BULLER
(Sir Redvers, 1839-1908, Commander-in-chief in South Africa)
Typed Letter Signed to Mrs Mary L. Fox
thanking her for “your letter. I am sorry I was unable to reply to it before...”, 1 side 8vo., Downes, Credion, Devonshire headed paper, 28th November
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
43671
£125
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BULLER
(Sir Redvers, 1839-1908, Commander-in-chief in South Africa)
Autograph answer signed to a question from St John BRODRICK
(9th Viscount & 1st Earl Midleton, 1856-1942, Statesman, Secretary for War), asking for “figures or facts likely to be of use to him in his speech on the introduction of the Army Estimates”, he replies that “From an Adjutant General’s point of view the past year has not been eventful. The decrease noticed last year in absentees has been maintained and the rate for 1896 is lower than that of any year since the introduction of short service. Recruiting has been satisfactory, though 1000 fewer recruits were taken for the Army in 1896 than in 1895... the Army has been continuously up to its Establishments during the year, while both the Army Reserve and the Militia show an increase in their numbers. The quality of the recruits has also improved the percentage of men specially enlisted, that is to say those who from one cause of another first fail to fulfil all the conditions of the standard pattern... this improvement though doubtless chiefly due to the increased popularity of the service is also to some extent due to improved organisation. For example a change in Artillery districts was made at the end of 1895, and the Returns this year show a large increase in the number of Militia Artillery recruits while the Royal Artillery, usually the corps most difficult to fill was 400 over Establishment on 31.12.96. A minimum standard has been introduced for the Volunteers with the result of raising not only their self respect but their estimation in the country at large... the instruction of officers in troop leading is not what it ought to be and more opportunity for giving it to Officers of all arms is urgently needed...”, 2 sides folio, no place, 25th January
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
43694
£275
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BULLER
(Sir Redvers, 1839-1908, Commander-in-chief in South Africa)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Cocks
saying he has "had a good many letters about Sir F. Milman all strongly recommending him and I have no doubt that he is a very good man. I do not though think that I have the slightest chance of being able to employ him ... any appointment I might make, though I do not at present see reasons to suppose that I should make any, would be temporary only and I imagine that that is the last thing Sir F. Milman wishes ...", 2 sides 8vo., Private Secretary's Lodge mourning paper, Dublin, 27th August
faded
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
39462
£275
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BURGOYNE
(Sir John Fox, 1782-1871, Inspector-General of Fortifications 1845-1868, Field Marshal)
Woodcut portrait from a magazine,
showing him half-length seated in full uniform, after "a Daguerrotype by Victor Plumier", c.
laid down by side margins
Item Date:
1854
Stock No:
50125
£25
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BURGOYNE
(Sir John Fox, 1782-1871, Engineer, Field Marshal)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir James' EMERSON TENNENT
(1804-1869, Traveller and Politician) saying that he hopes "you will not think that I had forgotten the desire expressed in our note of 11th Inst for a Copy of certain Meteorological observations from Ceylon, but it has taken some little time to obtain the information, & now I send it with a note from Lt Col. James R.E. Superintendant of the Ordnance Survey, who has organised the system of collecting Meteorological observations, over different parts of the world, by means of the Engineer Officers. If you require the details to which he adverts, you can have access to them as he proposes. I enclose also the whole of Col. James' last Report as it may interest you to see what we are doing ...", 3 sides 8vo., War Department, Pall Mall, Ofice of Inspecror General of Fortifications, 21st November
Item Date:
1856
Stock No:
41695
£175
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