter from Thomas James Wise, in the hand of his wife Louise Wise, to William O. Raymond Esq., of Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, ..., 1566-1961 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS, viz.-(a) Signatures of English Sovereigns from George II to Queen Victoria; ff. I-II ;-(b) Letters, etc., of authors, scientists and statesmen, including Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Thomas Carlyle; ff. 12-39. A ..., 1742-1902 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65; C-in-C, Bombay 1865-68; commanded Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68; C-in-C, India 1870-76; Governor of Gibraltar 1876-82, 1794-1910 British Library
referencedIn LAYARD PAPERS. Vol. CXXIV (ff. 282). Papers relating to affairs in Turkey, 1856-1888. Those prior to Layard's embassy relate to the Ottoman Bank and to railway projects. The documents of 1877-1880 are chiefly news-letters in French on the political, ..., 1856-1888 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXXIX (ff. 331). Mar., Apr. 1864.includes:f. 1 Rear-Admiral Sherard Osborn, CB: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1862-1864. ff. 3, 182 Charles Augustus Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1862-1866. ff. 5, 78, 105, 268... British Library
creatorOf PAGET PAPERS (3RD SERIES). Vol. IX (ff. 217). General corre-spondence; 1880-1919. Includes a substantial body of letters and notes (ff. 92-161b) relating to Sir Arthur's role in the 'Curragh incident' of Mar. 1914.includes:f. 1 Major-General Charle..., 1880-1919 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXX (ff. 223). Nov. 1883-Jan. 1887.includes:f. 1 George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington: Letters to Sir S. H. Northcote: 1867-1883.ff. 5, 51 Edward Stanhope, PC; MP: Letters to Sir S. H. Northcote: 1879-1884.ff. 9, 14, 18 Matth... British Library
referencedIn Vol. LXXXIII (ff. 194). Aug. 1883-Jan 1904includes:f.35 Malcolm MacColl, Canon of Ripon: Letter to Lord Northbrook: 1883.f.36 Reginald Bosworth Smith, schoolmaster and author: Letter to Lord Northbrook: 1883.f.38 Lewis Bentham Bowring, CSI; Com... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXXXVI (ff. 201). 1876 -July 1880.India: Correspondence and papers of Lord Ripon as Viceroy: 1880-1884.includes:f. 1 Charles Owen O'Conor, The O'Conor Don; MP: Letter to Lord Ripon: 1876. ff. 3-9b Rudolph William Basil Feilding, 8th Earl of Denb... British Library
creatorOf GORDON PAPERS (The Bell Collection) Correspondence and papers of and relating to Major-General Charles George Gordon (b. 1833, d. 1885); 1802-1887. The collection was assembled by Gordon's eldest brother, Sir Henry William Gordon, K.C.B., Commissary ..., 1802-1887 British Library
creatorOf SUPPLEMENTARY GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 198). Cabinet minutes, with associated correspondence and papers, relating to Egypt, the evacuation of the Sudan and events after the fall of Khartoum; 1884-1885.Egypt: Sudan: Correspondence and papers of ..., 1884-1885 British Library
creatorOf Vol. III (ff. 159). 1873-1884.includes:f. 1 Nubar, Pasha; Armenian Christian statesman in Egyptian service: Telegram to Sir H. G. Elliot: 1873: Fr: Copy.f. 1 Sir Henry George Elliot, GCB; diplomatist: Letter to Col. C. G. Gordon: 1873: Copy.ff. 1..., 1873-1884 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXXX (ff. 309). May, June, 1864,includes:ff. 1, 223, 266 William Perry, Consul-General Venice; Knight 1872: Letters to Sir A. H. Layard: 1861-1866. f. 3 George John Robert Gordon, Minister at Stuttgart: Correspondence with Sir A. H. Layard: 18... British Library
referencedIn PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN BOLTON (d. 1925), F.R.G.S., cartographer, of Stanford's Geographical Establishment, relating to Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B., the explorer, and Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon, C.B.; [1871?] -1909. For maps, main..., 1870-1909 British Library
creatorOf MAP OF CHINA: 'Sketch map of Wuchufu and neighbourhood explanatory of the operations agst the rebels July & August 1864' by Maj., afterwards Gen., Charles George Gordon. No scale given. Map shows operations of both Gordon and rebel commanders in the ... British Library
creatorOf MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES GEORGE GORDON: 'Gordon Pasha. Some unpublished letters to a personal friend', an apparently unpublished article by Richard Spiers Standen (d. 1917), of Standen and Co., tailors; circa 1916 (note by donor on f. 23b). Mostly compr..., approximately 1916 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Lt-Col Frederick Marshman Bailey, Indian Army 1900, Indian Political Service 1905-38, and of other members of his family, 1827-1976 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS, 1600-1902 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; circa 1736-1954, n.d. Paper; ff. 64. British Library arrangement. A. Letter to 'George' from Philip Arthur Heseltine (the composer 'Peter Warlock'), relating to the proposed publication of his edition of 'Giles Earle..., 1700-1954 British Library
creatorOf GESSI PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 187). 1. ff. 1-55. Letters from General Gordon to Gessi; 5 July 1878-8 March 1881. English and French. 2. ff. 56-71. Letters and papers, including instructions and intelligence reports, chiefly concerning Gessi's expedition ..., 1874-1931 British Library
referencedIn 41340. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS., 1200-1913 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS, 1738-1967 British Library
creatorOf MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES GEORGE GORDON: Four letters and one postcard to his godson, Edward S. White, of Coomhola Lodge, Bantry, co. Cork; 1880-1884. See also Add. MS. 54495 below and B.M.Q., xxvii, 1964, pp. 75-82. Presented by Lt.-Col. A. C. E. Salvin..., 1880-1884 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 92. British Library arrangement. A. Comparative sketch-plans of the Temple in Jerusalem and a Christian church, etc., made by Major-General Charles George Gordon while in Jerusalem; 1883. Ink. With signatu..., 1610-1918 British Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF JOHN BOLTON (d. 1925), F.R.G.S., cartographer, of Stanford's Geographical Establishment. For maps, mainly by Stanley, from Bolton's papers see Add. MS. 41259 A-D, and for further papers and correspondence see Add. MS. 434..., 1868-1939 British Library
creatorOf BIDDULPH CORRESPONDENCE: letters, etc., to Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph, Royal Artillery, General 1886, G.C.B. 1895; Aug.-Dec. 1858, n.d. Some French. Biddulph was employed on telegraph construction service in Asia Minor, and ... British Library
creatorOf FRANK POWER PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 202). 1. ff. 1-98v. Correspondence of Frank Power with members of his immediate family; [1877?]-1884. 2. ff. 99-127. Business and official correspondence and diary notes of Frank Power in the Sudan; 1883, 1884. Partly ..., 1876-1885 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 162. British Library arrangement. A. Bruno Walter: letter in German to H. Hinrichsen, director of C. F. Peters & Co., concerning that firm's publication of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, together with a copy of ..., 1700-1972 British Library
referencedIn 41996. MISCELLANE0US Letters and Papers, 1200-1929 British Library
referencedIn 'Locrine': a verse tragedy by A. C. Swinburne.includes:ff. 101, 102b Thomas James Wise, book collector: Note rel. to Ashley B1921 by Thomas James Wise: n.d.f. 103 Poetry ENGLISH: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Verse tragedy, 'Locrine', synopsi... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; mid 14th cent.-1916, n.d. Paper and (articles C and N) vellum; ff. 85. Folio. Article N is preserved separately. A. Letter, etc., of Henry Guy, Secretary to the Treasury, to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt,..., 1395-1905 British Library
creatorOf Vol. I. 1859-1870Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Colonel Charles Elwyn Harvey, RE: Letters to Col. Charles Elwyn Harvey from Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon: 1859-1883, n.d., 1859-1870 British Library
creatorOf THE MOFFITT COLLECTION51291-51312. GORDON PAPERS Correspondence and papers of Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon (b. 1833, d. 1885), etc.; 1855-1932, n.d. The papers were given by Gordon's sister Mary Augusta Gordon to his niece, Miss Dunlop, who in tur..., 1855-1932 British Library
referencedIn GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vol. XIX (ff. 16). Photographs; 1857-circa 1882. Includes a view of Gordon's official residence as officer commanding the Royal Engineers, Gravesend (f. 9), two contrasting photographs of Ibrahim Fawzy Pasha, gover..., 1857-approximately 1882 British Library
creatorOf Gordon, Charles George,. Charles George Gordon letter, 1882 July 20. Cornell University Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 140. British Library arrangement. A. Letters of Jules Verne and Raoul Dufy; 1897, 1916. French. Paul C. Richards Autographs, Brookline, Mass., U.S.A., Cat. 46, items 75, 148. Purchased from Paul C. Richard..., 1706-1964 British Library
creatorOf PHYLLIS BOTTOME PAPERS. VOL. XXXVIII. (ff. 185). Bottome and Fowler family papers and correspondence. 1. ff. 1-5v. ‘A Short History of the Order’. Pamphlet on The International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons’; circa 1924. Printed fragm..., 1885-1962 British Library
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