Collection search - The papers of the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane and Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane [textual records (microform)]

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The papers of the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane and Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane [textual records (microform)]

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Series

Date:

1779-1856.

Reference:

MG24-A44

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

115126

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Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane and Thomas John Cochrane collection

The papers of the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane and Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane
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Date(s):

1779-1856.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

8 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of material that covers the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane's service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814, and of the North American Station, 1814-1815; Sir Thomas Cochrane's service, chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834 and as second-in-command and lateras Commander-in-Chief of the East Indian Station, 1842-1846.

The Public Archive has copied extracts of material relating to Canada. The papers contain much information about the operation and conditions in those regions, and about the organization and daily work of the Royal Navy. The personal correspondence of the two admirals deals with a variety of subjects includingpolitics at home, West Indian Affairs, and the canals of the Madras.

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Private

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MG24-A44
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Textual records

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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel A-296--A-303

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

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