Papers originating mainly from the Foreign Dept, Government of India, relating to various topics including relations with Princely States, the Afghan border, and coastal defence, belonging to Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert (1841-1924), Legal Member of the Governor-General's Council 1882-86.
Photographs of Henry Beveridge (1837-1929), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1857-92; Zinat Mahal Begum, wife of the last King of Delhi; and of a drawing of Tantia Topi; with letters relating to their deposit including one from Mrs Annette Beveridge (1842-1929).
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Photographs of Henry Beveridge (1837-1929), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1857-92; Zinat Mahal Begum, wife of the last King of Delhi; and of a drawing of Tantia Topi; with letters relating to their deposit including one from Mrs Annette Beveridge (1842-1929).
Papers and photographs of Norman D Harris, ICI (India) 1927-58, Company Chairman 1950-57, including three copies of `Gallop', dated 1944-46, the Journal of the Calcutta Light Horse, and miscellaneous material relating to business in Bengal.
Account books relating to five East Indiamen managed by the firm of Robert Williams & Company
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Account books of five East Indiamen managed by Robert Williams and Company, Managing Owners, covering equipment, ship's stores, victualling, and seamen's wages for the `Sulivan', `Princess Amelia', and `Hindostan'; boatswain's and carpenter's expenses, and seamen's rates of pay for the `General C...
Bound volume of cyclostyled correspondence between Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) and Government, relating to his detention and to Government and Congress policies.
Papers of Col (later Maj-Gen Sir) Barry Close, Bart (d 1813), Madras Army 1773-1811, Resident at Poona 1801-11, comprising a volume of papers on military administration c1796-98; a letter book, dated 1810, kept while commanding operations against Pindaris and concerning relations with the Pindari...
Papers of Arthur John Wallace Milroy (1883-1936), Indian Forest Service, Assam 1908-36, Conservator of Forests 1933-36, member of the Abor Expedition 1911, including diaries, correspondence, reports, articles and photographs.