Scrapbook of letters, documents and ephemera collected by John Joseph Crooks during his time serving in Sierra Leone,
c. 1873-c.1880
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| Summary: | Volume includes letters of appointment, travel passes, memorial cards, administration letters and various newspaper cuttings. Material relating to the Third Anglo-Ashanti War of 1873-4, a Justice of the Peace indenture, Royal Humane Society testimonial award letters, printed gazette and proclamation notices and information on a local peace treaty are also pasted into the volume. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | J. J. Crooks was born in Queen's County [Laois] in 1842. He was educated at the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin where he stayed until 1857 when he enlisted in the British Army. After serving during the third Anglo-Ashanti War he was appointed to the Colonial Service rising to become administrator of Sierra Leone. After retirement he returned to Dublin writing a number of historical books, while living at Brighton Road, Rathgar where he died on 9 September 1928. Physical description: 1 bound volume more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds |
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| 545 | |a J. J. Crooks was born in Queen's County [Laois] in 1842. He was educated at the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin where he stayed until 1857 when he enlisted in the British Army. After serving during the third Anglo-Ashanti War he was appointed to the Colonial Service rising to become administrator of Sierra Leone. After retirement he returned to Dublin writing a number of historical books, while living at Brighton Road, Rathgar where he died on 9 September 1928. | ||
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