Memorials from Captain Lawrence, Captain Mackenzie and Dr Berwick requesting their allowances while under detention at Kabul, Afghanistan, with related correspondence
Memorial from Mrs Eliza Anne Raynsford, widow of the late Major Raynsford, to the Nizam of Hyderabad, dated 26th March 1844, praying for the grant of a pension, with related correspondence
Condition and management of Insane Hospitals in the Bengal Presidency, Vol 1
Scope & Content:
The Collection consists of 317 pages of correspondence and reports relating to the Insane Hospitals in the Bengal Presidency. A circular [see pp 63-67] was issued to the four insane hospitals in the Bengal Presidency at Russa in the 24 Parganas, at Murshidabad, at Dacca, and at Patna, asking for...
Extracts from inspection report on the local hospital for insanes, by W Russell, Session Judge, 24 Pergunnahs, Bengal, to Judicial Department of Government of India. Plan of hospital (pp 116-17). Section A of report (pp 166-71) discusses the gardening carried out by patients. Successful cultivat...
Condition and management of Insane Hospitals in the Bengal Presidency, Vol 2
Scope & Content:
The Collection consists of 190 pages of correspondence and reports relating to the Insane Hospitals in the Bengal Presidency. The correspondence in the Collection is mostly concerned with the condition of the Insane Hospitals at Russa and Bhowanipore [Bhowanipur], and a proposal for the construc...
Measures recommended in the 2nd Report of the Bengal Finance Committee
Scope & Content:
The Collection includes a copy of the 2nd Report of the Committee of Finance for the Presidency of Bengal on the results of its enquiries into civil salaries in the Judicial, Revenue and Customs Departments in the North Western Provinces, dated 17th August 1842.
Complaints of Dr Borghi, Roman Catholic Bishop at Agra and Vicar Apostolic of Hindustan, respecting certain Roman Catholic children stated to have been placed in the Protestant Military Asylum at Calcutta, proved unfounded
Correspondence regarding a misunderstanding between Colonel Reed, Commanding at Dinapore, and the Rev Mr Thomas Wood, Assistant Chaplain at Dinapore, arising from the non-observance of the Rule for regulating the hours of performance of Divine Service at Military stations
Proceedings respecting the temporary change in the Pilot Station from off Point Palmyras [in the Bay of Bengal], to a Station 6 or 8 miles southwest of the South Channel Buoy
Scope & Content:
The Proceedings contain replies to a Circular letter addressed to Commanders of vessels entering the river between the 15th March and 15th September 1843 requesting them to state whether they experienced any difficulty in making the new Station, what course they took, and whether any difficulty ...
