Military papers of Sir Robert Hugh Kennedy. These primarily relate to the his participation in the Peninsular Wars and the campaigns in southern France during the Napoleonic Wars. There are also financial papers and correspondence from the earlier and latter periods of his career..
Sir Robert Hugh Kennedy Papers
This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MSS 1308-1309
- Dates of Creation
- 1792-1831
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 subfonds; 1097 items
- Location
- Collection available at John Rylands Library, Deansgate.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Correspondence and papers of (Sir) Robert Hugh Kennedy (1772-1840). Kennedy was Assistant Commissary-General of H.M. Forces on the Continent, Deputy Commissary-General, and from June 1810, Commissary-General during the Peninsular War.
Access Information
The collection is available for consultation by any accredited reader.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London bookseller H.M. Fletcher in April 1962.
Note
Description compiled by Jo Klett, project archivist.
Other Finding Aids
Catalogued in the Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1952-1970 (English MSS 1308-1309).