Papers of Sir Ralph Woodford (c.1735-1810) of Carleby, Lincs. Diplomat; resident in the Hanse Towns (1763-1772) and envoy at Copenhagen (1772-1773) relating to British trade with Manila in the Philippines.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Sir Ralph Woodford made in response to a proposal of Sir Francis Baring, Chairman of the East India Company, for the establishment of British and Indian trade with the Philippines. It includes "Sir Ralph Woodford's reply to Mr Baring's remarks upon his observations of opening the trade ...
Diary, letters written in French by Madelaine Jequier, member of London Mission of Swiss nationality, on her experiences as a missionary at Coimbatore, India in 1938-39, with photographs. 1) Diary; 2) letter dated 14 Sept 1938; 3) letter dated 25 Jan 1939; 4) 47 photographs
A manuscript account of a disastrous voyage from India, shipwrecked off the Cape of Good Hope in 1807, by Samuel Rolleston, Bombay civil servant (undated)
These are records originated in the Bombay Political Department, transferred to Aden in 1946. Include correspondence and reports relating to interests in Somalia and Red Sea area.
Two manuscripts by Robert Gambier relating to the Broach Expedition in India in 1771: 1/ 'A narrative of the proceedings of the Chief & Co. of Surat relative to the expedition against Broach' & 2/ 'Mr Gambier's reply to Col Cay's letter with regard to the Broach expedition.
Archive of the Hakluyt Society, an organisation which has sought to publish scholarly and academic editions of works relating to historic voyages and travels and other material of geographical interest since its foundation in December 1846. The archive contains papers relating to the running of ...
Journal of an anonymous infantry officer relating to his experiences in the Indian Mutiny, with some drawings and pencil notes by another hand. 1858
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-58
Extent:
1 vol (with 1 loose sheet of ink & pen drawing in pages 13 Dec 1858, 4 loose folios of pencil notes in pages 31 Dec 1858. 2 folios after 31 Dec 1858 torn from volume. Some ink & pen drawings in the last 3 pages.)