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C. P. Heaslop Letters to His Wife

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Call Number:
C0715
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.4 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); C. P. Heaslop Letters to His Wife, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1870-1880 (inclusive)
Creator:
Heaslop, C. P.
Form:
Letters -- 19th century.
Abstract:
Consists of 150 letters (1870-1880) by Major C. P. Heaslop to his wife describing his service in the Royal Marine Artillery while stationed primarily in the Mediterranean.

Heaslop, C. P.

C. P. Heaslop served as a major in the Royal Marine Artillery and, while on the HMS Achilles, was part of the British fleet which was sent to Turkey to deter the Russian threat to Constantinople.

The collection consists of 150 letters (1870-1880) by Major C. P. Heaslop to his wife describing his service in the Royal Marine Artillery while stationed primarily in the Mediterranean. Letters from the HMS Resistance are posted from Plymouth, Devonport, Gibraltar, and Lisbon, while those from the HMS Achilles are mainly from the Sea of Marmara, Malta, Constantinople, and various Greek islands.

Arranged chronologically.

Purchased from Julian Browning Rare Books (AM1992-117).

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Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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Collection Inventory

Letters to His Wife, 1870-1880. 9 folders.
Physical Description

9 folders

Miscellaneous Letters and Notes, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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