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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) |