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Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F257 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Mss Eur F257

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257
Title:
Papers of Capt Francis Jenkins, Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Capt (later Maj-Gen) Francis Jenkins (1793-1866), Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32); Commissioner, Assam 1834-61; including letter book and private journals relating to surveys in Arakan and Assam, and a description of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1831-1838
Extent:
6 items

2. Mss Eur F257/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/1
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letter book of survey of Eastern Frontier including copies of reports on Arakan, its military posts, resources, roads, harbours and roadsteads (final report, 8 Sep 1831); also reports on marches in Assam, in particular journey with the purpose of opening communications between Manipur and Upper A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1831-Apr 1832
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur F257/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 1: Dacca, Sylhet, Cachar
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct-Dec 1831
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur F257/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 2: Manipur, Gauhati, the Singphos (ie Kachins)
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan-Mar 1832
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur F257/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Loose papers removed from item 5 below, including printed circular from Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India on establishment of branch societies and listing 34 queries on agricultural and related topics worthy of investigation
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836-1838
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur F257/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Volume containing description of 'The Valley of the Burhampooter' answering queries listed in printed circular in item 4 above
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1838
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur F257/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Volume containing list of 'Plants received from Botanical and Horticultural gardens' Dated as: no date
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified