Copy of brief biography of Gunner (later Lt) Thomas Primitt Stevens (1827-87), Bengal Horse Artillery 1843-58, Punjab Native Infantry 1859-69, by his great granddaughter Mrs K M Stevens, including his record of service and details of his children and grandchildren.
Pamphlet issued by James Finlay and Company Ltd to describe the tea estates which it owned in the Kanan Devan Hills (or High Range) of Kerala (with map).
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Pamphlet issued by James Finlay and Company Ltd to describe the tea estates which it owned in the Kanan Devan Hills (or High Range) of Kerala (with map).
Copies of letter from Gunner William Hurd Eggleston (c1822-47), Madras Horse Artillery 1842-47, to his sister Elizabeth Eggleston, describing life and conditions as an ordinary soldier in India.
Copies of `Detective Puzzles' and the life stories of two dacoits, with related correspondence, by R Reid, lately Superintendent of the Calcutta Detective Department.
Copy of diary, dated 15 Sep 1807 to 10 Mar 1808, kept in German by Nina d'Aubigny von Englebronner (c1780-1846), singer, on her voyage to India in the `Glory'.
Copies of recollections of Mrs M Emily Shaw (nee Oakes) (b 1858), wife of William C Shaw (b 1849), employee of Bank of Madras, describing her life in Madras c1874-92: (i) `Histoire de ma vie' (written c1874 and 1891); (ii) `Travelling in the Madras Presidency, India 1876-1892' (1939); (iii) `Earl...
Copy of letters written by two children, Emily Royal and George Dawson (both aged 13), describing their experiences in the ship `Sutlej' during a storm off the Cape of Good Hope on 7 Apr 1848.
Copy of diaries of Pauline Searle (nee Emler) describing her service as a VAD in India 1945-6 and a journey to Malaya 1947, including copy prints of selected photographs.
Annotated copy of `A short Biographical Sketch of the late Captain Patrick James Orr by his brother Alexander P Orr' (London 1885), describing the kingdom of Oudh and the career of Capt Orr (1821-57) in the military service of the King of Oudh.