Author: MAJOR GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, 1ST BARONET OF SOWERBY .
Title: Vellum Baronetcy document on two sheets with remains of a wax seal.
Description: London: College Of Arms, 25th May 1816 . 0. Original vellum Baronetcy document, hand written on two sheets with remains of a wax seal. 25.5" x 30.5" . Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet CB (4 March 1773 – 28 April 1846) was a commander of the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular War. Elphinstone was the youngest son of John Elphinstone, a captain in the Royal Navy and for a period a vice-admiral in the Russian Navy. His mother was Amelia, daughter of John Warburton.. He was created 1st Baronet of Elphinstone, of Sowerby in the County of Cumberland, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 May 1816, and nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath." - See Wikipedia.

Keywords: Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet of Sowerby . Ephemera: : 19th Century


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