Context: IX.ix. Letters from Ralph Howard, written from Bloemfontein, South Africa,

IX.ix. Letters from Ralph Howard, written from Bloemfontein, South Africa,

[1900]

Writing to his stepmother Fanny Howard from Bloemfontein, he refers to recent British military successes in South Africa and the casualties sustained by his unit. In a letter to an aunt, written from the Convent Hospital in Bloemfontein, he refers to his recent ill health, planned departure from South Africa and Queen Victoria's visit to Dublin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Howard, Ralph, Earl of Wicklow, 1877-1946
Contributors:	Howard, Fanny, Countess of Wicklow, -1914
Format:	Manuscript
Subjects:	South African War, 1899-1902
Notes:	Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow, was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards, and served as a Staff Captain in South Africa during the Boer War. Physical description: 2 pp more
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds

Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1737-1919.

I. Theodosia Crosbie letters, 1746.
II. Sarah Ponsonby letters, 1774-1804.
III. Theodosia Blachford papers, 1773-1794.
IV. Lady Elizabeth Fownes papers, 1777-1778.
- IV.i. Letters to Mrs. Goddard, from Lady Elizabeth Fownes of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny, 1777-1778.
- IV.ii. Letter, written by William Tighe, concerning the death of Lady Elizabeth Fownes, 1778.
V. Mary Tighe letters, 1793-1810.
VI. Caroline Hamilton papers, 1796-1852.
VII. Sarah Howard Papers, 1830-1887.
VIII. Lady Caroline Howard Papers, 1852-1919.
- VIII.i. Correspondence between Lady Caroline Howard and her brother Charles, Earl of Wicklow, 1852-1...
- VIII.ii. Correspondence between Lady Caroline Howard and her sisters Lady Louisa and Lady Alice Howa...
- VII.iii. Letters to Lady Caroline Howard and her brother Cecil Howard, later 6th Earl of Wicklow, 18...
- VIII.iv. Additional correspondence of Lady Caroline Howard, 1868-1919.
- VIII.v. Additional papers of Lady Caroline Howard, 1900.
IX. Additional Howard family correspondence, 1773-1900.
X. Legal and financial papers of the Howard family, 1817-1919.
- X.i. Legal and financial papers of the Howard family, 1817-1870
- X.ii. Legal papers of the Howard family, 1891-1919.
XI. Other papers, 1737-1913.

IX.ix. Letters from Ralph Howard, written from Bloemfontein, South Africa,

[1900]

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1749-1919.
Description:	Writing to his stepmother Fanny Howard from Bloemfontein, he refers to recent British military successes in South Africa and the casualties sustained by his unit. In a letter to an aunt, written from the Convent Hospital in Bloemfontein, he refers to his recent ill health, planned departure from South Africa and Queen Victoria's visit to Dublin.
Main Creator:	Howard, Ralph, Earl of Wicklow, 1877-1946
Extent:	2 pp
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 38,639/2/24 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland.