Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 1/2/20
Title
Letters from Hamilton to his wife, Jean Hamilton, 1895, relating to his service in India
Date(s)
- 1895 Feb 22 - 1895 Oct 8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file, 28 letters
Scope and content
Letters sent by Hamilton to his wife Jean Miller Hamilton, mainly relating to the Chitral Relief Expedition, Indian North West Frontier, including his posting as Assistant Adjutant General to Maj Gen Edward Stedman, 24 Apr 1895; his refusal to be appointed Assistant Military Secretary to FM Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford, commanding forces in Ireland, 31 May 1895; his acceptance of the post of Deputy Quarter Master General in India, 23 Aug 1895. 1 file, 28 letters