papers (photocopy), papers
Accession Number
NAM.1982-05-48-1
Description
Photocopy manuscript with typescript transcript of an account by John Handley Junior dated Herne Hill, 2 Jun 1838. Detailing a battle at Bossenden Wood near Canterbury between a detachment of the 45th Foot and the followers of a self-proclaimed Messiah named John Nichols Thom on 31 May 1838.
Events
Bossenden Wood, Battle of, 1838 (Civil Unrest 1800-1899)
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