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- [c. 1837] (Creation)
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76 ff. (partly paginated 1-50 with errors) ; 60 x 115 mm.
Full leather, double blind fillet, brass clasp. 'Penny's Improved Patent' in gold on spine.
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Sotheby's; London; Purchased at auction, lot 482; 23 July 1985.
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A brief autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah of the 23rd Regiment of Royal Welch Fusiliers, possibly written soon after his discharge from the army in 1837 (see f. 74). The volume contains an account of his youth in the parish of Goetre, Monmouthshire, 1797-1812 (ff. 1 verso-8), of his life in the army in England and Belgium, 1812-1815 (ff. 8 verso-27 verso), of marching and foraging for victuals previous to the battle of Waterloo (ff. 27 verso-56) and a detailed account of the battle itself (ff. 56-73 verso).
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- English
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English.
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Finding aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4631307 (June 2016)
Digital version available https://www.library.wales/discover-learn/digital-exhibitions/manuscripts/modern-period/the-autobiography-of-private-thomas-jeremiah
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 22102A.
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This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.
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