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- 1833-1902. (Creation)
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6 folders.
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Letters to William Richard Ormsby-Gore, second Lord Harlech, 1833-1902, from family members, public figures, military colleagues, solicitors, bankers and academic researchers. The subject matter strongly reflects Victorian Britain, on the themes of W.R.O.G. 's military career with the 13th Light Dragoons, 1841-1855; his political career in Ireland, 1841-1874; the public school education of his sons; the Crimean War, 1854-1855; the British campaign in Egypt, 1882; regimental life in colonial India, 1892-1899; Conservative and Unionist politics; game laws and blood sports. Many of the letters concern Ireland and Gladstone 's policies on government purchase of the railways, 1869-1873, Catholic and Protestant tensions, 1875-1876, violence linked to the land question and evictions of tenants, 1876-1887. Other points of interest are: the history of the parish of Selatyn; the headship of Deuddwr school, 1880, 1889; publication of the Gwalia newspaper, 1886-1887; erection of a memorial to Bishop John Owen in St Asaph Cathedral, 1898; and the peerage of John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1875; the series includes some drafts and copies of outgoing correspondence.
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with unidentified letters and copies of outgoing correspondence at the end.
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- Crimean War, 1853-1856.
- Hunting -- Great Britain.
- Egypt -- History -- British occupation, 1882-1936.
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Selattyn (Shropshire, England) -- History.
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- Conservative Party (Great Britain) lctgm (Subject)
- Deytheur Endowed School. (Subject)
- Gwalia (Newspaper) (Subject)
- Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Light Dragoons, 13th. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore, William Richard, 1819-1904 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 -- Political and social views. (Subject)
- Owen, John, 1580- 1651 -- Monuments -- Wales -- St Asaph. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore, John Ralph, 1816-1876 -- Titles. (Subject)
- Ormsby-Gore, William Richard, 1819-1904. (Subject)