Letter from Lieut. Richard Brooke, to his cousin Gerard Francis Charles Hamilton, written from Klerksdorf, Transvaal,
ca. 1902.
Brooke's letter relates to his involvement in recent British Army skirmishes and 'drives' in South Africa, the taking of Boer prisoners, his having acquired a 'ripping pony' from a Boer prisoner, and his shooting snipe and buck while travelling across the country. With an attached envelope, addressed to Hamilton at East Budleigh, Devon.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Richard R. M. Brooke was a Lieutenant in the British Army during the second Boer War. Physical description: 4 items more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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Letter from Lieut. Richard Brooke, to his cousin Gerard Francis Charles Hamilton, written from Klerksdorf, Transvaal,
ca. 1902.
| In Collection: | Hamilton of Hamwood, 1785-1939. |
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| Description: | Brooke's letter relates to his involvement in recent British Army skirmishes and 'drives' in South Africa, the taking of Boer prisoners, his having acquired a 'ripping pony' from a Boer prisoner, and his shooting snipe and buck while travelling across the country. With an attached envelope, addressed to Hamilton at East Budleigh, Devon. |
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| Extent: | 4 items |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 49,155/35/3
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland. |