papers
Accession Number

NAM.1961-05-2

Description

Inventory description: Records of General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768-1854), comprised of illuminated volumes, letters patent, and correspondence (1813- c 1848), including a bound volume in French detailing the achievements and life of Beresford, letters patent for the appointments of Master General of Ordnance (1828) and Governor of Jersey (1831), correspondence (1822-1824) discussing the distribution of prize money following the Peninsular War, including with the Duke of Wellington, George Canning, and Lord Palmerston. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814).