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D284 - Birds family of Bakewell - 1776-1878
- MF - Family records - 1776-20th cent

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D284/MF/1-27
Title	Letters and papers of Captain Francis Birds, son of Thomas Birds of Bakewell (1714-1783) and Mary, sister of Thomas Gilbert, M P for Lichfield [Staffs] (1763-1790)
Date	1776-1794
Description	Letters to family concerning Bakewell local news and own search for employment 1776, Peninsular War, home leaves and search from promotion 1789-1793; family letters and papers concerning death in action and attempt to recoup purchase price of recent commission, inventory of goods etc 1794 (see below) Also including D284/MF/22 An inventory of the late Captain Bird on board the "Commerce de Marseilles" in Porto Ferraro, 1794
Extent	27 items
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Birds family of Bakewell
Term	Armed forces
	Army
	Commissions (armed forces)
	Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
	Peninsular War (1807-1814)

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