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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F732 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Mss Eur F732

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F732
Title:
Papers of Emma Ewart Larkins (d 1857), wife of Major George Larkins (1807-1857), Bengal Artillery
Scope & Content:
Papers of Emma Ewart Larkins (d 1857), wife of Major George Larkins (1807-1857), Bengal Artillery. The box comprises correspondence written by Emma Larkins, primarily to her three eldest daughters Constance Marion, Alice Shaffalitsky and Ellen Mona, all living in England. Included in the corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848-1914
Extent:
4 folders

2. Mss Eur F732/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F732/1
Title:
Letter written by Emma Larkins in Cawnpore 9 June 1857 and smuggled out by her Ayah
Scope & Content:
A letter written by Mrs Emma Larkins from the barracks at Cawnpore on 9 June 1857 during the seige there, it was smuggled out of Cawnpore by Mrs Larkins's Ayah Munna and eventually reached family in England several months later. Mrs Larkins, along with her husband George and three youngest chil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F732/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F732/2
Title:
Letters written by Emma Larkins to her daughters Ellen, Alice and Conny in England
Scope & Content:
Original letters written by Mrs Emma Larkins, in India, primarily to her daughter Alice (Alice Shaffalitsky Larkins, born 20 December 1845) who was living in England with their Aunt Henrietta. The letters have been numbered using a system in which each of Mrs Larkins children has a unique refere...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-1857
Extent:

38 letters

4. Mss Eur F732/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F732/3
Title:
Volume of copy letters from Emma Larkins primarily to her daughters Conny, Alice and Ellen
Scope & Content:
Volume of copy correspondence of letters written by Mrs Emma Ewart Larkins, primarily to her three eldest daughters Conny, Alice and Ellen, all living in England with their aunt Henrietta Dimsdale. Each member of the Larkins family that Emma Larkins corresponded with was at some time assigned a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848-1917
Extent:

1 volume (106 folios)

5. Mss Eur F732/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F732/4
Title:
Papers relating to Emma Larkins letter and the history of the Larkins family
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the Larkins family and in particular the letter by Emma Larkins smuggled out of Cawnpore in June 1857. Photocopy of the letter from William Larkins to Alice Pelly, dated 1897 regarding the story of the Ayah being rejected by him in Calcutta in 1857; Notes and correspondence by...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2019
Extent:
1 folder

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