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Collapse 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 Miscellaneous12 - 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
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1 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Sir William Molesworth on the keeping of a narrow gauge rail line from Exeter to Plymouth. June 23.
2 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Sir William Heathcote, chairman of the South Western Railway, on the interests of the company and those of the public. July 1
3 - Draft of a plan for the establishment of a civil hospital corps. No date.
4 - Letter of invitation to Sidney Herbert to attend a meeting of the governors of Wellington college to discuss measures for implementing the charter of incorporation. Two enclosures on the college. February 15.
5 - Draft report of the committee of the governors of Wellington College. March 10.
6 - Two letters to Sidney Herbert from Mr. Seeley recommending the remodelling of Dulwich College as a site for the new Wellington College. May 20 and May 26.
7 - Estimate for providing a school at the Wellington barracks, from the office of Ordnance. August 2.
8 - “Notes relative to site and designs for the Wellington testimonial”. Prepared by William Burn December 6.
9 - Statements showing the number of adults attending garrison and regimental schools to which trained schoolmasters have been appointed. War Office. February 15.
10 - Return respecting the attendance and expenditure at the Royal Military College (Sandhurst). No date.
11 - Memorandum on petitions awaiting decision for admission [to the Royal Military College]. No date.
12 - Memorandum on the proposal for admission of 150 additional boys and the cost [at the Royal Military College] no date.
13 - Copy of the regulations for the admission of cadets into the Royal Military College. January 1.
14 - Return showing the number of military schools and the attendance at each. No date.
15 - Letter from Charles Carnegie, Templemore Barracks, to G. R. Gleig, Chaplain General, describing a controversy at the barracks regarding living quarters for schoolmasters. Cover note from Benjamin Hawes, Deputy Secretary at War, to Sidney Herbert. August 18.
16 - Letter from Dr. Andrew Smith, Director General of the Army Medical Department, to Dr. T. G. Logan, medical officer in Bermuda, ordering a board of inquiry to study the origin and circumstances of a recent outbreak of yellow fever among the troops in Bermuda. January 12.
17 - Memorandum on the yellow fever at Barbadoes. No date.
18 - Abstract of a report made by Colonel A. M. Tulloch before a board of medical and engineer officers to inquire into the subject of yellow fever at Bermuda. No date.
19 - Letter from Sir Charles E. Trevelyan, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, to Sidney Herbert on the subject of military labourers into the West Indies. February 16.
20 - Memorandum by Colonel A. M. Tulloch to Sidney Herbert in reply to Sir Charles Trevelyan’s letter for February 16, concerning the employment of military labourers and Black Pioneers in Jamaica and the West Indies. February 22.
21 - Extract of a letter condemning the use of military labourers in the West Indies. Unsigned and undated.
22 - Précis of a correspondence with the quarter mater general and the mater general and board of ordnance on the subject of camp equipment in the West Indies. March 9 1846.
23 - Letter from Charles W. Short to Sidney Herbert relative to a pamphlet by Short on the health of soldiers, and enclosing a set of notes from a Lieutenant Torrens, at St. Lucia, commenting on Short’s pamphlet. Letter dated February 20 1845. Notes by Torrens dated January 11 1845.
24 - Memorandum relative to the health of troops in the West Indies. Author unknown. Dated March 11 1845.
25 - Extract of a letter from Captain Ramsay, military secretary to the lieutenant general commanding in the Windward and Leeward islands, on the concentration of troops in the West Indies. No date.
26 - Report on the mortality in the British army abroad for the year ending 31 March 1853. February 23.
27 - A statement showing the number of non-effectives with a British army in the field at different periods during the Napoleonic wars. Paper written by Sidney Herbert. No date.
28 - Letter from A. Murray Dunlop to Sidney Herbert on the appointment of the Reverend Robert Watson as a Free Church of Scotland chaplain to the troops in the East. November 20.
29 - Letter from Lord Moncreiff to Sidney Herbert endorsing the selection of the Reverend Watson. November 16.
30 - Letter from Lord Moncreiff to William E. Gladstone endorsing the selection of the Reverend Watson. November 21.
31 - Letter from G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General, to Sidney Herbert Critical of communications with the War Office. November 3.
32 - Letter from the Athlone Presbytery to Sidney Herbert calling for the appointment of the Reverend James Mawhinny to be Presbyterian chaplain to the military prison at Athlone. April 28. Cover letter from G. R. Gleig to Sidney Herbert enclosed. June 2.
33 - Letter from Roman Catholic Archbishop Paul Cullen to Mr. Monsell regarding the salary paid to Catholic chaplains in the services. January 3.
34 - Copy of a letter from Sidney Herbert to Archbishop Cullen on reforms implemented in the army for the benefit of Catholic chaplains February 3.
35 - Note from Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Sidney Herbert on the correct form to use in addressing Archbishop Cullen. February 3.
36 - Letter from G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General, to Sidney Herbert requesting that an adequate number of chaplains should be sent out with the army going to the East. February 13.
37 - Two letters from Reverend G. R. Gleig concerning chaplains to the Army in the East, July 15. Undated.
38 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Roman Catholic Bishop (Thomas Grant?) declaring that two Catholic clergymen should be attached to the expeditionary force going to the east and the financial arrangements provided for them. [See 2057/F8/III/B/22]
39 - Notes by Sidney Herbert on the chaplains to be assigned to the Crimean expeditionary force. February 28.
40 - Memorandum on the rates of pay for chaplains according to denomination. No date.
41 - Memorandum on allowances to Roman Catholic clergymen at Chatham, Winsor, Dublin and Limerick. March 3.
42 - Letter from the commandant at Chatham to Sidney Herbert on the duties of Roman Catholic priests at Chatham, in answer to statements made in the House of Commons as reported in the Times. Times article enclosed. March 4.
43 - Letter from Bishop Thomas Grant to Sidney Herbert (?) delaying the selection of two priests to be sent to the East, until after hearing from church authorities in Dublin. [See 2057/F8/III/B/19] March 7.
44 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Archbishop Paul Cullen on the latter’s request for additional Catholic chaplains to be sent to the East and the use of volunteer chaplains in the war theatre [See 2057/F8/III/B/28] May 19.
45 - Letter from Archbishop Cullen to Sidney Herbert requesting that two additional Catholic chaplains be appointed to the army in Turkey. June 9.
46 - Letter from Archbishop Cullen to Sidney Herbert thanking him for appointing another Catholic chaplain to the East. September 11.
47 - Letter from William Kirk, M.P., to Sidney Herbert relative to complaints form Presbyterian clergymen about restrictions on ministering to the troops. Letter enclosed. June 23.
48 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Mr. Kirk explaining the regulations concerning two clergymen of the same denomination officiating to the same regiment. June 28.
49 - Letter from G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General, to Sidney Herbert on the performance of the clergy and army in Turkey. Enclosure showing the clerical force in Turkey. September 4.
50 - Letter from G. R. Gleig, to Sidney Herbert stating his view that the army is sufficiently supplied with chaplains for the present. September 14.
51 - Letter from Benjamin Hawes, Deputy Secretary at War, to Sidney Herbert commenting on several matters: appointment of Roman Catholic priests who are paid from private funds, an election at Wigan, the classification of War Office clerks. September 23.
52 - Letter from Bishop Grant to Sidney Herbert providing the names of two additional Catholic chaplains as officiating clergymen in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/B/23] Enclosed note by Sidney Herbert. October 23.
53 - Letter from Bishop Grant to Sidney Herbert expressing his views on selection of spiritual books for army hospitals, thanking Herbert for the appointment of two additional priests to the East, and pointing out the need for an English priest in Athens. October 25.
54 - Letter from Lord de Ros to Sidney Herbert suggesting that the clergy being sent to the East be provided with servants. November 4.
55 - Letter from the Duke of Argyll to Sidney Herbert on the question of facilities being provided for missionary groups (e.g. the Society for the Preservation of the Gospel) as well as for chaplains, and whether they are well as for chaplains and whether they acquire a quasi-status. November 18.
56 - Letter from Lord St. Germains to Sidney Herbert explaining that some Roman Catholic bishops oppose the Patriotic Fund on the ground that the number of Catholic chaplains appointed to the East is smaller than that of the Established Church and the Presbyterians. November 20.
57 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord St. Germains in reply to the latter’s letter and declaring that all religions have been fairly dealt with. November 22.
58 - Letter from G. R. Gleig to Sidney Herbert on the subject of permitting scripture readers to function in the military hospitals in the East. May 10.
59 - Letter from H. P. Wright, principal chaplain to the forces in the East, to G. R. Gleig expressing Lord Raglan’s opposition to the admitting of scripture readers to the military hospitals on the ground that they threaten discipline. November 17.
60 - Letter from G. R. Gleig to Sidney Herbert on the request of Archbishop Cullen for the Secretary at War to define the duties and privileges of Roman Catholic clergy administering to the troops at home. May 30.
61 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Sir Edward Blakeney on the controversy surrounding the attendance at chapel by Roman Catholic soldiers at the Dublin garrison. June 17.
62 - Extract of a letter from the Reverend C. E. Hadow on the condition of the hospital at Scutari, and the care of the sick and wounded as well as receptivity to religious ministry by the soldiers. November 19.
63 - Extract of a letter from the Reverend J. E. Sabin, chaplain at Scutari, on the care of the sick and wounded by the nurses at the hospital. [See 2057/F8/III/B/318] No date.
64 - Letter from Dr. Henry E. Manning to Sidney Herbert on the recall of five Catholic nuns and the possible delay in their return from the East. December 18.
65 - Copy of parliamentary speech by Sidney Herbert on the needs of Roman Catholic soldiers. No date.
66 - Return showing the number of general officers of the Royal Artillery and of the Royal Engineers. No date.
67 - Statement of the number of officers of each rank in the Royal Artillery. April 6.
68 - Return of the number of officers of each rank in the Royal Artillery at home and abroad on January 1, distinguishing those employed on the staff from those employed regimentally. April 6.
69 - List of officers of Royal Artillery holding military situations at Woolwich, and of those employed in the manufacturing establishments of the regiment, showing the type of employment, and the period in which the officers have held their present appointments. April 6.
70 - List of officers of the Royal Artillery now holding civil offices, and the conditions under which they do so. April 6.
71 - Statement of the number of officers of each rank on the retired half pay list of the Royal Artillery. April 6.
72 - Return showing the number of officers of each rank of the corps of Royal Engineers. April 5
73 - Return showing the number of officers of the corps of Royal Engineers now holding civil offices, and the conditions on which they do so. Treasury regulation of 14 December 1849 included. April 5
74 - Return showing the number of each rank of the corps of Royal Engineers on half pay. April 5
75 - Return showing the nature of the duties of the various officers of Royal Engineers employed in positions at Woolwich, their rank and an account of the time which those various situations have been held by their present occupants. April 5.
76 - Return showing the number of officers of the corps of each rank of the corps of Royal Engineers at home and abroad; distinguishing those employed on the staff from those employed regimentally, on 1 January 1854. April 5.
77 - Return of effective force of cavalry employed or now under orders for the East; stating the number of regiments - of officers, specifying their respective ranks in each regiment – the number of effective men and horses actually embarked; and of the general and staff officers attached to the cavalry service – specifying the rank and names of the general officers, and of their staff. July 6.
78 - Comparative figures on the strength of the British army on 1 November 1854, exclusive of colonial corps. No date.
79 - Figures of the distribution of the infantry of the line, primarily at stations overseas. May 1.
80 - Establishment of the artillery force for home and colonial service, 1835 to 17 February 1854. March 2.
81 - Return showing those regiments ordered to proceed on foreign service as reliefs in 1853-4 and 1854-5. January 13.
82 - Return showing the distribution of the army on 1 December 1854, at home and abroad. No date.
83 - Comparative figures of the British army, exclusive of India, the number and charge or rank and file, and the gross charge for army services in 1835-6 and 1854-55. No date.
84 - Comparative figures on the numbers and expenditure of the ordnance department, 1840-1854. No date.
85 - Statement showing the numbers of the corps of Royal Engineers at home and abroad in each year since 1835, until 1852. March 2.
86 - Statement showing the number of regimental sapper and miners serving at home and abroad (exclusive of those on the survey) from 1836-37 to 1851-52. March 2.
87 - Account of the French army in the Crimea [a breakdown of its military strength, etc. prepared by Sidney Herbert] December 6.
88 - Return showing the dates at which various military establishments were broken up. No date.
89 - Memorandum on the number and probable efficiency of seamen and marine out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital. February 3.
90 - Memorandum on the numbers and efficiency of seamen, pensioned from the Royal Navy. February 3.
91 - Treasury minute reducing the stoppage of the soldier’s rations in the United Kingdom to 4 1/2d. February 10.
92 - Memorandum on the Treasury minute reducing the soldier’s rations in the United Kingdom to 4 1/2d. No date.
93 - Memorandum on the deduction of 8-1/2d for each ration of forage drawn by cavalry officers for their effective horses, and the reasons for the deduction. No date.
94 - Notation on the deduction for rations in the hospital in the Crimea. No date.
95 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the quality and variety of rations and of clothing. No date.
96 - Memorandum on the matter of dietaries and mortality rates in the army. No date.
97 - Memorandum from R. M. Bromley, accountant general of the Navy, to Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the number of seamen, boys and marines to be voted for the ensuing year 1855-56. December 21.
98 - Return showing the proportion of armies to population in the principal countries of Europe and the United States. No date.
99 - Table showing the comparative losses of life from war and pestilence to England and Wales (in the French wars, 1793-1815) No date.
100 - Memorandum by Major General G. A. Wetherall, Deputy Adjutant General, on the school of musketry at Hythe. Notations by Sidney Herbert enclosed. February 23.
101 - Letter from Lord Strafford, general and colonel of the regiment of Coldstream Guards, to Sidney Herbert agreeing with the latter’s plan on the supernumerary officers. January 2.
102 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on a plan to deal with the number of supernumerary ensigns in the Guards. No date.
103 - Letter from George D. Ramsey, secretary Office for Military Boards, to Sidney Herbert on the expenses at Chobham in 1853. January 14.
104 - Statement of extraordinary expenditure relative to the former encampment at Chobham. Enclosure. January 14.
105 - Report on the probable expenses of encampment for six months of four regiments of cavalry and eight regiments of infantry [at Chobham?]. No date.
106 - Copy of a special report on the health of the troops employed at Chobham, 14 June to 19 August 1853. August 31.
107 - Statement showing the total sum included in the commissariat accounts of the former encampment at Chobham, and the votes out of which the amount to be defrayed. December 10 1853.
108 - Memorandum on the supply of troops available for dockyard duties. April 29.
109 - Comparative figures on the increase of business in the War Office, such as the number of letters received, the number of letters written and the number of clerks employed, etc. between 1851 and 1854. July 14.
110 - Copy of the supplemental estimate that will likely be incurred for the pay, clothing and incidental expenses of an augmentation of 15,000 of all ranks; and of the general and medical staff required for foreign service. Enclosure. February 28.
111 - Copy of a supplemental estimate of the charge which will probably be incurred for the pay, clothing and incidental expenses of an augmentation of 14,264 of all ranks. May 3.
112 - Return showing the rank and file of the British army in 1553-54 and 1854-55, and where augmentation could be provided. December 30.
113 - Return showing how the augmentation of the infantry might be affected. No date.
114 - Paper by H. W. Drewry (?) explaining the application of the augmentation of 25,000 men in the army. April 27.
115 - Paper submitted to the cabinet by Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, on a supplementary estimate for the navy for 1854-55. April 25.
116 - Copy of Sidney Herbert’s remarks to Lord Hardinge on the augmentation of the army by an addition of two companies to every battalion of the line and the rifles. April 27.
117 - Note by Sidney Herbert on the augmentation of the army for delivery in the House of Commons. No Date.
118 - Memorandum by Lord Hardinge calling for the augmentation of the army as a reserve force in support of the army in the East and for home defence. April 29.
119 - Statements on the augmentations which have been made to the army for the service of the United Kingdom since the army estimates of 1853-54 were voted. No Date.
120 - Estimate on the expense of augmenting the army by 13,200 rank and file and 14,799 in all ranks as proposed in an accompanying memorandum. May 2.
121 - Papers written by Sydney Herbert to Lord Hardinge on alterations in the system of clothing the augmented army forces. May 10.
122 - Memorandum from Sydney Herbert to Lord Hardinge on the question of clothing the augmented army forces, based on the papers prepared by Herbert. May 12.
123 - Copy of warrant altering and revising the regulations regarding clothing and accoutrements for the augmented army forces. [See 2057/F8/III/B/68] June 6.
124 - Letter from Colonel A.M. Tulloch relative to the estimated cost of regimental clothing. Enclosure of calculations on clothing costs. November 2.
125 - Memorandum by Sydney Herbert on the style and colour of militia artillery regiment uniforms. No Date.
126 - Note by Sidney Herbert on the jackets and trousers available in store for militia service. No Date.
127 - Letter from Lord Palmerston to Sidney Herbert approving plans for militia uniforms and offering ideas on the matter. October 30.
128 - Calculations by Sidney Herbert on the cost of clothing a rifleman. No Date.
129 - Paper on the rights and responsibilities of colonels of regiments of cavalry for the clothing of men under their command as well as for any recruits raised in the period 1854-56, according to the warrant being prepared on the matter. [See 2057/F8/III/B/66b] Two copies. May 12.
130 - Comparative statement of the numbers upon half pay and upon military allowances between 1821 and 1853. No Date.
131 - Statement on the old and new rates proposed for army paymasters and quartermasters, based upon the period of service. No Date.
132 - Memorandum by Mr. Kennedy, paymaster of the North British District, titled “the condition of military paymasters and the improvement thereof”. March. No date.
133 - Memorandum on the amount a soldier was paid and the best means of stopping a portion of it for his family. No Date.
134 - Extract from the report made by Captain Edwards upon the Military Prison at Limerick. 20 August.
135 - Letters from Colonel Jebb on the discipline of military prisons. 16 May, 30 May.
136 - Letters from Colonel Jebb on the discipline of military prisons. 16 May, 30 May.
137 - Memorandum respecting Army Prize money prepared for Sir Sidney Herbert’s information 31 May by Sir J. Kirkland.
138 - Circular from War Office 13 March about conveyance and pecuniary allowances at the public expense to the wives and children of soldiery. No date.
139 - Pension and good conduct pay. Sidney Herbert’s memorandum. No Date.
140 - Warrant and medal for good conduct. 13 April.
141 - Copy of initial royal warrant creating rewards for meritorious service, and for good conduct of non-commissioned officers and men. December 19.
142 - Return of the number of men for whom good conduct pay is provided in the army estimates, 1837-1853-54, being the number shown by the returns to be in receipt of good conduct pay at the several rates. No Date.
143 - Memorandum by Lord de Ros on the distinction between officers’ servants [batmen] and privates in the ranks, and why the former should be made eligible for good conduct pay. March 29.
144 - Memorandum by George D. Ramsay on sergeants’ pensions and corporals’ good conduct pay. December. No date.
145 - Note by Sidney Herbert on the number of non-commissioned officers promoted during the year 1854. No Date.
146 - Memorandum on the claim of militia adjutants to pensions for their widows; distinction made between those officers whose services were confined to the United Kingdom and those who extended their services to stations abroad. No Date.
147 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert suggesting new rates for pensions for widows of army officers. December 25.
148 - Copy of the draft of proceedings for the first meeting of the Royal commissioners of the Patriotic Fund [Meeting called to extend the benefits of the Fund to the widows and children of commissioned officers]. December 15.
149 - Note by Sidney Herbert on the scale of levy money for the enlistment of infantry recruits from 1806 to 1816. No date.
150 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the allowances permitted for recruiting. No date.
151 - Return showing the number of recruits raised for the army in 1852 and 1853, and the total number of recruiting parties in existence. January 23.
152 - Return showing the number of recruits raised since 1 January 1854. Prepared by the Adjutant General’s Office. October 21.
153 - Draft of a letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Hardinge relative to the failure of the recruiting efforts to bring the strength of the army up to the augmented numbers approved by Parliament, and proposing new measures to attract recruits. Appended note by Herbert. October 23.
154 - Copy of a general order issued by the recruiting department of the army on the revised schedule showing the age, standard and levy money allowed for the enlistment of recruits for the cavalry and infantry of the line. October 30.
155 - Copy of a general order, No. 570 issued by the recruiting department of the army on the revised schedule showing the age, standard and levy money allowed for the enlistment of recruits for the cavalry and infantry and the East India Company’s service. May 20.
156 - Memorandum by Colonel Kelly on the bounty and bringing money involved in raising recruits for the cavalry. Enclosed notes by Sidney Herbert. No date.
157 - Return showing the number of recruits raised in the four weeks ending 4 November 1854. November 10.
158 - Return showing the number of recruits enlisted and attested in the brigade of Foot Guards during the week ending 13 November 1854. November 14.
159 - Return showing the number of recruits raised for the regular army and for the East India Company for the week ending 11 December 1854. No date.
160 - Return showing the number of recruits enlisted and attested in the brigade of Foot Guards during the week from the 12th to the 18th December 1854. December 18.
161 - Return showing the total number of recruits for the army in October and November 1854, showing the proportion of the age from 25 to 30. December 20.
162 - Return showing the number of recruits enlisted and attested in the brigade of Foot Guards during the week from the 18th to the 25th December 1854. December 26.
163 - Return showing the number of recruits raised for the regular army and for the East India Company during the period ending 25 December 1854. No Date.
164 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Hardinge on the approved augmentation of bounty for recruiting and the safeguards that must be introduced for its use. December 31.
165 - Note from Edward Cardwell to Sidney Herbert introducing him to Captain H. C. Owen, R.E., and a paper prepared by Owen on recruiting. [See 2057/F8/III/B/80q]. December 21.
166 - Memorandum by Captain Owen titled Proposal for raising a large increase in the army by voluntary enlistment, without increase of bounty, pay pension or any other expense beyond that at present incurred. No date. Enclosed cover letter from Owen to Cardwell. December 21.
167 - Statement showing the levy money of recruits for the cavalry and the infantry, both to the recruit and the recruiting party. No date.
168 - Return of the number of lieutenant-colonels with regiments, and the number of year’s service of each officer as major and lieutenant-colonel. No date.
169 - Return of the officers who have been passed over in brevets in consequence of not having served or offered to serve since their last promotion. No date.
170 - Return showing the list of colonels promoted to be major generals, according to the 1841 brevet. No date.
171 - Return of the number of officers of the rank of colonel and of lieutenant-colonel of cavalry and infantry on full pay on 1 January 1854; with their average service and age; and specifying the officers of these ranks serving with their regiments and on the staff. No date.
172 - Note from Lord Raglan to Sidney Herbert expressing approval of a draft (for a commission to inquire into promotion and retirement in the army) sent to him by Herbert. February 3.
173 - Letter from Lord Panmure to Sidney Herbert agreeing to serve on a study commission to look into promotion in the army. February 14.
174 - Anonymous memorandum titled Observations on the system of military promotion in the army’s higher ranks. February 6.
175 - Letter from Prince Albert to Sidney Herbert approving plans for a commission of inquiry on army promotion, but expressing the hope that the commission will limit its scope to the object intended. February 10.
176 - Copy of royal warrant authorizing appointment of a commission to inquire into the several modes of promotion and retirement in the army. February 25.
177 - Letter from George Collins (?) to Sidney Herbert setting forth some of his observations on the scheme for army promotion. March 12.
178 - Some observations respecting promotion in the army. Author unknown. No date.
179 - Letter from the Duke of Cambridge to Sidney Herbert enclosing a copy of the Duke’s memorandum on army promotion, dated December 5 1853. (Both items enclosed in envelope). March 15.
180 - Memorandum by Lord Grey (?) relative to army promotion. March 21.
181 - Letter from Prince Albert to Sidney Herbert commenting on various memoranda sent to him by Herbert and offering some observations on army promotion. March 24.
182 - Memorandum (by Colonel A. M. Tulloch?) for Sidney Herbert on the subject of promotion in which that of brevet rank is involved, and the position of staff officers of pensioners. March 7.
183 - Memorandum by Lord Cathcart on army promotion and the sale of commissions. Three copies. March 8.
184 - Memorandum for consideration on the question of army promotion and retirement, put forward by Lieutenant-General Lord Seaton. March 10.
185 - Memorandum by Colonel Tulloch on army promotion and retirement. Enclosed a return of the names of all general officers who have held commands for the past twenty years, showing the last regimental rank held by each officer before reaching the rank of major-general, the number of years each had previously served on full pay and on half pay and the number of years each had been non-effective immediately before being appointed to command as a general officer. March 10.
186 - Memorandum by Colonel George Buller suggesting the discontinuance of periodical brevets, and the promotion of senior officers to vacancies in the higher ranks as they occur. Three copies. March 11.
187 - Additional memorandum by Lord Cathcart on the selection of the Queen’s aides-de-camp from the list of colonels, with the rank of major-general. March 13.
188 - Memorandum from Colonel W. T. Knollys on the system of brevet promotion and the difficulties of the present system. March 14.
189 - Additional memorandum by Lord Cathcart on army promotion and retirement. March 16. Three copies [See 2057/F8/III/B/116]
190 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on army promotion and retirement, with emphasis upon the advanced age of the great majority of the general officers, which detracts from the efficiency of the army. March 22.
191 - Additional memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the issue of the two modes of promotion to the fixed list, namely, seniority of service and seniority of years. March 23.
192 - Some observations on Sidney Herbert’s memorandum of March 23. Author unknown. No date.
193 - Draft report of Sidney Herbert’s intentions relative to promotion and retirement in the ordnance corps. No date.
194 - Draft copy of Sidney Herbert’s reply to objections raised relative to his proposals on promotion and retirement in the ordnance corps. No date.
195 - Copy of resolutions passed by the commissioners of inquiry into the system of promotion and retirement in the army. Three copies. March 29.
196 - Resolutions to be proposed by the Secretary at War on army promotion and retirement, with an attached rationale for each resolution. March 31.
197 - Copy of resolutions to be proposed by Lord Grey, being a modification of those suggested by Sidney Herbert, the Secretary at War. No date.
198 - Some considerations by Lord Cathcart respecting the purchase and sale of commissions in the army, based upon recommendations and observations. Three copies. April 3.
199 - Resolutions passed by the commissioners of inquiry into the system of promotion and retirement in the army, on the 1st April. Four copies.
200 - Letter from Lord Cathcart to Sidney Herbert expressing concern at the minority role of the military on the commission on promotion and retirement, due to the departure of Lord Raglan and Colonel Buller to the East. April 11.
201 - Letter from Lord Cathcart to Sidney Herbert explaining why he wishes to absent himself from any further meetings of the commission on retirement and promotion. April 13.
202 - Copy of a letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Cathcart requesting that he reconsider his intention to resign from the commission. April 13.
203 - Proposals for encouraging retirement of officers on the full pay list. April 10.
204 - Memorandum by Sir John F. Burgoyne and Sir Hew D. Ross on the subject of good service pension received by officers of the Ordnance Corps. April 27.
205 - Resolutions passed by the commissioners on promotion and retirement in the army, March 29, as proposed by Sir John Burgoyne and Sir Hew Ross to be amended, with a view to the participation in them by the artillery and engineers. May 1.
206 - Additional memorandum by Lord Cathcart on his proposals submitted on March 16, with additions and alterations proposed by Sir Hew Ross and Sir John Burgoyne. [See 2057/F8/III/B/102] May 1.
207 - Resolution to be proposed to the Crown by the commission on promotion and retirement that the Crown should use its power by selecting officers of all ranks in the ordnance corps based upon their merits, without regard to their seniority in the corps. Two copies. May 6.
208 - Memorandum by Lord Seaton on the subject of brevet field officers. May 6.
209 - Copy of Bulletin de Lois No. 154 – Loi sur l’Avancement dans l’Armée. Paris le 14 Avril 1832.
210 - Letter from an anonymous colonel on half-pay to Sidney Herbert, writing from the United Service Club, suggesting proposals for consideration by the commission on promotion and retirement. March 3.
211 - Memorandum from Captain J. M. Spearman, writing from the Junior United Service Club, to Sidney Herbert on military promotion. May 15.
212 - Precept (preamble) for the report of the commission on promotion and retirement. No date.
213 - Report of Commissioners on Promotion in the Army with an Appendix. June 17.
214 - Copy of royal warrant revoking the warrant of February 25. [See 2057/F8/III/B/89] establishing a commission to inquire into promotion and retirement in the army. New warrant created smaller commission for the same inquiry. May 9.
215 - Memorandum from Lord Hardinge on the advisability of having the news of an impending general brevet [the crux of the report by the commission on promotion and retirement] gazetted before the commission report is made public. 1 June.
216 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert to the cabinet on Lord Hardinge’s proposed brevet. Rough draft copy enclosed. June 9.
217 - Circular by Sidney Herbert to members of the commission on promotion and retirement relative to their signatures on the corrected copy of the final report. June 12.
218 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Hardinge reporting favourable cabinet reaction to his suggestion to gazette the news of an impending general brevet in the report of the commission on promotion and retirement. [See 2057/F8/III/B/124] June 15.
219 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Hardinge explaining the status of special cases under which promotions by brevet have taken place. June 17.
220 - Paper by Sidney Herbert objecting to the increase of colonels by brevet, as proposed by Lord Hardinge in his memorandum of June 1. [See 2057/F8/III/B/124] No date.
221 - Paper showing that the cost of a brevet is occasioned by the promotion of colonels to be major generals, and of captains to the majors. No date.
222 - Letter from D. MacDougall, late lieutenant-colonel commanding the 79th Highlanders, to Sidney Herbert relative to those clauses in the report on promotion and retirement allowing field officers who sell out of the army shall be retained in the army list, with the right of wearing their uniforms. MacDougall request that this should be designed to have a “retrospect effect”. Appended note by Mr. John Croomes. July 26.
223 - Letter from Captain H. O’Brien to George Ramsay, Secretary, Office for Military Boards, enclosing a copy of his (O’Brien’s) memorandum as to officers on the retired full pay of the royal artillery, engineers and marines. July 7.
224 - Memorandum from Colonel M. Tulloch to Sidney Herbert relative to retired full pay officers. Comparative figures and an alternate proposal enclosed. December 6.
225 - Return showing the instances in which majors of the 72nd regiment of Highlanders have been promoted to be lieutenant-colonels in the same corps, from 1800 to the present; and the lieutenant-colonels of the same regiment who have exchanged from full pay to half pay during the same period. August 6.
226 - Return of the charge incurred on account of the late brevet, stating separately the charge incurred for general officers. August 12.
227 - Copy of the royal warrant implementing the new rules called for in the report of the commission on promotion and retirement. [See 2057/F8/III/B/122a] August 25.
228 - Return showing the number of commissions without purchase granted in the years 1843-44-45 and 1852-53-54 No date.
229 - Return on the regiments of militia in England and Wales: the quota of volunteers for each regiment, the actual number of volunteers, and date of training. No date.
230 - Report from the select committee on militia estimates for the year ending 31 March 1855. July 6.
231 - Memorandum on the mode of volunteering from the militia for regular army service during the last war. No date.
232 - Copy of instructions from the War office to colonels of militia regiments about to be embodied. No date.
233 - List of regiments of embodied militia – including those regiments for the embodiment of which warrants will be sent to the Queen today. No date.
234 - Copy of the abstract of the act for the enrolment of the militia: 53 George III cap. 1. No date.
235 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the machinery that has been set in motion to obtain recruits from the embodied regiments of militia. November 23.
236 - Memorandum on the new machinery to be used for raising recruits in the militia by voluntary enlistment. No date.
237 - Return on the rates of pay of the militia when out for training and exercise and when embodied. No date.
238 - Memorandum from Colonel M. Tulloch to Sidney Herbert on the expense that would be entailed by the clauses in the Militia Act with regard to officers who extend their services being entitled to half pay. No date.
239 - Note on the question of half pay granted to militia officers disabled in actual service: 51 George III c. 118 ch. 7. No date.
240 - Memorandum relative to the inadequate remuneration of the permanent staff of the regiments of militia infantry, with a suggested alteration. No date.
241 - Return relative to the militia: the quota, members enrolled 1 January 1854, numbers attending training in 1853, and figures on the militia artillery. No date.
242 - Letter from Harry Smith, Office of Ordnance, to John Crooms on the supply of fatigue jackets for the militia. January 12. Enclosed memorandum by Sidney Herbert reporting that a medical committee had reported against white fatigue jackets used by the Guards to be prejudicial to health. January 7.
243 - Letter to Lieutenant-Colonel Viscount Seaham, Commander North Durham militia, explaining the delay in receiving arms and clothing from the ordnance department for his regiment. February 19.
244 - Letter from Lord Seaham to Sidney Herbert requesting information with reference to securing drill instructors for his regiment (the North Durham). February 21.
245 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the question of subdivision meetings being held for the purpose of enabling the clerks of subdivision meetings to issue precepts to the high constables for summoning the militia volunteers for training and exercise. Enclosures of previous instructions. No date.
246 - Letter from Colonel Bullerton to Sidney Herbert on the effects to the labour market from the embodiment of his militia regiment, and the disinclination of his men to join the regulars. April 29.
247 - Letter from Lord Jocelyn to Sidney Herbert relative to fatigue dress for his regiment of militia and the general state of his regiment. April 18.
248 - Letter from Colonel J. Barnaby Cater to Sidney Herbert stating his views on the style and colour of fatigue dress for the militia. April 19.
249 - Letter from Lord Palmerston to Sidney Herbert on the effective use of the embodied militia to support land batteries in case of invasion by Russian forces. April 30.
250 - Letter from Lord Portman (?) to Sidney Herbert discussing the embodiment of two regiments of Somerset militia. May 6.
251 - Letter from the commanding officer of the 3rd Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia to Sidney Herbert on the unanimous resolution agreed to by the officers: they are ready and willing to be embodied for permanent duty in the United Kingdom. May 5.
252 - Letter from Colonel F. Loftus, 3rd West York militia, to George D. Ramsay, Secretary, Office for Military Boards, stating that it was merely assumed that his regiment was ready and willing to serve wherever needed. May 5.
253 - Letter from Colonel J. de Villiers to Sidney Herbert expressing the wish of his officers to be posted to any part of the country, whenever needed. May 5.
254 - Letter from Colonel J. de Villiers to Sidney Herbert expressing regret that his earlier letter had been in error. Colonel de Villiers had subsequently discovered that several officers did not wish to be permanently embodied. May 7.
255 - Letter from Lord Winchester to Sidney Herbert offering suggestions for developing the militia into an efficient, well disciplined corps. Memorandum enclosed. May 10.
256 - Note from Henry Goulburn to Sidney Herbert referring to a letter from Goulburn’s brother-in-law, Colonel Bowles, of the Oxfordshire regiment, that his militia’s ready to offer its services for duty. [See 2057/F8/III/B/199] May 8. Bowles’s letter included; dated May 7.
257 - Letter from the Duke of Richmond to Sidney Herbert offering the services of his militia, based upon the willingness of his officers to extend their time for as long a period as necessary. May 15.
258 - Letter from Colonel Maynard to Sidney Herbert complaining that his regiment, the West Essex, had not been called for permanent duty, whereas preference had been given to the East Sussex Rifles. May 19.
259 - Letter from Colonel Maynard to Sidney Herbert, in reply to a letter from Herbert, justifying his complaint at the slight given to the West Essex militia. May 21.
260 - Several questions put to John Croomes by Sidney Herbert on the militia. [Ed. These are questions apparently laid down in the House of Commons by members for whom Herbert was expected to reply]. Enclosures. May 8.
261 - Letter from Lord Jocelyn to Sidney Herbert describing the way in which he is proceeding in order to bring his regiment of militia into a state of readiness. May 15.
262 - Letter from Lord Jocelyn to Sidney Herbert explaining the reasons for his discharge of 87 men from his regiment of militia. [See 2057/F8/III/B/172] No date.
263 - Letter from Colonel J. G. Smyth to Sidney Herbert requesting permission for officers of his militia regiment to wear a broad red stripe on their trousers. May 15.
264 - Letter from Colonel Smyth to Sidney Herbert suggesting that one wing of his militia regiment be placed in the York Barracks. May 17
265 - Copy of letter from Colonel Smyth to Lord Palmerston outlining the reasons for transferring one wing of his regiment (the 2nd West York) to the York Barracks. May 15.
266 - Letter from Colonel F. Loftus to Sidney Herbert asking instructions relative to paying militiamen their bounty for training, and the reservations he has about the arrangements. May 15.
267 - Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Talbot, Staffordshire militia, to Sidney Herbert enclosing a copy of his (Talbot’s) letter to Lord Palmerston on the advisability of providing each regiment with an allowance to establish its own mess rather than to provide them with articles. May 17.
268 - Letter from Colonel F. Loftus to George D. Ramsay dispelling rumours that appeared in some newspapers relative to discipline problems in the 3rd West York regiment of militia. May 19.
269 - Letter from Lord Jocelyn to Sidney Herbert relative to his (Jocelyn’s) discharge of men from his regiment of militia. [See 2057/F8/III/B/166] May 1854.
270 - Letter from Lord Jocelyn to Sidney Herbert requesting 650 for his militia regimental mess. May 19.
271 - Letter from the Duke of Richmond to Sidney Herbert on an interpretation of a clause in the Militia Act as it applies to non-commissioned officers. May 29.
272 - Letter from Colonel William Holmes-Summer to Sidney Herbert reporting on the prospect of recruiting men from his regiment (1st Royal Surrey Militia) for regiments of the line. June 3.
273 - Letter from Lord Waterpark to Sidney Herbert on the status of his regiment of militia and the degree of success in encouraging his men to enlist into the line. June 6.
274 - Letter from Lord Palmerston to Sidney Herbert recommending embodiment of the West Essex militia regiment to take duty at Woolwich and Deptford, rather than incur the expense of bringing a regiment down from Lancashire. [See 2057/F8/III/B/163] June 4.
275 - Letter from the Duke of Richmond to Sidney Herbert opposing the appointment of a quartermaster for a militia regiment when not embodied. 10 July.
276 - Copy of letter from Sir John Young to Lord Henry Fitzroy relative to the calling out of the Irish militia. Attached letter from Young to Sidney Herbert [See 2057/F8/III/B/191] No date.
277 - Several letters from Lord Methuen to Sidney Herbert offering his services and those of the Royal Wiltshire Militia to the government. [Ed. Only one of seven letters dated, but the correspondence probably took place in October 1852] No date.
278 - Letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Sidney Herbert covering a range of topics on the militia and the war in the East. October 11.
279 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Sir Richard Bethell raising the question whether it is legal to send militia regiments to stations in the Mediterranean to release garrisons of the line for service in the East. October 11.
280 - Letter from Sir Richard Bethell to Sidney Herbert stating his view that the government has no power to employ abroad any part of a militia regiment, without the authority of an act of Parliament. October 12.
281 - Letter from Lord Methuen to Sidney Herbert renewing his offer of service and that of the Royal Wiltshire Militia to the government for duty in the East or the Mediterranean. Enclosures. [See 2057/F8/III/B/180] October 12-13
282 - Letter from Colonel Talbot Clifton, Commander of the 1st Lancashire Militia, to Sidney Herbert offering his services and that of his regiment for duty abroad. October 13.
283 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert to write to both Lord Methuen and Colonel Talbot to explain that the government cannot accept the offer of sending their regiments abroad without an act of Parliament. [See 2057/F8/III/B/182a] October 19
284 - Letter from Lord Enfield to Sidney Herbert expressing his approval for the effort to recruit men from the militia for service in the line. October 25
285 - Letter from Lord Enfield to Sidney Herbert describing his success in recruiting men from his regiment (the Middlesex Rifles?) for regular army service. October 27
286 - Letter from Henry Elliot, Office of Military Boards to George D. Ramsay pointing out discrepancies between the colour facings listed of militia regiments from those that are listed in books of pattern facings. Enclosure. October 27.
287 - Letter from Colonel J. G. Smyth to Sidney Herbert pledging his efforts to recruit men from the militia for regular army duty, and suggesting that the militia soldiers who volunteer should repay the money received when their regiment was embodied. October 29
288 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Colonel Smyth rejecting the suggestion of repayment of money by militiamen who volunteer for regular army service. November 1
289 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Colonel Smyth outlining War Office policy on the augmentation of the army for service at home and abroad. November 4.
290 - Letter from Colonel Smyth to Sidney Herbert clarifying his own views on army augmentation, as expressed in an earlier letter to Herbert, and in reply to Herbert’s letter of November 4. November 5.
291 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Colonel Smyth rejecting Smyth’s views and suggestions in his letter of November 5.
292 - First memorandum by Sidney Herbert to permit increased recruiting of men in embodied militia regiments, up to one-fourth of the strength of those units, in order to provide forces for the army in the East. Enclosure. [See 2057/F8/III/B/195] November 6.
293 - Note from Sir D. McDougall, commander of the Lancashire Artillery, to Sidney Herbert enclosing a copy of his (McDougall’s) letter to Lord Palmerston covering a variety of topics: calling out the militia, the Sebastopol campaign, etc. November 16.
294 - Pamphlet titled The Allied Armies in Turkey: What They Might Have Done. What Is To Be Done? Signed, “An Old Soldier” No date.
295 - Letter from Lord Palmerston to Sidney Herbert recommending embodiment of all of the Turkish regiments (i.e. those militia regiments in England intended for duty in Turkey) without limitation to the number of officers, men, etc. November 13.
296 - Letter from Sir John Young to Sidney Herbert relative to militia activities in Ireland and requesting immediate embodiment of the Irish militia. [See 2057/F8/III/B/201]November 14.
297 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Colonel Clifford thanking him for his recruiting efforts for the army and asking an additional 45 men for the Grenadier Guards. November 14.
298 - Letter from Colonel P. Talbot to Sidney Herbert describing the steps taken for the enrolment of his recruits for army service, and criticizing some civilian decisions respecting the augmentation process. November 16.
299 - Note from Colonel Talbot to Sidney Herbert asking an end to the army recruiting parties at Dover – “pray stop them at once” and requesting instructions relative to the volunteers he has secured for army duty. No date.
300 - Two simultaneous notes from H. Waddington to Sidney Herbert on embodiment of militia regiments and those to be placed under Lord Hardinge’s command. November 17.
301 - Second memorandum by Sidney Herbert relative to the recruiting of men in embodied militia regiments for service with the regular army, to bolster forces in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/B/188] November 17
302 - Letter from Colonel H M Clifford to Sidney Herbert announcing the recruitment of 58 men to serve with the regular army, and other militia business. November 18.
303 - Letter from Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Sidney Herbert describing the depleted state of the marines and requesting equal recruiting privileges with the army in the embodied militia regiments. Supporting letter from Admiral Dundas to Graham enclosed. November 19
304 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to the colonels of militia regiments asking their assistance in obtaining recruits from their regiments for service with the army in the East. November 20.
305 - Letter from Henry Goulburn to Sidney Herbert expressing again his brother-in-law’s (Colonel Bowles) wish to have his Oxfordshire regiment embodied for service. [See 2057/F8/III/B/161] November 20.
306 - Letter from Colonel Gilpin to Sidney Herbert relative to militia matters, especially the recruitment of men for duty with the regular army. November 21.
307 - Letter from Sir John Young to Sidney Herbert on the embodiment of the Irish militia, and the advantage of doing so in the winter months when agricultural labour is available. November 20. Enclosure paper titled, Précis of suggestions made to the Irish Government relative to the immediate embodiment of the Irish militia. [See 2057/F8/III/B/191]
308 - Letter from Lord Germains to Sidney Herbert supporting Sir John Young’s view that employment in Ireland is slack in the winter months among agricultural labourers, therefore the right time to embody the Irish militia. November 21.
309 - Letter from Colonel F. Loftus to Sidney Herbert commenting on recruiting efforts in his militia regiment (3rd West Essex Light Infantry) November 22.
310 - Letter from H. Waddington to Sidney Herbert on the state of the militia artillery regiments to be embodied for duty in the East. Enclosure on the state of the militia artillery corps based upon the last inspection reports. November 22.
311 - Letter from Colonel H. M. Clifford to Sidney Herbert pledging his efforts to raise militia recruits for duty with the army but requesting that recruiting parties now be sent down to his district for fear they will demoralise his men. November 22.
312 - Letter from Colonel Pinney to Sidney Herbert expressing the disappointment felt among his militia officers at the terms offered to them for embodiment to serve with the regular army in the East. November 23.
313 - Letter from Lord Palmerston to Sidney Herbert on a range of subjects: suggestion to Lord John Russell for the embodiment of all militia regiments as a likely inducement to recruiting for service with the regular army, the summoning of Parliament to enact legislation to permit stationing militia regiments abroad, and diplomatic activities in Paris. November 23.
314 - Letter from Lord Belhaven to Sidney Herbert stating that he (Belhaven) had no authority as colonel of a militia regiment to permit men enrolled in his regiment to enlist in regular army units, as Herbert had requested. November 23.
315 - Letter from Sir J. B. Buller to Sidney Herbert expressing his willingness to assist in the securing of militia recruits for the army, but expressing doubt whether his men meet army standards on minimum height. November 22.
316 - Letter from Colonel Talbot Clifton, 1st Lancashire Militia, to Sidney Herbert relative to recruiting of militiamen for the army, and requesting permission to embody his retire regiment. November 23.
317 - Memorandum from Sidney Herbert on the decision to embody all of the militia regiments in order to obtain recruits from them for the regular army. [See 2057/F8/III/B/195] November 23.
318 - Letter from Lord Methuen to Sidney Herbert describing the arrangements within his regiment of Wiltshire militia for some of the men to enlist in the Guards and for others to join the marines. November 24.
319 - Memorandum from the Horse Guards describing interference by Lord Carington with a recruiting sergeant from the Grenadier Guards sent to enlist men from the Royal Bucks. Militia in the Guards. November 24.
320 - Letter from Colonel H. M. Clifford to Sidney Herbert commenting on the new men recruited from his militia regiment for regular army duty. November 26.
321 - Letter from H. Waddington, Home Office, to Sidney Herbert relative to the 22 militia regiments capable of being embodied immediately. November 25.
322 - Letter from H. Waddington to Sidney Herbert stating that orders for the 22 militia regiments to be embodied had been sent out, and calling for eleven more regiments to be embodied at once. November 27.
323 - Letter from Colonel J. G. Smyth to George D. Ramsey commenting on several militia matters and requesting an appointment to the army in the East for the assistant surgeon of his regiment. Cover note from Ramsay to Sidney Herbert. November 27.
324 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert describing the extent to which embodiment of militia has been carried out and the prospects for sending units of the embodied regiments to serve in the Mediterranean. November 27.
325 - Letter from Lord Hatherton to Sidney Herbert requesting that his son’s militia regiment, when embodied, be quartered near the southern coast because of a chest condition that has been detrimental to his health. November 26.
326 - Letter from Colonel Talbot Clifton to Sidney Herbert requesting permission to recruit his militia regiments up to its full company strength. November 25.
327 - Letter from H. D. Ross, Ordnance Office, to Sidney Herbert complaining that the Ordnance Office was badly undermanned and being ignored in the recruiting among militia regiments augmenting the regular army. November 27.
328 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Lord Palmerston providing an account of militia and army activities while Palmerston was in Paris. Two copies. November 30.
329 - Letter from Colonel P. Talbot to Sidney Herbert complaining of unethical recruiting procedures by the army artillery staff, and enclosing a notice from the Horse Guards relative to his failure to meet the quota of volunteers. Notice enclosed. December 10.
330 - Letter from Lord Methuen to Sidney Herbert relative to various activities of the Royal Militia. December 17.
331 - Letter from Lord Methuen to Sidney Herbert on the proposed bounty to be paid to embodied militia regiments. December 24.
332 - List drawn up by Sidney Herbert on the space available in barracks for the militia throughout England and Scotland. No date.
333 - List of men of the Hampshire militia who have volunteered to serve in the regular army and navy. No date.
334 - Copy of a motion by Mr Charles (?) Hume relative to the augmentation of the authority of the Secretary at War. No date.
335 - Letter from Lord Blantyre to Sidney Herbert on the appointment of a Mr. James M. Arnott to establish civil hospitals at Constantinople. [See 2057/F8/III/C/20a-i] January 27.
336 - List of supplies to be transported to the East for use by the army. Complied by Sidney Herbert. No date.
337 - Memorandum by Dr. Andrew Smith, director general of the army medical department, showing the amount of medical provisions and staff collected to meet the needs of the sick and wounded in a force of 12,000 men being sent to the Mediterranean. January 27.
338 - Letter from G. I. Guthrie, veteran medical officer of the Peninsular Campaign, to Sidney Herbert presenting his ideas on the organisation of medical facilities for the army in time of war. March 10.
339 - Paper by G. I. Guthrie, Sketch of medical arrangements for a force of 12 regiments of infantry, four batteries of artillery, to be in all perhaps 12,000 men, based on the experience of the war in the Peninsula. No date.
340 - Letter from Dr. John Davy, Inspector General of Hospitals, to Sidney Herbert offering his services in the East and detailing his earlier medical experiences in Turkey. March 25.
341 - Letter from Dr. John Davy to Sidney Herbert explaining that he had not received an answer to his letter of March 25, and that a friend had urged him to send a copy of the letter to The Times, to show the public how the medical department of the army is treated. April 12.
342 - Letter from Benjamin Hawes, deputy Secretary at War, to Sidney Herbert describing the delay in shipping medical supplies to the East. April 20.
343 - Extract of letters received from army medical personnel in Turkey to Dr. Andrew Smith, director general of the army medical department, on conditions in Turkey. No date.
344 - Extract of a letter from Dr. David Drumbeck, deputy inspector general of hospitals, to Dr. Smith describing the Serbian military hospital at Belgrade. March 12.
345 - Letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Sidney Herbert expressing concern at the apparent inadequate supply of bedding for winter quarters for the troops in the East, and other difficulties in the war theatre. Notes by Herbert enclosed. August 21.
346 - Letter from Dr. Andrew Smith to Sidney Herbert assuring him that requested medical supplies are being sent to the East in abundance, and explaining that complaints of shortage come primarily from young and inexperienced medical staff. September 6
347 - Unsigned paper declaring that only professional medical men are qualified to decide what is requisite in the treatment of the sick and wounded in the East. No date.
348 - Copy of proposed regulations governing the medical staff corps to be sent to the East. [See 2057/F8/III/B/243] No date.
349 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the pay and allowances of each rank in the medical service in the field. No date.
350 - Return on the medical department in Turkey showing the number of staff medical officers, regimental medical officers, and ordnance medical officers. No date.
351 - Copy of pamphlet titled, Personnel and Materiel of the Medical Department of the Army of 30,000 Men Ordered to Turkey Under Command of Lord Raglan. No date.
352 - Letter from Lord Blantyre to Lord Aberdeen suggesting improvements in the army medical service. Cover note from Aberdeen to Sidney Herbert, December 22, December 19.
353 - Letter from Dr. Andrew Smith to Sidney Herbert rejecting suggestions made by Lord Blantyre and Benjamin Hawes for improving the army medical department in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/B/240] December 23
354 - Letter from Benjamin Hawes to Sidney Herbert elaborating on suggestions for reforming and improving the army medical service in the East. December 25
355 - Letter from Benjamin Hawes to Sidney Herbert on proposed regulations for the army hospital staff, and other department matters. [See 2057/F8/III/B/237] December 30
356 - List compiled by Sidney Herbert relative to promotions in the army medical department during the Crimean War. No date.
357 - List compiled by Sidney Herbert of the names of surgeons attached to the civil hospital at Smyrna. No date.
358 - Extract of a letter from a Mr. Wright pointing out the difficulties involved in mixing civil and military medical staffs. No date.
359 - Printed list of the army staff proceeding to Turkey, and a list of the regiments in Turkey or about to be sent there. No date.
360 - List compiled by Sidney Herbert of the names of staff officers suggested for the Crimea. No date.
361 - Copy of a memorandum from Lord Hardinge to the Duke of Newcastle relative to the regiments being sent to the East, and those being prepared at home for service in the East. October 27.
362 - Memorandum by Lord Hardinge on the existing arrangement of the cavalry in the East and how it might be augmented. November 9.
363 - Copy of a memorandum from the Horse Guards on the number of casualties in the East and the arrangements for replacements from regiments at home. November 10.
364 - Confidential report from the Foreign Office relative to a proposal from the directories of a hospital at Mulhouse, Strasbourg, willing to train Protestant females in the duties of nursing. Enclosures. Covering letter from the Duke of Newcastle to Sidney Herbert. November 10.
365 - List of ships intended to carry reinforcements to the East and the number of men capable of being carried by each. No date.
366 - Memorandum by Lord Hardinge outlining plans for the further augmentation of the army in the East. December 1.
367 - Letter from Prince Albert to Sidney Herbert objecting to Lord Hardinge’s memorandum of 1 December 1854 on the specifics of army augmentation in the East. Copy of Prince Albert’s letter to Lord Hardinge enclosed. December 6.
368 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 1: Return of the amount of cavalry and infantry originally sent to the East under Lord Raglan’s command; specifying the additions made previously and subsequently to October 1, 1854, and the total force sent out. No date.
369 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 2: Statement showing the dates when army detachments were sent to the East and the numbers, as well as the name of the ship, the numbers she carried, and the sailing date. [Notations attached by Sidney Herbert] No date.
370 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 3: Return of the present umber of cavalry and infantry in the East, according to the latest figures received. November 12.
371 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 4: Return showing the approximate number of casualties in the British expeditionary army up to November 6 1854. No date.
372 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 5: Abstract of the weekly state of the regiment depots in the Crimea, for the week ending December 2 1854. No date.
373 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 6: Return on the number of recruits who joined the cavalry, guards, line, artillery, marines, and East India Company between the week ending May 6 to the week ending December 2 1854. December 8.
374 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 7: Statement of the supplies sent to the East since the sailing of the Prince, and the clothing shipped since 1 June 1854, and clothing and bedding ordered from the Tower, and the warm clothing on board the Prince. Three copies. December 4.
375 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 8: Return of the rank and file of the Brigade of Foot guards available for foreign service and the drafts sent out. Two copies. December 8.
376 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 9: Statement of small arms ammunition sent toe the arm in the East since March 1854. Three copies. December 8.
377 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 9a: Returns of the number of position ordnance and ammunition ordered to be supplies; also of field ordnance equipped at Woolwich depot, and sent by the Royal Artillery for duty in the East; also the shot and ammunition lost in the Prince and the shot and shell which have been forwarded to Turkey for the field artillery, showing also what is under orders to be sent out. Two copies. [See 2057/F8/III/C/60] December 10.
378 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 9b: Return of battering and reserve field ordnance, ammunition, and stores supplied from Woolwich for service of the army in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/C/45 and 2057/F8/III/C/60] No date.
379 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 10: Memorandum to the troops sent and to be sent for duty in the East (A breakdown by division and regiment). Two copies. December 9.
380 - Confidential Cabinet Paper No. 11: Return of the number of medical officers of the army in Turkey, a comparative figure during the Peninsular War, and the number of French medical officers in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/C/42] No date.
381 - Return of the killed and wounded, distinguishing officers and men, at the battles of Alma, Balaklava, Tchernay, and Inkermann (September 21-November 5, 1854) [See 2057/F8/III/C/48] No date.
382 - Letter from George D. Ramsay, Secretary Office for Military Boards, to Sidney Herbert recommending publication of a notice in the Gazette for those besieging the War Office for news of relatives involved in the Sebastopol action. Notice enclosed. October 2.
383 - Return of the killed and wounded at the battle of Alma, September 20 1854, the number of recruits sent out to re-enforce them, and the number ready to be sent out from home depots. October 11.
384 - Comparative figures of the killed and wounded of British troops in battles fought in the Peninsular, Indian and Crimean wars. [See 2057/F8/III/C/48] October 17.
385 - Return showing the approximate number of casualties and the strength of the British expeditionary army, up to November 6 1954. [See 2057/F8/III/C/44a] No date.
386 - Return showing the losses by death and invaliding sustained by Lord Raglan’s army from the time it landed in Turkey until November 20, 1954. [See 2057/F8/III/C/44] No date.
387 - Return showing the approximate number of sick and wounded of Lord Raglan’s army in hospital on November 20. No date.
388 - Return indicating the vessels that arrived at Scutari with sick and wounded in September, October and November 1954. No date.
389 - Return showing the number of deaths at Scutari hospital since the battle of Alma. (September 20) to December 31, 1854. No date.
390 - Statement by Sidney Herbert comparing the deaths among the troops in previous wars and those incurred in the Crimean war, emphasising the significant reduction in the present conflict. [See 2057/F8/III/C/48] No date.
391 - Morning state of the forces under Lord Raglan (royal artillery, engineers, sappers and miners, etc.) at his headquarters before Sebastopol. December 17.
392 - Statement of the sick in the army before Sebastopol from December 31, 1854 to January 6, 1855, and the diseases remaining on January 6, 1855, in each branch of the establishment. No date.
393 - Letter from Dr. Fowler to Sidney Herbert relative to army medical comforts. (Date is illegible).
394 - Extract from the French journal Illustration on the appearance and equipment of the English army at Scutari. Dated June 17.
395 - Copy of a letter From Dr. Andrew Smith the Military Secretary commenting on the proper mode of clothing for the troops, about to be sent to the East. April 13.
396 - Extract of a letter describing the successful adjustment of British troops to the climate at Scutari, which the writher attributes to the unique encampment training at Chobham. No date.
397 - Memorandum on the subject of clothing, and an apparent conflict of authority between the War Office and the Ordnance Department of the army in ordering clothing supplies. No date.
398 - Initial and final memorandum by George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert describing arrangements that have been made to supply troops in the East with adequate winter clothing. No date.
399 - Letter from George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert describing arrangements that have been made to supply troops in the East with adequate winter clothing. October 31.
400 - Letter from George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert reporting his (Ramsay’s) meeting with the Duke of Newcastle on the matter of adequate clothing for the troops in the East. October 31.
401 - Letter from Mr. G. Stacey, Ordnance Store Keeper at the Tower, to George D. Ramsay detailing arrangements for providing warm clothing for troops stationed in cold climates. Cover note from Mr. H. O’Brien, at the Admiralty, to Ramsay. November 3.
402 - Letter from Lord Hardinge to Sidney Herbert dealing with various matters concerning the arming and clothing of the army in the East. November 7.
403 - Letter from George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert stating that the cavalry in the Crimea should have the same winter clothing as the Dragoon Guards. Also comments of the success of recruiting at home. November 7.
404 - Letter from Ramsay to Sidney Herbert stating that the Duke of Newcastle has approved the new clothing plans for the cavalry, and commenting on the use of embodied militia regiments. November 8.
405 - Memorandum for George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert explaining why 80 tons of army clothing to be sent to the East could not be shipped on the Ottawa as originally planned. November 9.
406 - Further memorandum for Ramsay describing further delay in transporting army clothing to the East. November 10.
407 - Copy of a statement showing the cholera belts and warm clothing supplied from the Tower to the army in the East, also the dates of shipment and the officers to whom the supplies were consigned. November 10.
408 - Electric telegraph despatch from the War Office to the Ordnance Department at the Tower relative to the error in great coats supplied to the Guards in the East. [See 2057/F8/III/C/55] November 21.
409 - Return of army clothing, shipped for the British Expeditionary Force in the Crimea, consigned to the Commissary General. November 16.
410 - Letter from a Mr. Drummond to Sidney Herbert offering suggestions on warm clothing for the troops in the East, based upon his experience and travels. November 18.
411 - Letter from Sir Charles E. Trevelyan, at the Treasury, to Sidney Herbert stating that he has received a request from Sir Thomas Hastings, Board of Ordnance, asking for a qualified person to purchase sheepskin coats for the army in Austria; Trevelyan knows of such a person. Letter from Hastings and cover letter from the Duke of Newcastle enclosed. November 22.
412 - Note from Sidney Herbert to George D. Ramsay on shipment of men and clothing aboard the vessel Royal Albert. November 22.
413 - Return showing the number of blankets and rugs supplied from the Tower to the army in the East, exclusive of those provide to the army medical department, and exclusive of those supplied to various regiments as part of their camp equipment. November 27.
414 - Memorandum for George D. Ramsay from Hayter and Howell (packers) on the amount of clothing and boots sent out to the Crimea for the army. November 27
415 - Letter from the Davies Company, boot manufacturers to Lord Hardinge offering to provide boots to the army in the East, of the type worn by miners in Australia. November 29.
416 - Letter from Mr. Monsell, Ordnance Department to Sidney Herbert relative to the long boots. Enclosed note on boots sent to the Crimea from Samuel Roper, storekeeper at the Tower. December 5.
417 - Return prepared by Hayter and Howell (packers) for Sidney Herbert showing the shipments of clothing and necessaries to the East since the departure of the Prince (at the end of September). December 2.
418 - Notion from Hayter and Howell to George D. Ramsay indicating that 40 tones of army clothing had been forwarded to Gosport to for shipment to the East on the Magdalena. Note enclosed. December 5.
419 - Memorandum by Henry Elliot, Office of Military Boards, on the clothing arrangements for the infantry regiments in the Crimea. No date.
420 - List of articles of warm clothing on board the Prince [See 2057/F8/III/C/255f] No date.
421 - List of small arm ammunition sent to the Crimea, and materials sent to the Royal Engineers and Commissariat Department. September 1854-January 1855. No date.
422 - Letter from the Duke of Argyll to Sidney Herbert relative to two memoranda from a Mr. Stuart, attaché to Lord Cowley (at Paris?), on the establishment of a better army staff organisation at Balaklava. Memoranda enclosed. December 28.
423 - Letter from Sir Charles E. Trevelyan to Mr. S. Petrie dealing with the general question of providing for the comfort of the troops in the East. [Ed. The letter is in the form of questions to which Mr. Petrie has appended answers.] February 13
424 - Treasury minute on the commissariat arrangements with the Expeditionary Force proceeding to the Mediterranean. February 17
425 - Extract of a letter from Assistant Commissary-General Smith, writing from Constantinople on the obstacles confronting his department in establishing an effective service. March 19
426 - Letter from William Filder, Commissary General, to Sir Charles E. Trevelyan describing conditions upon his arrival at Constantinople to supervise commissariat operations. April 25
427 - Copies of two letters from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles E. Trevelyan on the difficulties facing his department in the East, particularly personnel and reliable sources for supplies. Reply enclosed from Sir Charles dated May 8. April 24, 25
428 - Copies of two letters from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles Trevelyan on commissariat affairs. Sir Charles’s answers appended, dated May 12. April 29
429 - Letter from Sir Charles Trevelyan to Mr. Filder dealing with the questions of what currency is being used to pay the troops and the whereabouts of tea, coffee and other items sent out earlier to the troops in the East. May 12
430 - Copy of letter from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles Trevelyan discounting newspaper accounts of the Commissariat arrangements in the East, and describing the general situation with in his department. May 14
431 - Letter from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles Trevelyan replying to several questions raised by Sir Charles in a letter of May 3 involving the operations of the Commissariat in the Crimea. May 16-17
432 - Copy of letter from Mr. Smith, acting Deputy Commissary-General, to Sir Charles Trevelyan defending the Commissariat against complaints of shortages and failure to make use of the resources available, by contrast with the French May 20
433 - Letter from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles Trevelyan announcing the first advance into the field by the army and the commissariat by contrast with that of the French. May 25
434 - Copy of extract of a letter from Mr. Filder to Sir Charles Trevelyan commenting on the availability of extra articles of diet for the troops. June 4
435 - Note from Sir Charles Trevelyan to Sidney Herbert on letter received from Mr Filder and Mr Smith, May 29, 30. Letters not enclosed. May 30
436 - Memorandum elaborating on the commissariat and transport arrangements provided for the expeditionary force sent to the East. No date.
437 - Copy of recommendations from the committee appointed to consider the question of accommodation provided for troops and others on board transport. No date.
438 - Pamphlet titled Instructions to the Purveyor in Chief in the East, issued by Benjamin Hawes, Deputy Secretary at War, at the War Office. November 14.
439 - Abstract of the Transport Service from 7 February to 10 December 1854, showing the number of steam and sailing vessels employed tonnage, horse power, the number of officers and men employed, French troops carried to the East and to the Baltic, etc. Two copies. December 12.
440 - Copy of letter from Sidney Herbert to Mr. Wreford, Purveyor at Scutari, informing him that six clerks are being sent out to assist him with his department’s business, and are not to be used for “multiplying correspondence between departments” November 29.
441 - Copy of letter from Sidney Herbert to Mr. Wreford instructing him to put Scutari in a state of readiness to receive a great influx of sick and wounded from the Crimea, and emphasising that Wreford’s first task is to see that nothing is wanting at Scutari hospital. Draft copy enclosed. December 11.
442 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Major Sillery, Commandant at Scutari, expressing the belief that much of the unsatisfactory state of the hospital at Scutari is the result of lack of cooperation between departments. Sillery asked to do everything to eliminate departmental rivalry. December 11.
443 - Treasury minute directing the arrangements for the transfer of the Commissariat to the War Department. December 22
444 - Letter from Mr. John D. Brady to Sidney Herbert relative to erroneous statements made in a report by Colonel R. B. Wood, Assistant Adjutant-General, between the regulation army pouch and one designed by Mr. Brady. Copy of Colonel Wood’s report (August 18, 1853) and a letter from Brady to Major-General G. A. Wetherall, Deputy Adjutant-General (dated May 1, 1854) enclosed. May 13
445 - Extract of letter from Sir John Burgoyne to Sir Charles E. Trevelyan on the proposal to send carts (carriages) to the East for the use of the Commissariat or Medical Departments. May 4
446 - Letter from Colonel M. Tulloch to Sidney Herbert suggesting some means of artificial ventilation for the huts being prepared for transport to the army in the East. Copy of a letter from Tulloch to Sir Frederick Smith, Commander of the Royal engineers (November 27 1854) and a reply from Sir Frederick (November 28 1854) enclosed. December 2
447 - Copy of the design of Mr. Henry Flower’s Portable Australian Emigrant Houses with some particulars for their construction. [Apparently these houses were considered for service with the army in the East, perhaps in the Medical Department] [See 2057/F8/III/B/328] No date.
448 - Extracts of letters from Dr. John Hall, Inspector General of Hospitals, and Dr. Duncan Menzies, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, both of whom report on hospital conditions in the Crimea. Dr. Hall’s letter is dated September 22 1854; Dr. Menzie’s letter is dated September 29.
449 - Newspaper clippings on military events in the Crimea: The Morning Chronicle, Wednesday September 20 and Friday September 22 1854; The Times, Friday September 22 and Wednesday October 4.
450 - London Gazette announcement of commencement of military operations at Sebastopol. October 5.
451 - London Gazette announcement of the battle of Alma, September 20. October 8.
452 - London Gazette report on individuals and regiments distinguishing themselves at the battle of Alma, and other foreign and domestic news items. 10 October.
453 - Supplement to the London Gazette of October 17 containing the names of non-commissioned officers and privates killed or wounded at the battle of Alma on September 20. October 20.
454 - London Times account of the battle of Alma, and other military operations at Sebastopol. October 10-11.
455 - Letter from Dr. Andrew Smith, Director General of the Army Medical Department, to Sidney Herbert commenting on The Times Commission [A commission instituted by The London Times to investigate hospital and supply arrangements in the Crimea] Enclosure of letter from Dr. Drumbeck, Deputy from near Sebastopol (October 7 1854) on the state of the general hospitals. October 24.
456 - Copy of letter from Dr. Duncan Menzies, principal medical officer at Scutari, to Dr. Smith presenting information to refute charges in The Times of insufficient preparations for the care of the wounded at Scutari. October 26.
457 - Letter from Dr. John Hall, Inspector General of Hospitals, to Dr. Smith relative to charges in The Times abut health care received by British troops suffering from cholera upon arrival at Scutari.
458 - Letter from Dr. Hall to Dr. Smith describing the state of health of the troops engaged in the siege of Sebastopol. Enclosure of a return of wounded admitted from the field into the general hospital at Scutari from the 22nd to the 28th of September. November 2.
459 - Copy of letter from Dr. Spence to Dr. Smith on his first impressions of conditions among the medical department upon his arrival in Constantinople. [Ed. Dr. Spence was one of three men appointed by Sidney Herbert to investigate hospital conditions in the Crimea, to prove or refute charges in the Times] Two copies. November 4.
460 - London Gazette report of casualties among British naval forces in the attack against the forts of Sebastopol (October 14) and other naval news from the Crimea. November 5.
461 - Extracts from a letter from Dr. Hall to Dr. Smith (November 7 1854) on the transport of wounded from the field to Balaklava and thence to Scutari. Extracts from two letters from Dr. Menzies to Dr. Smith (November 10) responding to newspaper accounts of inadequate provisions for the troops, and giving a favourable reaction to the arrival of Miss Nightingale and her contingent of nurses.
462 - Letters from the Reverend J. E. Sabin, chaplain at Scutari, to Sidney Herbert describing the number of sick and wounded at the Scutari hospital, and contrasting the invaluable care and work of Miss Nightingale and her nurses with that of the hospital orderly. [See 2057/F8/III/B/36a and 2057/F8/III/B/343] November 10.
463 - Letter from Dr. Menzies to Sidney Herbert expressing satisfaction at the arrival of Miss Nightingale and her nurses, and the satisfactory service they have already performed in the Scutari hospital. November 10.
464 - London Gazette report of Lord Raglan’s despatch on the allied army and naval bombardment of Sebastopol (October 17-18), and a return on the killed and wounded, from October 13 to 17. Three copies. November 11.
465 - Letter from Mr. Edward Moore to George d. Ramsay requesting permission to send out condensed milk, chocolate, cocoa and other items to the troops in the East, based upon information supplied to him by his nephew, Worthington Moore, superintending the brewing in the East. Enclosures. November 8.
466 - Letter from Lord de Ros to Sidney Herbert recommending the use of a beverage called “Etna” which provides relief from fever, the type from which the troops at Varna are suffering, November 2.
467 - Note from Dr. Smith to George D. Ramsay approving Lord de Ros’s recommendation and withholding comment on Mr. Moor’s request. November 21.
468 - Letter from George D. Ramsay to Sidney Herbert describing Dr. Smith’s proposal to send out to the East, as part of the ambulance corps, those troops sent home from India with certain disabilities; the plan did not receive Lord Hardinge’s approval. Ramsay also comments on other War Office business. November 6.
469 - Copy of letter from Dr. John Hall to Lord Raglan describing the labours of the medical staff at Sebastopol in treating the wounded brought in after the action of November 5. [See 2057/F/III/B/326] November 7.
470 - Copy of letter from Dr. Hall to Lord Raglan refuting stories in The Times about the needs of comforts for the wounded in a military hospital near Constantinople. November 11.
471 - London Gazette report on the Russian cavalry action at Balaklava on October 25, and the counterattack by British cavalry. Also a return on casualties between October 22 and 26. Two copies. November 12.
472 - Letter from Lord Raglan to the Duke of Newcastle defending the performance of the army medical department in providing comfort for the wounded at Scutari hospital, and enclosing Dr. Hall’s report on the care of the wounded after the action of November 5. [See 2057/F/III/B/323] November 13.
473 - London Gazette report of Lord Raglan’s despatch to the Duke of Newcastle relative to the care of the wounded in the military hospitals, the names of officers who distinguished themselves a the cavalry action on October 25 [See 2057/F/III/B/325], and the return on the casualties between October 27 and November 1. Two copies. November 17.
474 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Dr. A. Cumming instructing him to establish an effective organisation at Scutari immediately in order to reduce the suffering among the wounded and sick, without regard to cost. [See 2057/F/III/B/307] Rough draft copy enclosed. November 23.
475 - Letter from Dr. Andrew Smith to George D. Ramsay stating that the offer of beds at St. Thomas Hospital, for the military casualties sent home from the East, and the establishment of a department of military surgery at the hospital would embarrassing to the service and create “difficulties and inconveniences” November 23.
476 - Letter from Colonel John M. Burgoyne to Sidney Herbert presenting his son’s description of the hospital at Scutari, where he had been placed after receiving a leg wound at the battle of Alma; the son regarded the management of the hospital as deplorable. November 26.
477 - Copy of a letter from Sidney Herbert to Dr. Cumming on the improved state of the hospital at Scutari, according to recent accounts reaching the War Office; but insisted on continued efforts to eliminate any and all obstacles that impeded providing comforts for the troops. Two copies. November 29.
478 - Copy of letter from Sidney Herbert to Dr. Smith describing improved conditions in the medical service, based upon letters received from Mr. Bracebridge, Mr. Osborne and miss Nightingale. November 28.
479 - Letter from Dr. A. Cumming to Sidney Herbert giving an extensive report on the state of the hospital at Scutari, specifically the improvements which have occurred and where defects still exist. December 9.
480 - Letter from Dr. A. Cumming to Sidney Herbert on various aspects of the Scutari hospital, and giving reference to the arrival of the second group of nurses and the problem created by their presence. [see 2057/F/III/B/362] December 18.
481 - Copy of letter from Sidney Herbert to Dr. Smith relative to several pressing matters affecting the medical service: immediate appointment of a successor to the late Dr. Thomas Spence [Ed. Spence died on his way to the East as one of the commissioners sent out by Herbert to investigate the hospitals], the sending of ambulance carts to the Crimea, accommodation in the war theatre. December 24.
482 - Letter from Dr. Cumming to Sidney Herbert expressing opposition to a request by Miss Mary Stanley [Ed. Miss Stanley led the second contingent of 46 nurses to the East, a mission opposed by Miss Nightingale] to enter the wards as scripture readers and to administer to the spiritual needs of the troops. December 25.
483 - Note by Sidney Herbert approving prohibiting unauthorised persons in the hospitals, barracks and camps in the East; it posed a threat to discipline. No date.
484 - Copy of the official agreement between Sidney Herbert and Miss Florence Nightingale for the conduct of the female nursing staff in the English military hospitals in Turkey. October 18
485 - Memorandum of the agreement made by the War Office with Miss Nightingale. Identical to the agreement cited in 2057/F/III/B/337. No date.
486 - Memorandum of the agreement between Miss Nightingale and the British Government. Two copies. No date.
487 - Paper titled Verbal instructions on the appointment of Miss Nightingale. No date.
488 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert of the statement sent to newspapers at the time of Miss Nightingale’s departure for the Crimea. No date.
489 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Miss Nightingale providing instructions upon arrival in the East. Two copies. October 20
490 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the instructions to be provided to Miss Nightingale upon her arrival in the East. No date.
491 - Letter from Sidney Herbert to Bishop Thomas Grant explaining the specific duties Miss Nightingale will have in the military hospitals, and assuring that she will not arrogate to herself any spiritual duties. October 23
492 - List containing the (37) names of the nursing contingent sent to Scutari. No date.
493 - Extract of a letter from Dr Duncan Menzies, principal medical officer at Scutari, and the Reverend J. E. Sabin, chaplain at Scutari, as to the great value of Miss Nightingale and her nurses, already evident to all, even though on the scene only one week. . [see 2057/F/III/B/318] November 10.
494 - Extract of a letter from Lady Maria Forrester to Miss Nightingale commending the latter for her undertaking of such a mission to the East, and some thoughts on the recruiting of additional nurses. November 10
495 - Two letters from Sir C. Eardley to Sidney Herbert offering his assistance and that of others to establish a nursing institution to train young women to be sent to the war theatre. Eardley asks Herbert for government reaction to such a proposal. . [see 2057/F/III/C/13] November 17 and December 22
496 - Copy of the letter of introduction from Sidney Herbert to the chief medical officer at Scutari for Jocelyn Percy, appointed to accompany Miss Nightingale and her nurses to the East. November 30
497 - Letter from Sir Sidney Herbert to John Delane, editor of The Times, objecting to the use of Miss Nightingale’s name in connection with a story for a public appeal by Sir Robert Peel’s Fund for contributions of lint to be sent to the hospitals in the East. Herbert insisted that the article, unless corrected, would seriously compromise Miss Nightingale’s position. November 26
498 - Letter from John Delane to Sir Sidney Herbert explaining that the Times articles was based upon a request made by Miss Nightingale to Mr. McDonald, the treasurer of the Sir Robert Peel Fund, who has gone out to Scutari. Delane said Miss Nightingale asked for the lint in the form of an advertisement but The Times felt it would not have the required effect and instead put it in the form of an article. November 26.
499 - Printed copy of Sidney Herbert’s instructions to the second contingent of nurses going to the East: To the nurses about to join the army hospitals in the East. No date.
500 - Copy of the instructions given to the Roman Catholic nursing sisters by their superior relative to caring for Catholic and Protestant soldiers in the hospitals in the East. No date.
501 - List of nurses sent out to the East on October 23 and December 2 1854, and their religious denominations. No date.
502 - Statement of the proportion of Protestant to Catholic nurses in the East. No date.
503 - Letter from Bishop Thomas Grant to Sidney Herbert requesting permission for a contingent of Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy to be sent to the East to minister to the needs of sick and wounded Catholic soldiers. October 15.
504 - Letter from Dr. Henry E. Manning stating that the Sisters of Mercy agreed to the instructions laid down by Sidney Herbert and had received Church approval to proceed to the East. November 29.
505 - Copy of Bishop Grant’s conditions laid down for the guidance of the Sisters of Mercy about to be sent to the East. October 24.
506 - Letter from Dr. Manning to Sidney Herbert agreeing to Herbert’s conditions relative to the sending of a Roman Catholic chaplain to the East; the chaplain will not travel with the Sisters of Mercy about to embark for the East. November 29.
507 - Letter from Dr. Manning to Sidney Herbert confirming arrangements for a Catholic chaplain to be permanently stationed at the [Scutari?] military hospital, and expressing appreciation to Herbert for the difficulty this decision has caused to him and the War Office. November 30.
508 - Further note from Dr. Manning to Sidney Herbert regarding the chaplain decision, explaining that the individual is a Jesuit. December 2.
509 - Letter from P. Benson Maxwell to Sidney Herbert on the arrangements for his remuneration while in the East, and communications between himself and Herbert on his observations. [Ed. Maxwell, a barrister, was one of the three commissioners sent out to the East to investigate conditions in the military hospitals] October 26.
510 - Letter from John D. Cook to Sidney Herbert enclosing an extract of a letter from Mr. Maxwell, and also commenting on matters in the east, based upon letters received from the war theatre. November 7.
511 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell at Scutari to Sidney Herbert on his immediate impressions of the hospital at Scutari. November 10.
512 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert relative to the religious discord that had emerged at Scutari with the expulsion of a Roman Catholic friar and scripture readers by order of the Reverend J. E. Sabin, chaplain at Scutari hospital. November 24.
513 - Copy of letter from Sidney Herbert To Mr. Maxwell in reply to the latter’s two letters of November 10 and 24, and encouraging the commission, of which he is a member, to get to the heart of the trouble at the Scutari hospital. November 29.
514 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert describing the procedures established by the commission to carry out its inquiry and alluding to the probable cause of the troubles – “petty details of mismanagement...” December 5.
515 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert explaining that the progress of the commission had been impeded by the lack of information requested from the different officers connected with the military hospitals in Turkey. Maxwell singles out the orderly personnel for particular criticism. December 10.
516 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to the Duke of Newcastle summarising the work of the commission to date, and giving particular attention to the examination of the principal medical officer, couple of first class surgeons, some assistant surgeons and others to determine if the supply of medical officers was adequate. December 14.
517 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert commenting on a newspaper article (December 8) attributed to a nurse at Scutari relative to the deaths of eleven men, and the controversy surrounding the arrival of the second group of nurses under Miss Mary Stanley. [See 2057/F8/III/B/333 and 2057/F8/III/B/335] December 25.
518 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert, writing from Sebastopol, describes the extreme misery he has witnessed in the hospitals that he has visited with the 1st and 2nd divisions and the Light Division. January 8 1855.
519 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert stating that the commission will soon proceed to its report but that conditions are bad, and some blame for over-supply must rest with the quartermaster department. 21 January 1855.
520 - Letter from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert commenting on the Roebuck motion as a potential instrument for good if it involved summoning Miss Nightingale home to give detailed information on the state of the hospitals in the Crimea. February 15 1855.
521 - Three letters from Mr. Maxwell to Sidney Herbert relative to a pamphlet written by him (Maxwell) correcting some impressions left by witnesses on the state of the hospitals in the Bosphorous, and commending himself for future government service. July 9, 19, 14 1855.
522 - Pamphlet titled Remarks on the resources of Turkey, as applicable to the supply of an army, and on the constitution of the country, and its internal organisation. Author not given, but initials “E.S.” shown on the last page. No date.
523 - Extract (from Lyall’s travels in Russia?) on the climate in the Crimea. No date.
524 - Extract describing the Crimea. No date.
525 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert for the Cabinet on the political and military position of Constantinople based upon Marshal Marmont’s travels. January 23.
526 - Copy of report from Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling to Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty, relative to the British-French naval attack on the Russian Pacific port of Petropaulowski (August 30 – September 8 1854) and extracts of reports on the attack by Captain Westergaard, of the Hamburgh Barque Magdalena and from the California Chronicle. November 27.
527 - Copy of a letter from Prince Metternich to Lord Clanwilliam recommending a particular tincture for use in cases of ague, based upon positive results from its use by the Austrian army at the garrison hospital in Vienna and elsewhere. Translation enclosed. April 8.
528 - Memorandum by Colonel G. Duplat, Royal Engineers, discounting a newspaper article in a Berlin paper purporting to give the present numbers and disposition of the whole of the Russian forces, based upon reports in a Polish newspaper. Extract from the Berlin paper and message from Lord Bloomfield to the Earl of Clarendon enclosed. June 3.
529 - Copy of a memorandum in the type and equality of clothing worn by Austrian and Russian soldiers during the winter. August 21.
530 - Letter from Mr. James M. Venning to Sidney Herbert on the status of some of the Russian and Polish prisoners of war held at the military prison at Plymouth, and the willingness of the Poles to fight for the allies. December 13.
531 - Extract of a letter from Dr. Drumbeck, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, writing from Widdin, Bulgaria, describing the wrenched condition of sick and wounded Turkish soldiers brought to Widdin. March 23.
532 - Précis of instructions for members commissioned by the Duke of Newcastle to observe and inquire into the organisation of the civil and administrative departments of the French army. Two copies. No date.
533 - Memorandum by Sidney Herbert on the relations between the War office and the various military departments subordinate to it, and proposing the creation of a War Board. December. No date.
534 - Abbreviated minute by Sidney Herbert on his memorandum proposing the creation of a War Board to coordinate the business of the War Office and various military departments. December. No date.
535 - Copy of a draft proposal for the order in council calling for the establishment of the War Board. Two copies (one in Sidney Herbert’s hand) No date.
536 - Series of questions written out by Sidney Herbert relative to the make-up of military departments. No date.
537 - Notes by Sidney Herbert for the debates on the Foreign Enlistment Bill. No date.
538 - Extract from a letter from the Secretary at War addressed to Colonel Mathews (?) informing him that the King (George III) has approved a corps of foreigners being raised as a 7th battalion to the 60th regiment of infantry. June 10 1808.
539 - Statement of a Mr. Moore at the time of the debate on the Foreign Troops Enlistment Bill. July 4 1804.
540 - Letter from Lord Granville to Sidney Herbert providing background on the recruitment of foreigners into the British army in past wars. December 19.
541 - Extract of resolutions by the council of the Frankfort Wiesbaden and Cologne Railway appointing Mr. E. A. Moriarty as standing council to the company. May 4, August 12 1853.
542 - Letter from John D. Cook to Sidney Herbert recommending the selection of Mr. Moriarty to Sidney Herbert to recruit troops in Germany for the British army, although expressing some reservation. December 20.
543 - Letter from Mr. Moriarty to Sidney Herbert reporting from Paris on the availability of Swiss recruits, and stating that the German press leans favourably to the Foreign Enlistment Bill. December 24.
544 - Letter from Mr. W. D. Christie to Sidney Herbert describing the potential for recruitment of a foreign legion, and the status of recruitment in Switzerland and some of the German states. December 30.
545 - Letter from a Mr. Draper (?) to Sidney Herbert on recruitment of Swiss troops for service in the Crimea. December 31.
546 - Confidential papers respecting the formation of a foreign legion. January 4 1855
547 - Copy of a dispatch from J. Hindmarsh, Governor of Heligoland, to Sir George Grey describing conditions and facilities that would make Heligoland suitable for stationing recruits obtained in Europe under the Foreign Enlistment Bill. January 11.
548 - Notes by Sidney Herbert on Heligoland. No date.
549 - Letter from a Mr. Lorch to Grenville Berkeley suggesting recruitment among the many Danes, Swedes and Norwegians who pass through England each year in transit to America, as Sidney Herbert had proposed to do among German emigrants. January 7 1855.
550 - Confidential papers respecting the formation of a foreign legion (in continuation of papers circulated to the cabinet January 4) [See 2057/F8/III/B/384] January 8 1855
551 - Letter from Mr. Alex Wight to Sidney Herbert proposing the raising of an army of American volunteers in Canada for service in the East. December 9. Cover note from a Mr. Whitbread to George D. Ramsay. January 12 1855.
552 - Confidential papers respecting the formation of a foreign legion (in continuation of papers circulated to the cabinet January 8) [See 2057/F8/III/B/387] January 19 1855
553 - Foreign Office despatch to Benjamin Hawes, Deputy Secretary at War, forwarding telegraphic despatches from British representatives at Frankfort and Hamburg relative to obtaining uniforms and accoutrements in those cities for foreign recruits. January 25 1855. Enclosure from Henry Elliot, Office of Military Boards, to George D. Ramsey, February 3 1855. Cover letter from Ramsay to Hawes. January 29 1955.
554 - Confidential papers respecting the formation of a foreign legion (in continuation of papers circulated to the cabinet January 19) [See 2057/F8/III/B/389] February 1 1855
555 - Printed copy of Sidney Herbert’s speech in the House of Commons on the conduct of the war in the East. December 12.
556 - Pamphlet on The Personnel and Material of the Medical Department of the Army of 30,000 Men Ordered to Turkey under Command of Lord Raglan. Departmental memorandum included from Andrew Smith, Director-General of the Army Medical Department. June 20.
557 - Pamphlet Notes on Diseases in Turkey, and Memoir on the Remittent Fever of the Levant, by Maurice Schulhof, M.D. and Charles Bryce, M.D. No date.
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