1, pp. 1-80. Notes on and extracts from Classical Writers. 2, pp. 83-99. Historical Journal of all that I [Orme] have ever read in my life, adjusted as well as Memory and Notes have enabled me to recollect. This covers the years 1736 to 1758, shows the kind of reading in which Orme indulged and...
1, pp. 1-26. Notes and extracts. 2, pp. 27-40. Letter written by Orme for Lord Clive in 1761 to be sent to Lord Bute. Duplicate of India I. 10. A description of Batavia. See OV.41.5. 3, pp. 41-54. Notes and extracts. The History of the Conquest of Mexico, by Antonio de Solis; The History of th...
pp. [i-ii]. Index, continued at the end of the volume. 1, pp. 1-272. Catalogue of Classical Books. 2, pp. 418-419. Index, continued from the beginning of the volume.
1, pp. 1-285. General Catalogue of Books. Under some of the headings may be found useful information regarding Historical works and Books of Travels, e.g., the Headings East Indies, pp. 127-145 (in which Orme includes all countries east of Suez and the Cape of Good Hope); Mixed Voyages (pp. 1...
Extracts from letters from Tellicherry, Gombroon and Anjengo
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1, pp. 1-36. Extracts from letters from Tellicherry, 22 Dec. 1751 to 6 Dec. 1753. Official papers. 2, pp. 37-70. Extracts from letters from Gombroon, 27 Jan. 1752-22 June 1753. Official papers. The first of these letters mentions a report that the Russians have opened a trade in woollen goods b...
A blank book containing tracings of Persian MSS. 1. Persian Manuscripts traced from copies in the Bodleian Library. Sent to Orme by Mrs. Davy, and stated to "contain particulars of lives of Mogul Emperors from the time of Timur, copied from Papers in the Bodleian Library."
1, ff. 1-64. The succession of Alexander. Extracts from Orme's Reading. 2, pp. 1-11. Athens. Extracts from Orme's Reading. 3, pp. 13-15. Lacedaemon. Extracts from Orme's Reading. 4, pp. 17-18. India. Extracts from Orme's Reading.
Orme's Private Accounts and Correspondence Jan 1781 to 26 Feb 1787
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Orme’s private accounts and correspondence from January 1781 to 26 Feb. 1787. Some in Orme's handwriting, but mostly copies. All dated from No. 11, Harley Street, except where otherwise indicated. 1, p. 3. Cash accounts. 2, p. 5. 13 Aug. 1781 to J. R. (? John Roberts). 3, p. 5. 17 Aug. 1781 to C...
1, pp, 1-87. Journal and Orderly Book of Brigadier-General Joseph Smith, 15 Feb 1767-2 April 1769. Copy. Copied in XVIII. 11. This covers the first war with Haidar Ali. Apparently by General Smith's Aide-de-Camp, who refers to him throughout as "the Colonel." See [British Library] Add MS 29898 (J...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1767-1773
Extent:
1 volume, pp. 290
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