Documents and correspondence received by John Archibald Ballard during his army career
Letters and documents received by John Archibald Ballard during his army career. These include a letter by Stratford de Redcliffe informing him he had been appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Sultan's army, documents in Turkish granting him permission to wear a sword in camp, letter from Captain Frederick Henry Dymock granting Ballard permission to wear a medal awarded to him by the Ottoman government. There are also three letters relating to movements of enemy troops during the Indian Mutiny, one sent by Brigadier Clement Edwards.
Record Details
| Item reference: | BLRD/1/1/4; MSS/80/200 MSS/80/200 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Uncatalogued material |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 1 folder (15 documents) |
| Date made: | circa 1870-1920; 1849-1850 1854-1859 |
| Creator: | Ballard, John Archibald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Private journal and notebook of John Archibald Ballard (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/1)
- Rough copies of orders issued and received and letters concerning campaigns while in command of Turkish Rifle Brigade (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/2)
- Notebook of John Archibald Ballard, intelligence department, Persian field force (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/3)
- Documents and correspondence received by John Archibald Ballard during his army career (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/4)
- Sketched diagrams of actions and maps of movements of the Rajputana Field Force during the Indian Mutiny (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/5)
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