Papers of Maj (later Maj-Gen) John Munro (1775-1858), Madras Army 1791, DQMG and later QMG, Madras 1802-11, Resident and Diwan, Travancore 1811-19, comprising copies of official papers, dated 1804-08, on the defence of the Madras Presidency and the administration of the Madras Army, and account books, dated 1811-16, relating to Munro's administration in Travancore.
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Papers of Maj (later Maj-Gen) John Munro (1775-1858), Madras Army 1791, DQMG and later QMG, Madras 1802-11, Resident and Diwan, Travancore 1811-19, comprising copies of official papers, dated 1804-08, on the defence of the Madras Presidency and the administration of the Madras Army, and account b...
Memoranda, dated 1785, by Col Robert Kelly (d 1790), Madras Army 1760-90, on the frontier defences of the Carnatic, including accounts of the 1st Mysore War and of the beginning of the 2nd; also diary, dated Sep 1780-Sep 1781, by unnamed officer of his experiences on campaign in the Carnatic.
Volume kept by William Scot (d 1863), Madras Medical Service 1802-35, comprising accounts as surgeon at St Thomas's Mount 1818-20, abstracts of minutes of the Medical Board 1820-26, and other papers including report on cholera; also copies of three letters, dated 1813, from Lt-Col (later Maj-Gen...
Letter, dated 11 Jan 1728 [ns 1729], from Daniel Bayley, merchant of Manchester to Rev King of Styche, Salop, giving an account of the health of his nephew Robert Clive, later 1st Baron Clive (1725-74), after an attack of fever.
Two accounts, dated 1932, by Hugh James, Burmah Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Co., and Capt L W R T Turbett (b1884), Royal Indian navy 1905-31, of a trekking holiday in Sikkim; with two photograph albums, dated 1933, belonging to James and showing aspects of his work, social life and travels in India.
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Two accounts, dated 1932, by Hugh James, Burmah Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Co, and Capt L W R T Turbett (b 1884), Royal Indian Navy 1905-31, of a holiday trekking in Sikkim; with two photograph albums, dated 1930-33, belonging to James and showing aspects of his work, social life, and tra...
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Lt-Gen Thomas Fourness Wilson (1819-86), Bengal Army 1838-86, Assistant Adjutant-General to Sir Henry Lawrence at Lucknow, Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1881-86.
Papers of Philip Edmund Stanley Finney (1904-86), Indian Police, Bengal 1924-47, mainly comprising letters and newspaper cuttings relating to his career.
Three letter books of Joseph Collet (1673-1725), Deputy-Governor of Fort Marlborough, Sumatra 1711-16, Member of the Madras Council 1716-17, Governor of Madras 1717-20, containing personal and business correspondence; with typescript copy of his Consultations and Diary Book, 1717.
Illuminated address, dated 18 May 1874, from Zahir-ud-daula, Prince of Arcot (d 1879) to Queen Victoria, expressing his loyalty on his succession; with minute, dated 1907, from Henry William Garrett to John Ferard, both of the India Office, discussing the address.