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2057 - WILTON HOUSE AND ESTATE ARCHIVES

1 - SURVEYS AND VALUATIONS

2 - ACCOUNTS

3 - RENTALS AND RENT ACCOUNTS

4 - MANORIAL

5 - ENCLOSURE

6 - PLANS AND MAPS

7 - OTHER ESTATE RECORDS

8 - WILTON HOUSE AND PARK

9 - CHARITIES

10 - FAMILY AND PERSONAL

11 - Other activities of the family

12 - Public and State papers of Sidney Herbert (1810-1861), Baron Herbert of Lea. Herbert was Secretary to the Admiralty, 1841-1845, Secretary at War 1845-1851, and Secretary of State for War 1852-1860. The papers are an important source for the reorganisation of the army, particulaly medical reforms and the campaign in the Crimea. Florence Nightingale was a frequent correspondent and she figures heavily in the series. Other subjects covered include campaigns in China, India in 1860, Ireland, Wellington College and the Royal medical School at Chatham. See also 2057/F4/50-71 for related correspondence. This list to 2057/F8/I-VI was made by Dr. James G. Provan, Associate Professor of History at Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A. and completed in 1975. Parts VII to XI were listed in 1992, by Nicola Bailey, a student in the Wiltshire Record Office, when the following items in the original list were not found: 2057/F8/III/A/9c, 2057/F8/IV/A/8, 2057/F8/V/A/67-73, 2057/F8/V/A/140, 2057/F8/V/A/216, 2057/F8/V/B/393h, 2057/F8/V/C/71j. Index F8/I 1833-1846 F8/II 1847-1852 F8/III 1853-1855 F8/IV 1855-1858 F8/V 1859-1861 F8/VI Documents dated prior to 1833 or after 1861 F8/VII Additional miscellaneous papers F8/VIII Emigration to Australia; Family Colonisation Loan Society and Female Emigration Fund F8/IX Emigration to Australia; Female Emigration Fund F8/X Appointment of nurses to the army in the Crimea F8/XI Miscellaneous

1 - 1833-1846 Documents

2 - 1847-1852 DOCUMENTS

1 - 1847 Documents

2 - 1848 Documents

3 - 1849 Documents

4 - 1850 Documents

5 - 1851 Documents

6 - 1852 Documents

7 - 1847-1852 Undated Documents

1 - Memorandum on the militia prepared by Sidney Herbert. No date.

2 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert on the augmentation of the army in past years and the cost of the proposed augmentation. No date.

3 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert on the militia who volunteered to serve with the army in the Napoleonic war [1812], and the number of regulars required for garrisons in the United Kingdom. No date.

4 - Memorandum on the regiments of militia inspected. No date.

5 - Memorandum on the number of men enrolled in the militia and the numbers who failed to attend the second training session. No date.

6 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert titled “reasons for increase over last year” [i.e. increase in expenditure for either the army or militia] No date.

7 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert covering a range of topics on defence: e.g. Sir Robert Peel’s three ways of judging if there is apprehension of war; the effect of steam on insular security; what are the means proposed to strengthen us?, etc. No date.

8 - Memorandum on the comparison of the pay of non-commissioned officers in the militia and those of the line. No date.

9 - Memorandum tilted Mr. [John] Crooms proposed alterations in Militia Bill. Notes by Sidney Herbert included. No date.

10 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert on the system of promoting in the army and navy, and the age of officers on half pay. No date.

11 - Returns on the comparative establishment of a ship’s company and that of an army regiment. No date.

12 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert on the cost per man [in the army?] in 1792, 1817-28, 1832-38, 1841-42, 1842-43-44, 1845-46, and 1851-52. No date.

13 - Notes prepared by Sidney Herbert on iron steam vessels – the number, estimated cost, etc. No date.

3 - 1853-1855 DOCUMENTS

4 - 1855-1859 Documents

5 - 1859-1861 DOCUMENTS

6 - Emigration to the Colonies (Australia, New Zealand, The Cape and Canada) 1849-1854

7 - Emigration to Australia: Female Emigration Fund 1850-1853

8 - Appointment of Nurses

9 - Miscellaneous

13 - Deeds

14 - Legal

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