| Title | Miscellaneous items concerning military matters, religion, reorganisation of army, etc. including:
Large amount of correspondence relating to the report on promotions in the army produced after the Crimean War to ensure soldiers were promoted on merit and not through patronage, taking into account statistics concerning the length of service of officers, an assessment of the mortality rate of the army, promotion consequences for a period over 20 years and a return of promotions and the age of those promoted 1854.
Some religious military matters i.e. – letter to Lord Harding respecting the attendance of troops at the Episcopalian Church of Aberdeen 25 July 1853.
Appeal of the Scottish Reformation Society to the Protestant Members of Parliament against Papist Chaplains on the Army and navy. April 1854.
“Begging” letter from Colonel du Plat to Stainman requesting a reference from Stainman to Sidney Herbert. The reference is included January 7 1855.
Letters concerning the Foreign Enlistments Act including one from Sidney Herbert to Sir Gaspard le Marchant. February-March 1855.
Memoranda on volunteers for militia units. Undated. |