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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur D1206

1. Mss Eur D1206

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206
Title:
Papers of Edward Parry Thornton, Bengal Civil Service
Scope & Content:
Papers of Edward Parry Thornton (1811-93), Bengal Civil Service 1830-62, served in Punjab from 1849, chiefly relating to his part in the suppression of a rebellion by Nadir Khan of Mandla, 1852-53; and in the suppression of the Indian mutiny in Hazara, 1857.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-1878
Extent:
7 items

2. Mss Eur D1206/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/1
Title:
Scope & Content:
Notebook containing copies of letters from Thornton to the Punjab authorities describing his action in preventing Nadir Khan, discontented son of the raja of Mandla from provoking a rising of hill tribes in 1852; copies of other letters from Punjab officials praising Thornton's work and informing...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-1853
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur D1206/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Thornton and his colleagues in the Punjab describing operations, reporting developments with first hand accounts of events in the Punjab during the Indian Mutiny; includes Thornton's collaboration with John Reid Becher, Commissioner at Hazara, to forestall an insurrection o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May-Nov 1857
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur D1206/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters from Thornton to Becher, Ouseley and Mackenzie from Rawalpindi during the Indian Mutiny concerning the deployment of troops, strengthening of defences; notes on action in surrounding districts
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May-Jun 1857
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur D1206/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from John Lawrence to Thornton and Cracroft concerning operations at Murree
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep-Oct 1857
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur D1206/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters and medical certificates from Thornton to India Office authorities requesting extension of sick leave
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1860-1862
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur D1206/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Thornton's account book together with counterfoils of deposits
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1868-1878
Extent:
Unspecified

8. Mss Eur D1206/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1206/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous letters to Edward Parry
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810-1826
Extent:
Unspecified