| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Robert R. Buckley Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Buckley, Robert R. Family | | | | Dates: | 1852-1954 | | | | Abstract: | Robert R. Buckley collected the papers of his father's family, the Buckleys of Great Britain. Robert was the grandson of Samuel Buckley, a British immigrant who received his American citizenship in New York in 1852. Samuel's brother, John, survived the defense of a British magazine in Delhi, India during the Indian Mutiny while serving in the British Army. Samuel Buckley's son, William, settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and in the 1870s-1880s worked at the Brush Electric Company. He later worked at the Cowles Electric Smelting Company. The collection consists of a certificate of citizenship, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Included is John Buckley's correspondence relating the attack by Indian mutineers on the Delhi, India British magazine and the massacre of his family in 1857. | | | | Call #: | MS 4611 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Buckley, Robert R., d. 1972. | Buckley family. | Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- India. | Brush Electric Company. | Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum Company. | Electric industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 -- Atrocities -- Personal narratives. | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Defenses.
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