Military - Caribbean Wars - An historically important and unique late Georgian era campaign portable writing desk - part brass bound in wood, triple opening, bearing a silver plaque - 'George William Ramsay to George Antoine Ramsay January 1st 1811' - from father to son, both of whom were career soldiers. The multi-compartmentalised interior fitted with dark blue leather document pouch internally lined with a deep yellow coloured paper, with red leathered sectional tiers on each side, dark blue leather writing surface bordered with gilt-tooling. Silver furnished topped lid, crossed ribbon decoration and unusual adapted varnished tray for numerous water colour paint bricks, together with a selection of ceramic mixing plates stored under. In fine condition, bearing original period conversion, manufactures label (the premises of which was located not far from where GWR had property in London) and original book plate for GeoAntoineR with family motto. An important antique writing box which once belonged to a leading figure in the wars in the Caribbean during the latter decades of the 18th c George William Ramsay (1761-1819) was a career soldier who became the Governor General of the newly created Antigua and Montserrat, during the Caribbean Wars. He had served as Lt Col in the York Rangers up to 1795 serving in Barbados, St Vincent, Tobago and Trinidad, and then transferred to the 60th Regiment of Foot serving in Tobago, Antigua and Grenada. He became Governor General of Antigua and Montserrat in 1816 after the dissolution of the former British Leeward Islands. This box was given to his son, George Antoine Ramsay who served in various regiments including the 77th East Middlesex Regiment of Foot and the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot. It then passed to Bishop George Popham-Blyth (1832-1915) who rose to be Bishop in Jerusalem. The item is accompanied by a considerable amount of research material compiled by the present vendor