Letters from Colonel John Murray to 'My Dearest Mim' and 'My Dearest Mother' from Balaklava and Sebastapol, 1855-56, and onboard HMS Royal Albert, en route to Crimean War. Includes poem 'The Storming of the Redoubt', 1855-1856
File
Identifier: Coll-1383/4/31
Scope and Contents
HMS Royal Albert- 8 leaves - relating to passage by Gibraltar in autumn and how the weather is akin to a London summer's day.
4th September 1855, writing to his mother, Murray tells her that he is to take charge of a detachment and tells her of provisions arriving for winter.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1856
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact repository for details in advance.
Extent
2 letters
Creator
- From the Fonds: Grant, Ian Robertson, fl 1910-1974 (antiquarian bookseller) (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk