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Name Briggs, John, General

1. Mss Eur A3-5; B4-10; C9-10; D26-32; E49-50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A3-5; B4-10; C9-10; D26-32; E49-50
Title:
Erskine Collection: papers collected by William Erskine (1773-1852), legal office holder, Bombay from 1804, Master in Equity, Recorder's Court 1820-23; Secretary and later Vice-President of the Bombay Literary Society 1805-23; oriental scholar; chiefly relating to the history, geography, customs and antiquities of the peoples of India and Central Asia.
Scope & Content:
Erskine Collection: papers collected by William Erskine (1773-1852), legal office holder, Bombay from 1804, Master in Equity, Recorder's Court 1820-23; Secretary and later Vice-President of the Bombay Literary Society 1805-23; oriental scholar; chiefly relating to the history, geography, customs ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1804-1841
Extent:
21 volumes

2. Mss Eur D156

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D156
Title:
Statements by Maj-Gen (later Sir) Andrew MacDowell (d 1835), Madras Army 1783 and Lt-Col (later General) John Briggs (1785-1875), Madras Army 1801, concerning the controversy between them over the seizure of the Peshwa's treasure at Nasik in 1818 during the Maratha war.
Scope & Content:
Statements by Maj-Gen (later Sir) Andrew MacDowell (d 1835), Madras Army 1783 and Lt-Col (later General) John Briggs (1785-1875), Madras Army 1801, concerning the controversy between them over the seizure of the Peshwa's treasure at Nasik in 1818 during the Maratha war.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1829-1831
Extent:
1 volume

3. Mss Eur F78

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F78
Title:
Papers of Sir Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-85), as President of the Board of Control 1853-55, and Secretary of State for India 1859-66
Scope & Content:
The Collection has been transferred to the Borthwick Institute, University of York, July 2011. Some files can be viewed on microfilm at the British Library.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853-1870
Extent:
143 items

4. Mss Eur F151

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F151
Title:
Papers of Sir Thomas Munro, Madras Army 1780-1827, Governor of Madras 1820-27
Scope & Content:
Munro Collection: private and official correspondence and papers of Maj-Gen Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Bart (1761-1827), Madras Army 1780-1827, Governor of Madras 1820-27, relating to civil and military affairs in south India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1780-1827
Extent:
214 items