Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p Contains William Scollay correspondence, mostly with family members and friends, pertaining to his service in the British Army while the U.S. and Britain were at war in 1812; and to earlier travels to Montevideo during the British invasion of Buenos Aires, 1806-1807, and other areas of the world. Scollay was interested in transferring from the military to the civil branch of the East India Company during this period, and many of the letters concern attempts through family and friends to secure this appointment. Other papers include a journal of Scollay's and extracts about visits to Lisbon, Bombay and other places; manuscripts of his poems; correspondence belonging to his mother Catherine; copy of her will; an account of Scollay's life written in 1874; and miscellaneous documents.. }
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- catalog abstract "Contains William Scollay correspondence, mostly with family members and friends, pertaining to his service in the British Army while the U.S. and Britain were at war in 1812; and to earlier travels to Montevideo during the British invasion of Buenos Aires, 1806-1807, and other areas of the world. Scollay was interested in transferring from the military to the civil branch of the East India Company during this period, and many of the letters concern attempts through family and friends to secure this appointment. Other papers include a journal of Scollay's and extracts about visits to Lisbon, Bombay and other places; manuscripts of his poems; correspondence belonging to his mother Catherine; copy of her will; an account of Scollay's life written in 1874; and miscellaneous documents.".
- catalog description "Contains William Scollay correspondence, mostly with family members and friends, pertaining to his service in the British Army while the U.S. and Britain were at war in 1812; and to earlier travels to Montevideo during the British invasion of Buenos Aires, 1806-1807, and other areas of the world. Scollay was interested in transferring from the military to the civil branch of the East India Company during this period, and many of the letters concern attempts through family and friends to secure this appointment. Other papers include a journal of Scollay's and extracts about visits to Lisbon, Bombay and other places; manuscripts of his poems; correspondence belonging to his mother Catherine; copy of her will; an account of Scollay's life written in 1874; and miscellaneous documents.".