Request by the British consul for protection during the 1849 siege of Rome
Single Item
MS. 23366
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Two letters comprising:
- Fols. 1-2: Copy of request, 3 June 1849, from the British consul, John Freeborn, for protection for himself and for the English diplomat William Petre during the siege of Rome. On headed notepaper of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Roman Republic.
- Fols. 3-4: Request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Roman Republic, 3 June 1849, to Citizen Sturbinetti, Lieutenant General Commander of the National Guard, to dispatch some of the National Guard to provide defence as requested by the British consul.
Dates
- Creation: 1849
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 23366, folio 1].
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Shelfmark:
MS. 23366
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23366
Abstract
Request by the British consul for protection during the 1849 siege of Rome.
Biographical / Historical
John Freeborn (c.1787-1859) was the British consul in Rome.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian by Professor Denis Mack Smith in 1994.
Creator
- Title
- Catalogue of Request by the British Consul for Protection during the 1849 Siege of Rome
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
Repository Details
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