Copies of letter, dated 16 Apr 1857, from Ensign Charles Gregory Way (d 1857), Bengal Army 1857; and of two letters, dated 1878, from Maj George Augustus Way, Bengal Army 1855, and his wife Katherine, written to their sister Mrs Edith Boycott; commenting on army life and family matters.
`La presence francaise dans le royaume sikh du Penjab 1822-1849' (3 vols) by Jean-Marie Lafont (Doctoral thesis, University of Paris, 1987). Published under same title (Paris 1992).
Account by Lt-Col John Arthur Valentine Bolam (b 1908), Indian Army 1928-47, 4th/16th Punjab Regiment, of the occupation of Benghazi by British forces, Dec 1941, and his regiment's break-out from Benghazi with 7th Indian Infantry Brigade H.Q. Group, 28-30 Jan 1942.
Miscellaneous papers of Lt-Col Ralph Ponsonby Watts (b 1892), British Army 1914, Indian Political Service 1925-44, comprising a note entitled `Treachery of Russia and British towards Persia' by Georg Brandes (1915); Muscat Court Records (1935-39); and a list of Baluchi chiefs and the forces they ...
`Narrative of Events Connected with the Defence of Attock in 1848-49': account dated 1866, by Lt-Col (later Maj-Gen) Charles Herbert (1820-97), Bengal Army 1841-78, of his defence of Attock as a young Lieutenant during the 2nd Sikh War.
`The Sleeman Family in India 1809-59': copy of chapter, dated 1988, from `A History of the Sleeman Family' by Judge (Stuart) Colin Sleeman, mainly describing the life and career of Maj-Gen Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856), Bengal Army 1809-56, in civil employ 1820-56.
`Reorganization of the Army and Air Forces in India': report of Committee set up by C-in-C, India, chaired by Lt-Gen Sir Henry Beresford Dennitts Willcox (2 vols, Government of India, Secret Print, 1945). For microfilm see IOR Neg 7578.
`The Spry Letters - a link between Truro Town and British India in the early 19th century': edited transcripts of letters of Henry Harpur Spry (1804-42), Bengal Medical Service 1827-42, and his brother Edward John Spry (1801-59), Mayor and Chief Magistrate of Truro; edited (1986) by J C S Spry-Le...