| Manuscripts/MS Add.9587 contains: |
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| 1 |
Letter to father, Parkhurst [Barracks, Isle of Wight] |
| 2 |
Letter to mother, [H.M.S. Vulcan], Malta |
| 3 |
Letter to father, H.M.S. Vulcan, southern coast of Greece, Dardanelles, Constantinople |
| 4 |
Letter to father, Aladine, near Varna |
| 5 |
Letter to father, encampment 15 miles from Varna |
| 6 |
Letter to father, [Encampment Galata Bournou (?), opposite Varna] |
| 7 |
Letter to mother, Varna |
| 8 |
Letter to father, 'City of Carlisle' Transport, off Baltcheck, in Kavarna Bay |
| 9 |
Letter to mother, 'City of Carlisle' Transport, off Baltcheck, in Kavarna Bay |
| 10 |
Letter to father, Kalamita Bay |
| 11 |
Letter to father, Alma, Crimea (envelope marked "Kit's account of the Battle of the Alma") |
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Christopher E. Blackett: Letters to his parents from the Crimea
| Title |
Letter to father, encampment, Balaklava |
| Reference |
MS Add.9587/14 |
| Covering Dates |
16 Oct. 1854–17 Oct. 1854 |
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| Content and context |
Sir Colin Campbell has come to take command and Turkish reinforcements have arrived. The batteries have opened on Sebastopol, but there are other forts to be taken, so the war may last longer than anticipated. Thinks it must be sensational news in England, "owing to there being so many members of the leading families of the country engaged in it". The only Northumberland men he knows of are Captain Brandling of the Artillery and Sir Edward Blackett's son. |
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