Photographs of a quill and the message inside it dated c1858 from Col Frederick C Evelegh, British Army, at Camp Bahudugunge to the Brigadier commanding the British Column, describing conditions on a march during the Sepoy Rebellion
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Photographs of a quill and the message inside it dated c1858 from Col Frederick C Evelegh, British Army, at Camp Bahudugunge to the Brigadier commanding the British Column, describing conditions on a march during the Sepoy Rebellion
Letter, and transcript of letter, from Emma Edwardes, wife of Col Stanley Malcolm Edwardes (1863-1937)
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Letter, and transcript of letter, from Emma Edwardes, wife of Col Stanley Malcolm Edwardes (1863-1937) Indian Army 1884-1920, to her mother, giving a detailed account of the Delhi Durbar, 1911; also includes two copies of lists of her dresses and accessories purchased for the Durbar
An account of his first voyage out to India by Henry Prescott Roberts (1846-1918)
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"My Voyage out to to India in P&O's SS Nubia, arrival at Bombay and Journey up-country as a Griffin in 1868", an account of his first voyage out to India by Henry Prescott Roberts (1846-1918), Surgeon, Indian Medical Service 1868-80; also diary of his fiancee Ellen Rosalind Thompson and biogr...
Diary of Col Cecil John Lyons Allanson (1877-1943), Indian Army 1897-1922, describing the Gallipoli campaign, 1915, whilst commanding the 6th Gurkha Rifles
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Diary of Col Cecil John Lyons Allanson (1877-1943), Indian Army 1897-1922, describing the Gallipoli campaign, 1915, whilst commanding the 6th Gurkha Rifles
Photographsof Lt John Wharton Jones Le Marchand (1887-1915), Indian Army 1908-1915, with the 56th Punjabi Rifles; also an article entitled "The Le Marchand Story" from The Military Chest, 1986
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Photographsof Lt John Wharton Jones Le Marchand (1887-1915), Indian Army 1908-1915, with the 56th Punjabi Rifles; also an article entitled "The Le Marchand Story" from The Military Chest, 1986
Diary and letters of Capt Sir John Edward Maurice Rowland (1882-1969)
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Diary and letters of Capt Sir John Edward Maurice Rowland (1882-1969), Indian State Railways and Burma Railways 1904-35, Chief Railways Commissioner, Burma 1937-41, giving a detailed account of the retreat from Burma, 1942
Letter books and commercial journals of John Clarmont Whiteman (b1797)
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Letterbooks and commercial journals of John Clarmont Whiteman (b1797), East India Company maritime service 1810-28; Capt EIC Ship Herefordshire 1826-28; head of the private firm of Whiteman & Co. 1829-39
Pictorial diary of Ethel Mary Paton (d1967) on a visit to her daughter Mary Graham Paton, wife of Capt Rupert Ismay Claude Blenkinsop, Indian Army Bengal, to Roorkee in 1935-36
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Pictorial diary of Ethel Mary Paton (d1967) on a visit to her daughter Mary Graham Paton, wife of Capt Rupert Ismay Claude Blenkinsop, Indian Army Bengal, to Roorkee in 1935-36
Printed translation of the summary of Capt John Saris' petition for East India Company trade privileges, presented to the Tokugawa Shogunate, 10 Sep 1613
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Printed translation of the summary of Capt John Saris' petition for East India Company trade privileges, presented to the Tokugawa Shogunate, 10 Sep 1613.
Letters from Burma from Sir Reginald James Bowker (b1901)
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Letters from Burma to his mother, Mrs. Esme J. Nicoll, from Sir Reginald James Bowker (1901-83), Diplomatic Service 1925-30, Foreign Office 1930-47, UK High Commissioner in Burma 1947-48 and British Ambassador to Burma 1948-1950, and his wife Elsa, describing diplomatic life and the political sit...