NAM.2002-07-10-160

Envelope associated with a manuscript letter to Maj William Stirling, Royal Horse Artillery, at Glenbervie House in Falkirk from his friend Capt William Thomson in Bournemouth, 6 Apr 1867. Letter offers his condolences on the death of his wife Anne and talks of the sad coincidence that Capt Thomson has also just lost his wife. Capt Thomson encloses with his letter a memorial card for his wife Margaret, and a small pamphlet with some ‘Consolation for Bereaved Christians’. From the Stirling family correspondence, comprising over 700 letters and envelopes, 1846 (c)-1881 (c). Majority of the letters are to or from Col William Stirling, later Gen Sir William Stirling, Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery. Associated with 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). In 1876 he and his wife Anna and their youngest children travelled to India where Col Stirling was a commanding officer in the Koorum Field Force during the 2nd Afghan War of 1878-1880. Many of the letters have been sent between India and Britain, and internally in India between Col Stirling and his wife.