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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/P/1663 Subject Cinchona

1. IOR/P/1663 Apr 1881 nos 62-65

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IOR/P/1663 Apr 1881 nos 62-65
Title:
Report on the method of extracting quinine from cinchona bark as practised in the factory at Mungpoo
Scope & Content:
Letters enclosing report by Dr George King, Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, on the method of extracting quinine from cinchona bark, as practised in the factory at Mongpoo by Mr Gammie. King also requests that samples of the following cinchona products be supplied to him: C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1881-Apr 1881
Extent:
3 pages

2. IOR/P/1663 Aug 1881 nos 15-16

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IOR/P/1663 Aug 1881 nos 15-16
Title:
Report of the Government Cinchona Plantation in British Sikkim and of the Government Quinologist for the year 1880-81; plus resolution
Scope & Content:
pp 193-206. Contains detailed production and financial figures.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
14 pages

3. IOR/P/1663 Dec 1881 nos 13-15

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IOR/P/1663 Dec 1881 nos 13-15
Title:
Quantity of cinchona bark available from Madras
Scope & Content:
pp 317-19. Communication from the Government of Bengal, enquiring if any estimate can be given of the amount of cinchona bark which would be available from Madras. Answered with tabulated statement showing the estimated quantity of crop expected to be harvested from the Government cinchona planta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1881-Dec 1881
Extent:
3 pages

4. IOR/P/1663 Feb 1882 nos 60-62

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IOR/P/1663 Feb 1882 nos 60-62
Title:
Cinchona seed from Bolivia
Scope & Content:
pp 43-44. Letter from Messrs Thomas Christy and Company to the Secretary of the Government of India enclosing a sample of cinchona seed received from Bolivia, including a translated letter received from Bolivia regarding the cinchona grown there; forwarded to the Government of Bengal. Dr King's ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1882-Feb 1882
Extent:
2 pages

5. IOR/P/1663 Jun 1881 no 50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1663 Jun 1881 no 50
Title:
Reports on the Cinchona Plantations in the Nilgiri Hills, and American India-rubber plants at Nilambur
Scope & Content:
pp 119-36. Despatch from the Government of Madras, enclosing proceedings regarding the work of Robert Cross. Includes: Report by Robert Cross on the Dodabetta Plantation, and the cultivation of the Crown Condaminea or Loxa bark, and the Pitayo bark; and reports on the Naduvatam and Pykara Hook...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1880-Jun 1881
Extent:
18 pages

6. IOR/P/1663 Jun 1881 nos 47-49

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IOR/P/1663 Jun 1881 nos 47-49
Title:
Regarding proposals to hire a Government Quinologist and establish a factory for quinine production at Mungpoo
Scope & Content:
pp 115-17. Letters regarding the proposal to procure the services of C H Wood as Quinologist for the cinchona plantation at British Sikkim, and the possibility of adding a factory at Mungpoo to manufacture quinine and the febrifuge by Mr Gammie's new method. Includes letters from G King to the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1881-Jun 1881
Extent:
3 pages

7. IOR/P/1663 Mar 1881 nos 29-31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1663 Mar 1881 nos 29-31
Title:
Authorisation of the transmission to England for sale of a large quantity of yellow Calisaya bark at present stored at Mungpoo
Scope & Content:
Authorised sale of c40,000 pounds of [cinchona] calisaya bark to take advantage of high market prices.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1881-Mar 1881
Extent:
1 page

8. IOR/P/1663 May 1882 nos 62-64

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IOR/P/1663 May 1882 nos 62-64
Title:
Cinchona Products: dispatch enclosing numerous reports
Scope & Content:
pp 93-112. Dispatch from the India Office to the Governor General of India in Council regarding cinchona production, enclosing: Report on the manufacture of sulphate of quinine and other cinchona alkaloids on Government account Report by Sir J Fayrer on a collection of papers showing the recent ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1881-Oct 1882
Extent:
20 pages

9. IOR/P/1663 Sep 1881 no 57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1663 Sep 1881 no 57
Title:
Sites for cinchona cultivation in British Burma
Scope & Content:
pp 247-251. Contains: Letter from the Office of the Chief Commissioner, Burma, to the Government of India regarding suitable sites for cinchona cultivation in British Burma. Report from the Assistant Commissioner, Hlaingbweh, to the Deputy Commissioner, Amherst District, regarding suitable sites...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1881-Sep 1881
Extent:
4 pages