Context: I.ii.2. Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy with Sir William Napier,

I.ii.2. Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy with Sir William Napier,

1844-1858.

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Kennedy, John Pitt, 1796-1879
Contributors:	Napier, William Francis Patrick, 1785-1860
Summary:	Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy with General Sir William Napier, an Irish soldier and military historian who was the younger brother of Sir Charles Napier. Letters concern family and personal matters, including Charles Napier's affairs (especially concerning Sir James Outram and the annexation of Sind), and the poor health of William's son John Moore Napier. Correspondence also includes discussions on general political and military affairs in India. Also includes a dictated letter from an ill William asking that John Pitt should finish his "History of Scinde" should anything happen to him.
In collection:	John Pitt Kennedy papers, 1800-1964.
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Published / Created:	1844-1858.
Subjects:	Napier, Charles James, > 1782-1853 Outram, James, > Sir, > 1803-1863
Notes:	Physical description: 1 folder, 50 items.
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds.

John Pitt Kennedy papers, 1800-1964.

I. Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy, 1811-1875.
II. Correspondence of the Kennedy family and others, 1800-1957.
III. Books and reports, 1864-1976.
IV. Kennedy genealogical and biographical material, circa 1853-1952.
- IV.i. Kennedy family genealogical material, circa 1823-1838.
  - IV.i.1. Printed Kennedy family tree compiled for the book, "A family of Kennedy of Clogher and Londo...
  - IV.i.2. Transcript notes on the Kennedy family by Geoffrey Winthrop Young, circa 1830.
  - IV.i.3. Manuscript notes tracing John Pitt Kennedy's pedigree to Kenneth IV of Scotland, circa 1923.
  - IV.i.4. Draft pedigrees of the Kennedy family mostly, by Geoffrey Winthrope Young, [n.d.]
  - IV.i.5. Miscellaneous notes on the Kennedy family, circa 1936.
- IV.ii. Kennedy relatives' genealogical material, circa 1936.
  - IV.ii.1. Genealogical materials relating to the Cary/Carey family, [n.d.]
  - IV.ii.2. Genealogical materials relating to the Crookshank family, circa 1936.
  - IV.ii.3. Genealogical materials relating to the Stewart family, [n.d.]
  - IV.ii.4. Genealogical materials relating to the families of Squire, Skipton, Tomkins, Maxwell, Moore...
- IV.iii. Miscellaneous genealogical material, 1895-1952.
- IV.iv. Kennedy family biographical material, circa 1880-1940.
  - IV.iv.1. John Pitt Kennedy biographical material, circa 1880-1940.
  - IV.iv.2. Miscellaneous Kennedy family members' biographical material, circa 1902.
V. Ephemera and visual material, 1817-1903.
VI. Newspaper cuttings and miscellanea, 1842-1964.

I.ii.2. Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy with Sir William Napier,

1844-1858.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	John Pitt Kennedy papers, 1800-1964.
Description:	Correspondence of John Pitt Kennedy with General Sir William Napier, an Irish soldier and military historian who was the younger brother of Sir Charles Napier. Letters concern family and personal matters, including Charles Napier's affairs (especially concerning Sir James Outram and the annexation of Sind), and the poor health of William's son John Moore Napier. Correspondence also includes discussions on general political and military affairs in India. Also includes a dictated letter from an ill William asking that John Pitt should finish his "History of Scinde" should anything happen to him.
Main Creator:	Kennedy, John Pitt, 1796-1879
Created:	1844-1858.
Language:	English
Extent:	1 folder, 50 items.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 49,529 /14 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.