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1. Mss Eur C420

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Mss Eur C420
Title:
Henry Stiles papers.
Scope & Content:
Typescript copy of 5 letters, dated 1837-60, from Brig Henry Stiles (d 1862), Bombay Army 1824-62, to his sister commenting on family matters and his promotion prospects; also `The Reillys of Bath 1803-73' by Patrick Reilly (privately printed 1984) including copy of letter, dated 19 Feb 1826, fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1837-1860
Extent:
1 folder

2. Mss Eur D759

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Mss Eur D759
Title:
Henry Watson papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers of Lt-Col Henry Watson (1737-86), Bengal Army 1764-86, Field Engineer, Calcutta 1764-72, Chief Engineer of Bengal 1776-86; including description of voyage to India with Lord Clive 1764-65, and activities in Calcutta.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1764-1777
Extent:
1 volume

3. Mss Eur D894

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Mss Eur D894
Title:
James Crofton papers.
Scope & Content:
Diaries of Lt-Gen James Crofton (1826-1908), Bengal (later Royal) Engineers 1844-82, Inspector General of Irrigation and Deputy Secretary, Public Works Dept, Government of India 1874-82, containing brief notes on his activities and the weather; also two obituary memoirs of Crofton.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1847-1907
Extent:
1 box

4. Mss Eur D991

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Mss Eur D991
Title:
George Borlase Tremenheere papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Maj-Gen George Borlase Tremenheere (1806-96), Bengal Engineers 1826-56, including correspondence and papers concerning the Sikh Wars.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1826-1896
Extent:
1 portfolio

5. Mss Eur F114

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Mss Eur F114
Title:
Papers of Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65; C-in-C, Bombay 1865-68; commanded Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68; C-in-C, India 1870-76; Governor of Gibraltar 1876-82
Scope & Content:
Napier Collection: correspondence and papers of Robert Cornelis Napier, Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-90), Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65; C-in-C, Bombay 1865-68; commanded Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68; C-in-C, India 1870-76; Governor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1794-1910
Extent:
68 volumes; 7 portfolios; 10 boxes

6. Mss Eur F127

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Mss Eur F127
Title:
Papers of Lt-Gen Sir Richard Strachey, Bengal Engineers 1836-75, member of Council of India 1875-89, Chairman, East India Railway Company from 1889; and of other members of the Strachey family, including Sir John Peter Grant, Bengal Civil Service, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal 1859-62
Scope & Content:
Strachey Collection: papers of Lt-Gen Sir Richard Strachey (1817-1908), Bengal Engineers 1836-75; Member, Council of India 1875-78 and 1879-89; Chairman, East India Railway Company from 1889; of his wife Jane Maria; and of his father-in-law Sir John Peter Grant (1807-93), Bengal Civil Service 182...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781-1927
Extent:
485 items

7. Mss Eur G79

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Mss Eur G79
Title:
John Ashton Beale papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of the Beale family, chiefly Sgt James Ashton Beale (b 1821), Bengal Engineers 1840-55, East India Railway 1855-61, Public Works Department 1868-79.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848-1935
Extent:
1 portfolio