Letters to various correspondents

Date:
1856-1884
Reference:
MS.6894
Part of:
Gordon, Charles George (1833-1885), Major-General
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Description

Letters to various correspondents, including one to his mother from the Crimea; some from China, one with a 'sketch of the rebellion 16 April 64'; a letter about a survey of Crimean cemeteries; numerous letters from the Sudan and East Africa, one with a report on the success of 'Warburg's tincture' in combating fever and others with pen sketches of the Upper Nile region; letters on the Irish question; letters from Jerusalem on his biblical researches; and facsimiles of letters from Khartoum under siege.

Publication/Creation

1856-1884

Physical description

69 items

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