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Manuscript Name | Papers of Major W. M. Robertson |
Manuscript Number | MSS 250 |
Last Updated | October 2021 |
Extent | 1 leaf (1 folio) |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | This collection comprises the engrossed parchment Commission of Major W. M. Robertson, Army of the East India Company, 10 October 1821. |
1821
Major W. M. Robertson, served in the 15th Regiment Native Infantry, and died on the 24th April 1825 at about 42 years. His remains lie interred in the burying ground attached to Stone House in the Nilgiris District, India.
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Papers of W. M. Robertson, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 250, Folio 1.
The collection was purchased from a second hand dealer in 1985.
Robertson, W. M. 1783?-1825
Great Britain. East India Company. Army -- Archives
Great Britain. East India Company. Army -- Promotions
Army officers
Folio 1
By the Lord Justices in the Name of His Majesty George the Fourth. Engrossed Commission of Major W. M. Robertson, Army of East India Company; signed by the Duke of Wellington, Earl Cathcart, Lord Cholmondeley, Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth and William Hamilton. Also includes the Seal of the Lords of Justice, and the following statement "with Army with East Indies only" on the front and back of the Commission, 10 October 1821