Two marriage settlements: (i) between Maj-Gen Sir William Nott, Bengal Army, and Rosa Wilson Dove; (ii) between Lt John Lamb, Bengal Army, and Louisa Mary Pollen.
Letter from Col Thomas Ross Church, Madras Army 1850, Commandant of the Madras Volunteer Guards 1873-87, sending J R Coombes's `Short History' of the Guards to the Military Secretary to the Governor of Madras; also fragmentary notes on the Surma Valley Light Horse.
Correspondence (1786-99) and will (1805) of Henry Creighton (d 1807), of Goamalty, Indigo manufacturer, including letters from Charles Grant (1746-1823), MP, East India Company servant, Bengal 1773-90, Director 1794-1823, Chairman 1805, 1809, and 1815; and correspondence (1811-68) of his son-in-l...
Original manuscript lists and catalogues (with some related correspondence) of various collections of manuscripts, drawings, books and museum specimens acquired by or offered to the East India Company Library, including the Alexander, Bijapur, Buchanan-Hamilton, Buhler, Horsfield, Johnson, Leyden...
Unpublished draft for Vol.III of Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the India Office Library by Reuben Levy (1891-1966), lecturer (1926-39) and Professor (1950-58) in Persian, University of Cambridge, and Charles Ambrose Storey (1888-1967), Professor of Arabic, Muhammadan College, Aligarh 1914-19...
`Memoirs of Lord Clive': lithographed copy, made for Maj-Gen Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), of the manuscript of his `Life of Robert Lord Clive', 3 vols (1836), containing his manuscript corrections subsequently included in the published edition.
Journal, dated 3 Dec 1780-19 Oct 1781, of a voyage from India to England in company with Philip Francis and others kept in the form of a ship's log by an unknown traveller, possibly William Harwood.
Letters received by William Harwood, Bengal Civil Service, from Philip Francis, Warren Hastings, John Clavering and George Monson
Scope & Content:
Letters received by William Harwood, Bengal Civil Service 1763-80, Chief at Dinajpur 1775-80, comprising 28 from Philip Francis, 8 from Warren Hastings, 7 from Lt-Gen Sir John Clavering and 2 from Col George Monson, chiefly relating to the revenue and administration of Dinajpur and Rangpur with s...
Letters of Brig-Gen Thomas Baker relating to 2nd Afghan War
Scope & Content:
Papers of Brig-Gen (later Lt-Gen Sir) Thomas Durand Baker (1837-93), British Army 1854-93, Brigade Major of the 2nd Brigade of the Kabul Field Force during the 2nd Afghan War.