Letter, dated 1 Dec 1857, from Capt (later Maj) Francis Henry Massey Sitwell (d 1869), Bengal Army 1851-68, ADC to Sir James Outram 1857, describing his experiences during the Indian mutiny, particularly at the relief of Lucknow by Generals Havelock and Outram.
Copies of statements, dated 1989-92, by Herbert Christopher Beaumont (b 1912), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1936-44, Indian Political Service 1944-47, Private Secretary to Chairman of the Boundary Commissions (Sir Cyril Radcliffe) 1947, discussing the Commissions' work and suggesting in particula...
Copies of two letters, dated 4 Feb 1844 and 8 Oct 1847, from Corp Francis Newnham, 2nd European Light Infantry, to his parents, describing marital prospects, health and other personal matters.
Typescript copy of diary of Eira Gwendoline Platt (1887-1979), later Mrs du Breil, kept during her voyage to India, and describing her tour to India, Aden, Egypt and Sudan.
`Reminiscences of a 4th Gurkha Wife': photocopy of typescript of article by Mrs Jean M McCutcheon, wife of Maj Donald S McCutcheon, 4th Gurkha Regiment, of her experiences in India 1946-47, written for Regimental Association Newsletter, No.39 (1987).
Photocopy, with typescript transcript, of reminiscences by Laura Betham (nee Wilkins) (1832-96) of her childhood in India written between 1881 and 1893.
Typed copy of memoirs of Rev J Lawson Garforth (b 1912), including details of his childhood in Ceylon as son of a Methodist minister, schooling at Kingswood, and later his work as minister at different Methodist churches in India.
`Unpurged Images. A story of India': photocopy of typescript of unpublished novel written in 1939 by Lionel Burton Burrows (1883-1970), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1907-1938, reflecting the work and social lives of European officials in India and their wives.