Papers of Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28
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Blackett Collection: letters and papers of Sir Basil Phillott Blackett (1882-1935), British Civil Servant 1904-22, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28, Chairman of Imperial and International Communications Ltd 1929-32.
Letters and papers of Lt-Gen Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844), British Army 1787, Governor of St Helena 1815-21, and others, on matters arising from the imprisonment of Napoleon, including the dismissal of his surgeon, Barry Edwards O Meara (1786-1836)
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Letters and papers of Lt-Gen Sir Hudson Lowe (1769-1844), British Army 1787, Governor of St Helena 1815-21, and others, on matters arising from the imprisonment of Napoleon, including the dismissal of his surgeon, Barry Edward O'Meara (1786-1836).
Papers of Maj Leonard Handley, Indian Army 1913-33, writer and big game hunter
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Papers of Maj Leonard Mourant Handley (b 1890), British Army 1910-13, Indian Army 1913-33, writer and big game hunter, including journals of hunting trips, drafts of books, articles, and photographs.
Papers of Maj John Bazalgette, Indian Political Service 1932-47; Political Agent, Punjab Hill States 1944-47
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Bazalgette Collection: papers of Maj John Evelyn Arnold Bazalgette (b 1907), British Army 1926-30, Indian Army 1930, Indian Political Service 1932-47, Political Agent, Punjab Hill States 1944-47, including letters home, and papers relating to administration of the Punjab Hill States.
Printed broadside published by the Army Press, Lahore (c1940), describing the gun `Zamzamah' manufactured in 1757 at Lahore for Ahmad Shah, Amir of Afghanistan, and used by him at the battle of Panipat 1761.
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Printed broadside published by the Army Press, Lahore (c1940), describing the gun `Zamzamah' manufactured in 1757 at Lahore for Ahmad Shah, Amir of Afghanistan, and used by him at the battle of Panipat 1761. Dated as: no date
Two papers of Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes (1853-1940), Indian Civil Service 1874-1905, President of Durbar Central Committee 1902-03, Lieutenant-Governor of Burma 1903-05, comprising (i) Royal Proclamation, dated 1 Oct 1902, announcing Delhi Durbar 1903; (ii) Farewell Address to Barnes, dated 8 Ma...
Papers of Sir Harry Greenfield (1898-1981), Director of Inspection, Customs and Central Excises 1939-43, Member and later Chairman, Central Board of Revenue, India 1943-47
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Papers on the Inspectorate of Customs & Central Excises, salt production and the abolition of the salt tax, and excise duty on tobacco.