Papers of Capt Bernard Stuart Horner (1889-1982), British Army 1914-19, Indian Army 1919-32, Indian Political Service 1921-30, including his record of service and material on the flora of Bushire.
Certified copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Bombay City Bank Limited (printed), and of its certificate of registration of incorporation on 5 July 1864, with associated documents.
Letters and sketch map received by Lt-Gen Sir Jasper Nicolls (1778-1849), British Army 1793, C-in-C, India 1839-43, relating to 1st Afghan War, including three (1839) from Lt-Gen Sir John Keane, C-in-C, Bombay 1834-40 (one on the storming of Ghazni); and one (27 Feb 1842) from Maj-Gen George Poll...
Three papers, dated Nov 1946, of Leonard Brian Walsh Atkins (b 1915), Principal, Burma Office 1945-47, collected during an official visit to Burma and relating chiefly to the political position of the Kachins.
`Sketches of the Encampments of the Army commanded by Lieut. Genl. Sir Eyre Coote K.B. in the Carnatic during the Campaign of 1781': an album of plans and sketches of camps and battles in pen and ink and watercolour by Samuel Davis (1760-1819), who served in the Bengal Engineers during the campaign.
Document relating to a suit in Chancery by Capt William Farington (1746-c1815), East India Company maritime service 1762-c87, justifying his conduct as Commander of the East Indiaman `General Coote' 1783-84; eyewitness account, dated 1811, by Lt Edward Fraser Farington (1792-1812), Bengal Army 18...
Diary, dated Mar 1858-Aug 1859, of Dr Joseph Sawyers (1827-63), Assistant Surgeon, British Army 1850-63, recording his daily life in Rawalpindi, Gwalior and other parts of India at the time of the Sepoy Rebellion, and his voyage back to England.
Papers of Capt Anthony Croker Weldon (1907-39), British Army 1927-39, employed under the Air Ministry (in RAF) 1933-37, comprising mainly letters to his family; also including photographs and an account of his journey overland from India to Europe in 1933.
Power of attorney appointing Robert Williamson and John Hedderwick, both of Finlay Muir & Co, to register the reconveyance of a share in the Bagcherra Tea Estate, Khasi and Jaintia Hills District, Assam.
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Power of attorney appointing Robert Williamson and John Hedderwick, both of Finlay Muir & Co, to register the reconveyance of a share in the Bagcherra Tea Estate, Khasi and Jaintia Hills District, Assam.