Great Britain. Army. Court Martial assembled for the trial of Admiral John Byng onboard H.M.S. St. George, contemporary copy

Description

Enclosed in Thomas Pownall letter to John Campbell, 1757 February 4 (LO 2768).

Type

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Date

1757 January 27

Call number

LO 2715

Provenance

Purchased from the Campbell family through the agency of Sotheby's and Sir Joseph Duveen, 1923.

Portion of the Scottish papers purchased with the Hastings family papers (mssHA) from Edith Maud Abney-Hastings, Countess of Loudoun, through the agency of Maggs Bros., 1927.

Addendum purchased from Myers & Co. Booksellers Ltd, 1944.

Restrictions

IN PROCESS COLLECTION.

RESTRICTED. Tartan swatch enclosed in James Seton letter to John Campbell, 1746 August 28 (LO 12589). Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.

Rights

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Associated people

Loudoun, Hugh Campbell, (-1731,)

Loudoun, John Campbell, (1705-1782,)

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