Inventory description: 26 letters similar to and perhaps abstracted from letters from the War Department covering the period November 1855-May 1856, and relating chiefly to claims by officers, NCOs, and men for compensation for the loss of horses, baggage, necessaries, etc during the campaign in the Crimea; a small proportion refer to other financial matters such as pay, and the effects of deceased officers; 25 relating to claims, and one to the Savings Account of the 1st Bn Rifle Brigade (May-Jun 1856). From the papers of Gen Sir William John Codrington (1804-1884), Commander in Chief during the Crimean War (1854-1856), 1855-1856.