Diary of Charles Chichester. Montreal, in command of 81st regiment at St. John's.

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

Reference
- GB 50 U DDCH/81
Dates of Creation
- Jan - Sep 1844
Physical Description
- 1 volume

Scope and Content

Description of: elections in Montreal; walking match with brother officer, Murray, from St. John's to La Prairie and back in 12 hours; Murray nearly died but Charles completed the course, and commented unfavourably on stamina of the modern soldier; news of sale of his old home, Tixall; visits to Lachine, Bytown, Falls of Chandiere, and passage through lakes of Toronto; visit to Buffalo to see Macready play in 'Werther'; meeting with Macready the next day

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Archive Record|Table of contents

Papers of Sir Charles (1795 - 1847) and Lady Mary Chichester (1801 - 1876)U DDCH

Transfer: Charles William Clifford, Esq. to Captain Charles Renfric ChichesterU DDCH/1

Copy of will of Nurse DowdallU DDCH/2

Accounts and Agents Reports on the Templeton estateU DDCH/3

Notebook containing estate accounts, garden diary, miscellaneous notes, including notes on local government in EnglandU DDCH/4

Accounts connected with Irish estates belonging to Mary Balfe, wife of Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/5

Copy of correspondence relating to the marriage settlement of Charles Chichester and Mary ConstableU DDCH/6

Correspondence regarding accounts of the Templeton estateU DDCH/7

Letter from Andrew Martyn of Dublin to Charles Raleigh Chichester concerning the distribution of the Balfe estate to his wife and her sistersU DDCH/8

Letter from D Cullington to Lady Chichester concerning her willU DDCH/9

Letters refering to the sale of the Halsham EstateU DDCH/10

List of and notes on horses of Charles ChichesterU DDCH/11

List and description of horses of Charles ChichesterU DDCH/12

Hunting diary of Charles ChichesterU DDCH/13

Hunting diary of Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/14

Lady Chichester's account with M Caley and Co., grocer of HullU DDCH/15

Garden diaryU DDCH/16

Schedule of papers in the box belonging to Lady ChichesterU DDCH/17

Rough family tree of the Clifford and Constable familiesU DDCH/18

Copy of inscription to the memory of Mary, widow of John Chichester of Arlington, who died 5 December 1815U DDCH/19

Ms. account of the death of Major Donald MacdonaldU DDCH/20

Memorial inscription to Mary McDonnell, Lady ConstableU DDCH/21

Summary of the career of Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/22

Page from Debrett's relating to the Clifford familyU DDCH/23

Letter from Constance Chichester referring to the subsequent history of Major Macdonald's familyU DDCH/24

Commission of Charles Chichester as Lieutenant in the 14th (Bucks) RegimentU DDCH/25

Commission promoting Charles Chichester to Captain in the 60th RegimentU DDCH/26

Commission promoting Charles Chichester to MajorU DDCH/27

Commission promoting Charles Chichester to Lieutenant ColonelU DDCH/28

Commission of Charles Raleigh Chichester as Ensign in the 48th regiment, from 31 March 1846U DDCH/29

Commission promoting Charles Raleigh Chichester to Lieutenant, from 1 September 1848U DDCH/30

Commission promoting Charles Raleigh Chichester to Captain, from 6 DecemberU DDCH/31

Commonplace book of French quotationsU DDCH/32

Letters from Sir Thomas Constable, from Llandilo, Caermaerthen and Pembroke, to his wife describing a tour in WalesU DDCH/33

Letter from Sir Thomas Constable to Lady Blount, from TixallU DDCH/34

Letter from Sir Thomas Constable to his daughter, Mary, from BathU DDCH/35

Letters to and from Mary Clifford Constable before her marriage, and to Charles and Mary Chichester after their marriageU DDCH/36

Letters to and from Lady Constable and her nephew Charles Chichester, chiefly when stationed at Halifax, Nova ScotiaU DDCH/37

Miscellaneous letters to and from members of the Chichester family and othersU DDCH/38

Letters to Charles Chichester and Lady Chichester from Grenville Pigot, Charles Townley, Lady Mary Fitzroy and George CliffordU DDCH/39

Invitation to Lt. Col. C Chichester to stand as Member of Parliament for Tiverton, and to dineU DDCH/40

Letters from Charles Chichester to his wife Mary Barbara ChichesterU DDCH/41

Letter from Colonel Wetherall to Charles Chichester, from Montreal about operations in the rebellion in [Lower and Upper Canada]U DDCH/42

Copies of letters to General Putnam of the US ArmyU DDCH/43

Letters from Sir Charles Chichester and Lady Chichester to their son, Charles Raleigh Chichester, at Stonyhurst, from the West Indies and Canada.U DDCH/44

Record of letters received and despatched by Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/45

Letter from the Institut d'Afrique to Sir Charles Chichester on his acceptance of the title of President BienfaiteurU DDCH/46

Letters to and from Sir Charles and Lady Mary Chichester and their sons, Raleigh and Arthur.U DDCH/47

Letter to Sir Charles Chichester from a correspondent in Puerto Rico (in Spanish)U DDCH/48

Record of letters received and despatched by Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/49

Letters to Charles Raleigh Chichester from his brother Arthur and othersU DDCH/50

Letters to Charles Raleigh Chichester from friends and relativesU DDCH/51

Letter book, with some notes, of Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/52

Letters to Charles Raleigh Chichester from his brother, Arthur, and other relativesU DDCH/53

Letter book, begun by Sir Charles Chichester, and continued by Lady Chichester after his death on 4 April 1847U DDCH/54

Letters of condolence to Lady Chichester and Charles Raleigh Chichester on the death of Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/55

Letter of condolence from Major General Armstrong to Major Ward of the 81st Regiment on the death of Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/56

Letters from Lady Chichester to Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/57

Letters to and from Lady Chichester and Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/58

Letters from Lady Chichester to Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/59

Letters from and relating to Arthur and Henry Chichester, second and third sons of Sir Charles Chichester, at Stonyhurst, including reports etc.U DDCH/60

Letter from Lady Chichester describing the revolution in Paris and the part played by Alphonse de PolignacU DDCH/61

Letters from Lady Chichester to Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/62

Letters from Lady Chichester to her daughter-in-law, Mary BalfeU DDCH/63

Copy of a letter signed Menchikoff, relating to finding and return of diariesU DDCH/64

Letters to Constance and Amy Chichester.U DDCH/65

Letter to Lady Chichester from Toronto describing the scene at the death of Sir Allan Macnab (who died on 8 August)U DDCH/66

Letters relating to the marriage of Sir [Thomas Aston] Clifford ConstableU DDCH/67

Letters concerning the death of Mary [Balfe], wife of Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/68

Letter from H A Chichester describing the death of Lt. Col. Charles Raleigh Chichester on 19 MayU DDCH/69

Diary of Charles Chichester.U DDCH/70

Diary of Charles Chichester.U DDCH/71

Diary of Charles Chichester.U DDCH/72

Diary of Charles Chichester. Portion of a diary kept in NewfoundlandU DDCH/73

Diary of Charles Chichester. Portion of a diary kept at St. Johns, NewfoundlandU DDCH/74

Diary of Brig. General Charles Chichester, serving with the British Legion during the Carlist War in SpainU DDCH/75

Diary of Charles Chichester.U DDCH/76

Diary of Charles Chichester.U DDCH/77

Diary of Charles ChichesterU DDCH/78

Diary of Charles Chichester. Carracas.U DDCH/79

Diary of Charles Chichester. Trinidad, as Acting Governor.U DDCH/80

Diary of Charles Chichester. Montreal, in command of 81st regiment at St. John's.U DDCH/81

Diary of Charles Chichester. St. John's, MontrealU DDCH/82

Diary of Charles Chichester. Burton Constable, on leaveU DDCH/83

Diary of Charles Chichester. Toronto.U DDCH/84

Diary of Charles Chichester, continued by Lady Chichester.U DDCH/85

Diary of Mary Barbara Clifford Constable, later Lady ChichesterU DDCH/86

Diary of Lady Chichester. Caracas, Venezuela, Trinidad, Antigua.U DDCH/87

Diary of Lady Chichester. Buffalo, United States of America, and St. John's, MontrealU DDCH/88

Diaries of Lady Chichester. St John's, Montreal; Scarborough; Burton Constable; Paris (abdication of Louis Philippe); Wood HallU DDCH/89

Diaries of Lady Chichester. Wood Hall, Yorkshire; Brighton; Paris; Florence; LondonU DDCH/90

Diaries of Lady Chichester. Cowes, Isle of Wight; Dublin; Burton Constable; London; ParisU DDCH/91

Diaries of Lady Chichester. London; Bruges; Brussels; YorkshireU DDCH/92

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Kept at StonyhurstU DDCH/93

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Aged 15 whilst finishing his education in ParisU DDCH/94

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. As Ensign in 48th Regiment during voyage to Barbados, and backU DDCH/95

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. With 48th Regiment in Ireland, Paris and Burton ConstableU DDCH/96

Fly leaf from diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester for the period October 1850 to July 1851U DDCH/97

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester.U DDCH/98

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Kept in the CrimeaU DDCH/99

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Kept in the CrimeaU DDCH/100

Loose sheets of an engagement diary kept in ParisU DDCH/101

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Kept in IrelandU DDCH/102

Diary of Charles Raleigh Chichester. Kept in IrelandU DDCH/103

Passing out certificate of Charles Chichester, from Royal Military College, SandhurstU DDCH/104

Diplomas and Royal Licences relating to the Order of San Fernando conferred on Charles Chichester for his services with the British Legion in SpainU DDCH/105

Notebook belonging to Mary Barbara Clifford Constable, ParisU DDCH/106

Passport of Mary Barbara Lady Chichester, her two daughters and governessU DDCH/107

Ms. copy of a speech made by Major Donald Macdonald before his execution at Carlisle for participation in the 1745 Jacobite rebellionU DDCH/108

Short speech of Mrs Maister on presenting new colours to the 81st Regiment at BarbadosU DDCH/109

Address from the magistrates etc. to Colonel Chichester, late Commandant of the London and Western Districts (Canada), on his being ordered abroadU DDCH/110

Addresses to Sir Charles Chichester from Trinidad, Chatham, St. John's, CanadaU DDCH/111

Testimonial of Judge Gomez to Sir Charles Chichester, expressing appreciation of his services, on relinquishment of his role as Acting Governor of TrinidadU DDCH/112

Report on Charles Raleigh Chichester on leaving StonyhurstU DDCH/113

Operation order for the attack on the Carlist position on 5 May, dated at San SebastianU DDCH/114

General order dated Headquarters, San Sebastian, relating to the victory of 5 MayU DDCH/115

List of officers recommended for decorations after the action of 5 May 1836U DDCH/116

Approximate state of the Infantry commanded by, and cooperating with, the Count de Luchana, 14 May 1837U DDCH/117

Notes and letters relating to military matters in CanadaU DDCH/118

Notes on manoeuvres near Lake Erie, Canada, by Sir Charles ChichesterU DDCH/119

Letter of congratulation to Charles Chichester on the condition of the 81st RegimentU DDCH/120

List of casualties in the 97th RegimentU DDCH/121

Portion of a desription by Charles Chichester of his voyage to Nova Scotia in 1822U DDCH/122

List of guests invited to a ball at CalverleighU DDCH/123

Small satin covered notebook containing extracts from Smollett's 'History of England'U DDCH/124

Ms. Book of fables translated from La Fontaine by Sir Thomas Clifford, Bt.U DDCH/125

Select fables translated from La Fontaine, 1813 - 1814, by Sir Thomas Clifford, Bt.U DDCH/126

Ms. Speech of Leonidas to his followersU DDCH/127

Ms. Notes on the lives of the SaintsU DDCH/128

Ms. Notes on the life of Frederick the GreatU DDCH/129

Poem on the death of Lord DundeeU DDCH/130

Ms. poem 'The mysterious stranger of the Apenines' [sic]U DDCH/131

Satirical poem on the Spanish Carlist WarU DDCH/132

Poem by Thomas CliffordU DDCH/133

Sonnet by Arthur Clifford 'On revisitng Tixall the place of my birth'U DDCH/134

Fragments of ms. and printed verseU DDCH/135

Book of poetry, and pen and ink sketches by Charles Chichester, with seven loose water - colour and pencil drawings of brother officers, and a cannon sketched in Newfoundland 1823U DDCH/136

Newsheet, printed in Spanish, entitled 'Gaceta Oficial', and noted by Charles Chichester as having been dropped on the road by a Carlist piquet on 24 December 1835, when retiring before some of the Queen's Lancers, and given to him by the Officer who commanded the party which picked it upU DDCH/137

Printed letter and newspaper cuttings relating to the Carlist War in SpainU DDCH/138

Cutting from 'Woolmers Exeter and Plymouth Gazette' relating to the murder of a gamekeeper by poachersU DDCH/139

Copy of inscription to George Southcott Esq., died 16 March 1654, aged 14. Reverse: press cuttings relating to Sir Charles Chichester's term of office as Acting Governor of TrinidadU DDCH/140

Cutting from a newspaper announcing Col. Sir Charles Chichester's death in Toronto and post mortem reportU DDCH/141

Cutting from the 'Roscommon Journal' of obituary of Lt. Col. Charles Raleigh ChichesterU DDCH/142

Programme of Amateur Theatre, St. James Barracks, 'Maurice the Woodcutter', presented by the 81st Loyal Lincoln RegimentU DDCH/143

Programmes of theatricals etc. performed at Burton Constable, Hull, Stonyhurst, Montreal etc.U DDCH/144

Programme of the Garrison Theatre performance of 'St. Patrick's Eve'U DDCH/145

Election notice of the chairing of Lord Palmerston at TivertonU DDCH/146

Piece of shrub from the grave of Sir Thomas Clifford Constable at GhentU DDCH/147

Authentication of a relic [St. Barbara?]U DDCH/148

Application for licence to reserve the Sacrament at Wood Hall, Yorkshire, addressed to Pope Pius IX. Grant of the licence on the dorseU DDCH/149

Page from Mass of St. Raphael the ArchangelU DDCH/150

Ms. book of 'pious reflections' taken from the Rev. Alban Butler's 'Lives of the Saints'U DDCH/151

Lady Chichester's list of anniversaries on which massess were to be said for her dead relativesU DDCH/152

Memorial cards for Mary Barbara Lady ChichesterU DDCH/153

Printed verbatim report of the trial of Titus OatesU DDCH/154

Description of portrait group of Thomas Clifford and his wife, Barbara AstonU DDCH/155

Photograph of Stonyhurst CollegeU DDCH/156

Ink sketch of Lady Chichester with her two sons, Charles Raleigh and Hugh ArthurU DDCH/157

Pencil sketches, and prints of sacred picturesU DDCH/158

Pencil panorama, possibly of the CrimeaU DDCH/159

Funeral discourse on Sir Thomas Constable Bt., delivered in the Chapel at Tixall Hall, TixallU DDCH/160

Carbon copy ts. extracts from Charles Chichester's letters and diaries, and other biographical notesU DDCH/161