This collection consists of official correspondence and other papers.
Papers of Sir John Francis Cradock and Sir John Hobart Caradoc
This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Reference
- GB 161 MSS. Eng. b. 2028-32, c. 2737-60, d. 2294-5
- Dates of Creation
- 1806-58
- Language of Material
- English, Spanish or Castilian, and French.
- Physical Description
- 31 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir John Francis Cradock, later Caradoc, 1st Baron Howden (1762-1839), and his son Sir John Hobart Caradoc, 2nd Baron Howden (1799-1873) were both generals. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers were bought from The Chaucer Head Antiquarian Booksellers, York, in 1991, with help from Bodley's American Friends.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
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