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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1232
TitleThomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier
Date1643-1660
DescriptionCorrespondence and other papers relating to the career of Thomas Sanders of Little Ireton in the Civil War and Commonwealth period.
Extent122 items
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorThomas Sanders of Little Ireton (1610-1695), Parliamentarian soldier
Administrative HistoryThomas Sanders was a military commander in the Pariiamentarian army under Sir John Gell (commander in chief of the forces in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire). In 1646 he became a Colonel of the Nottingham Regiment. He was elected as an MP representing the Third Protectorate Parliament of 1659, as the Protectorate was becoming unstable, and supported the restoration of the monarchy.
Custodial HistoryThese items were deposited at Derbyshire Record Office in April 1973.
ArrangementArranged chronologically.
Organisation Sub-TypeMilitary personnel
FormatDocument
TermEnglish Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Commonwealth (1649-1660)
AcknowledgementsAdded to the online catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project , with the assistance of Elissa Rowe.
Archivist NoteCatalogue revised by MOS, Feb 2003. Online catalogue amended in accordance with ISAD(G) by SC, Aug 2025.

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