Detail View: Rylands Collection: Letter from Royston Barton
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Image Number:
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JRL0908329dc
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Reference Number:
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EGT/3/7/6/2/50/1
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Image Title:
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Letter from Royston Barton
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Series Title:
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Papers of Samuel Egerton
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter to Samuel Egerton from Royston Barton
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Creator:
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Barton, Royston
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1759-05-08
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Page/Sheet:
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1
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Image Sequence Number:
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001
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Description:
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Letter from Royston Barton, who in 1759 reports that he has joined his regiment at Winchester, where they are holding 1,800 French prisoners with only 7 officers to mount guard over them.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Letters
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Category of Material:
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Hampshire: Winchester
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-12-15
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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