Letters to George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876), Governor of Madras 1842-48, from his sons Lt Arthur Hay (1824-78), British Army, then serving in the Sikh War 1845-46 (later 9th Marquess), and William Montagu Hay (1826-1911), Bengal Civil Service 1845-62 (later 10th Marquess); and fr...
Proofs of unpublished pamphlets on `The Byza Bae' (Regent of Gwalior 1827-33 who provoked a political crisis in that State) and `History of the reigning family of Oude' by Maj-Gen Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856), Bengal Army 1809-56, in civil employ 1820-56. [The proofs were apparently Sle...
Letter, dated Chinsura 22 Apr 1784, from Sir John Day to Sir William Jones; account of expedition to the Pelew Islands commanded by Lt (later Capt) John McCluer, Bombay Marine 1784- c93, chiefly consisting of his journal for 22-28 Jan 1791.
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Letter, dated Chinsura 22 Apr 1784, from Sir John Day to Sir William Jones; account of expedition to the Pelew Islands commanded by Lt (later Capt) John McCluer, Bombay Marine 1784- c93, chiefly consisting of his journal for 22-28 Jan 1791.
`A personal narrative of the Indian Mutiny - 1857': typescript copy of memoir, dated 1880, by Madeline Jackson, sister of Sir Mountstuart Goodricke Jackson, Bart, Bengal Civil Service, describing her escape with her brother from Sitarpur into the countryside until taken to Lucknow where she remai...
Diaries of Sir Arthur Hirtzel (1870-1937), India Office 1894-1930, Private Secretary to Secretary of State 1903-09, Permanent Under-Secretary 1924-30; with index. [For originals see Mss Eur D 1090.]
Two letters, dated 23 Oct 1839 and 18 Mar 1840, written by Marion S Jameson, wife of Capt (later Maj) John St Clair Jameson (d 1847), Bombay Army 1831-47, to her sister-in-law Mrs Gray, describing the Jamesons' return journey to Bombay from leave in England.
File of papers, dated Apr 1885, apparently kept by Lord Hartington (later 8th Duke of Devonshire) as Secretary of State for War, containing correspondence and draft memoranda on Afghanistan, with particular reference to the Russian attack on Panjdeh.
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File of papers, dated Apr 1885, apparently kept by Lord Hartington (later 8th Duke of Devonshire) as Secretary of State for War, containing correspondence and draft memoranda on Afghanistan, with particular reference to the Russian attack on Panjdeh.