Notebooks of Henry Le Poer Wynne (d 1874), Bengal Civil Service 1859-74, Under-Secretary, Foreign Dept, Government of India from 1869 and latterly officiating as Secretary, including travel diaries in Europe, notes on his reading, and notes on Indian administration; also letters of condolence on...
Letter, dated 28 Feb 1808, from Thomas Morris Keate (d c1821), East India Company servant, Bombay 1796-c1821, to [his brother ?] Robert Keate, Army Medical Board Office, complaining about the loss of job opportunities for Bombay civil servants caused by the transfer of Malabar from Bombay to Madras, which is particularly provoking in view of the recent acquisitions of conquered territories by Madras.
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Letter, dated 28 Feb 1808, from Thomas Morris Keate (d c1821), East India Company servant, Bombay 1796-c1821, to [his brother ?] Robert Keate, Army Medical Board Office, complaining about the loss of job opportunities for Bombay civil servants caused by the transfer of Malabar from Bombay to Madr...
Miscellaneous papers of Maj-Gen Sir George Pollock, 1st Bart (1786-1872)
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Miscellaneous papers of Maj-Gen (later Field Marshal) Sir George Pollock, 1st Bart (1786-1872), Bengal Artillery 1803, relating to his campaign as Commanding Officer in Afghanistan 1842.
Letters, papers and photograph albums of Denis Hayes Crofton (1908-1995)
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Letters, papers and photograph albums of Denis Hayes Crofton (1908-1995), Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1932-47, and of his father Richard Hayes Crofton, Colonial Civil Service, Hongkong c1900-13, Zanzibar c1915-30s.
Thirty-five letters, mainly dated 1864-66, of Michael Madhusudan Dutt (or Datta) (1824-73), Bengali poet and playwright writing in English, to Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-91), Bengali educationist, author and social reformer, chiefly about his financial problems while living in France and England; also one letter, dated 18 Mar 1868, from Vidyasagar to Dutt.
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Thirty-five letters, mainly dated 1864-66, of Michael Madhusudan Dutt (or Datta) (1824-73), Bengali poet and playwright writing in English, to Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-91), Bengali educationist, author and social reformer, chiefly about his financial problems while living in France and Eng...
Letters from Frances Janet Wells (1830-1906), wife of Warrick Walter Wells (1807-92), Bengal Medical Service 1840-58, to her father Dr Francis Ker Fox, describing their voyage to India in 1853, life in India, and experiences at the outbreak of the Indian mutiny and during the siege of Lucknow in...
Letters to his parents and other family members from Sgt (later Maj) Richard Hardcastle (1832-1923)
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Letters to his parents and other family members from Sgt (later Maj) Richard Hardcastle (1832-1923), Royal Horse Artillery 1855-86, describing voyage to India, military action during the Sepoy Rebellion, and army life in India, chiefly at Meerut. (Copies available at Mss Eur Photo Eur 332)
Letters, dated 1846-57, 1869, 1871 and 1873, from John Jackson (1804-87), Bengal Medical Service 1830-55, Presidency Surgeon 1849-55, chiefly written from Calcutta to his eldest daughter Adeline [Vaughan] (1837-81). The letters form the basis of 'Who was Dr Jackson ? Two Calcutta Families' by Mary Bennett (London 2002), and link up with the diaries of his Aunt Hannah Ellerton.
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Letters, dated 1846-57, 1869, 1871 and 1873, from John Jackson (1804-87), Bengal Medical Service 1830-55, Presidency Surgeon 1849-55, chiefly written from Calcutta to his eldest daughter Adeline [Vaughan] (1837-81). The letters form the basis of 'Who was Dr Jackson ? Two Calcutta Families' by Mar...