Photocopies and typescript transcripts of the papers of Captain James Jameson (1773-1834), East India Company maritime service 1790-1820
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Photocopies and typescript transcripts of papers by Capt James Jameson (1773-1834), East India Company maritime service 1790-1820: (1) account, dated Jan 1807, of capture by the French of East Indiaman 'Fame' on 24 Sep 1806; (2) account, dated 1811, of his dispute with Mrs Guthrie on social condu...
'Statement addressed by the East India Company's Maritime Service to the Honourable Court of Directors', [undated, ?1834], on their claims for compensation on the Company's ceasing to trade.
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'Statement addressed by the East India Company's Maritime Service to the Honourable Court of Directors', [undated, ?1834], on their claims for compensation on the Company's ceasing to trade.
Note, by George Bond (1727-92), [East India captain ?] to his son Capt Essex Henry Bond (1762-1819), East India Company maritime service1777-1804, on the importance of, and religious duty of obedience to, the Orders and Regulations of the East India Company's Court of Directors to the Commanders of their Indiamen.
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Note, by George Bond (1727-92), [East India captain ?] to his son Capt Essex Henry Bond (1762-1819), East India Company maritime service1777-1804, on the importance of, and religious duty of obedience to, the Orders and Regulations of the East India Company's Court of Directors to the Commanders...
Photocopies of selected Secret Department (Confidential) Newsletters compiled in India, dated Jan -Dec 1841. (The items selected appear not to be available in India Office Records L/PS/5 series.)
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Photocopies of selected Secret Department (Confidential) Newsletters compiled in India, dated Jan -Dec 1841. (The items selected appear not to be available in India Office Records L/PS/5 series.)
Memoir by Maurice John Hayward (b 1906), Malayan Civil Service 1929-58, on Malaya, mainly in the 1930s, but with some references to the 1940s and 1950s.
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Memoir by Maurice John Hayward (b 1906), Malayan Civil Service 1929-58, on Malaya, mainly in the 1930s, but with some references to the 1940s and 1950s.
Account of a viceregal fishing trip to the Beas river in Kulu, by William Edward Flewett (b 1894), Indian Forest Service from 1921. Dated 1930, but as the Viceroy's name is given as Lord Goschen who only acted in that office in 1929, the trip was probably in 1929.
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Account of a viceregal fishing trip to the Beas river in Kulu, by William Edward Flewett (b 1894), Indian Forest Service from 1921. Dated 1930, but as the Viceroy's name is given as Lord Goschen who only acted in that office in 1929, the trip was probably in 1929.
Copies and transcripts of two letters, dated Mhow 15 Dec 1863 and Asirgarh 11 Feb 1865, from Col Sgt William Brown (b c1835), British Army 1855-78, describing army life, mentioning that he would only marry a European girl, and complaining of the tedium of life at Asirgarh; with copy of his record of service, and genealogical data on his descendants among the Cavenett family of Australia.
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Copies and transcripts of two letters, dated Mhow 15 Dec 1863 and Asirgarh 11 Feb 1865, from Col Sgt William Brown (b c1835), British Army 1855-78, describing army life, mentioning that he would only marry a European girl, and complaining of the tedium of life at Asirgarh; with copy of his recor...
Typescript transcript of notes, made Nov 1864, by Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1819-98), wife of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-63), Viceroy of India 1862-63, of their Hill journey from Simla to Manali and beyond, 26 Sep-3 Nov 1863, describing the scenery and her husband's state of health health.
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Typescript transcript of notes, made Nov 1864, by Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1819-98), wife of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-63), Viceroy of India 1862-63, of their Hill journey from Simla to Manali and beyond, 26 Sep-3 Nov 1863, describing the scenery and her husband's state of...
Photocopy of letter, dated 22 April 1786, from George Forster (d 1790), East India Company servant, Madras from 1782, to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control, reporting on relations with Indian States, the political situation in Mysore, and John De Fries's views on the state of Dutch and English trade.
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Photocopy of letter, dated 22 April 1786, from George Forster (d 1790), East India Company servant, Madras from 1782, to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control, reporting on relations with Indian States, the political situation...
Typescript transcript of letters of Hugh Henry Monk (1817-43), Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy, to his father and sister, describing his experiences during the first China War.
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Typescript transcript of letters of Hugh Henry Monk (1817-43), Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy, to his father and sister, describing his experiences during the first China War.