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.

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ID:	BLRD/1/1/4
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Ballard, John Archibald
Date made:	1854-1859
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 folder (15 documents)
Parts:	Papers relating to John Archibald Ballard's army career (Manuscript) 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 (Manuscript) (BLRD/1/1/5)

Documents and correspondence received by John Archibald Ballard during his army career

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