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Name Great Indian Peninsula Railway

1. Mss Eur C401

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Mss Eur C401
Title:
Henry Fowler papers.
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Henry Fowler (1821-54), an engineer and from 1850 a contractor for the railway line between Bombay and Tannah, to John Towlerton Leather (1804-85), his former employer, describing his voyage to India and his life in India; also one letter (1838) on money matters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
10 folios

2. Mss Eur D1184

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Mss Eur D1184
Title:
Letters and papers of the brothers Arthur Anderson West, engineer, and Dr Edward William West, engineer, Bombay 1844-66, and orientalist, relating to their activities in India chiefly as engineers on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers of the brothers Arthur Anderson West, engineer, and Dr Edward William West (1824-1905), engineer and oriental scholar, relating to their activities in India chiefly as employees of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, including a memoir by Arthur West of the years 1843-52, comp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1866
Extent:
20 items

3. Mss Eur E234

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Mss Eur E234
Title:
Papers of John Chapman, railway promoter, chiefly relating to the Great Indian Peninsular Railway
Scope & Content:
Chapman Collection: papers and correspondence of John Chapman (1801-54), radical writer, engineer, and railway promoter, relating chiefly to his scheme for the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, with papers and publications on other aspects of Indian affairs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833-1854
Extent:
134 items

4. Mss Eur E293

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Mss Eur E293
Title:
Papers of Sir John Willoughby, Bombay Civil Service 1817-51; East India Company Director 1854-58; Member of Council of India 1858-66
Scope & Content:
Willoughby Collection: papers of Sir John Pollard Willoughby, 4th Bart (1798-1866), Bombay Civil Service 1817-51; Assistant at Baroda 1820-28; Political Agent, Kathiawar 1828-35; Secretary, Bombay Government 1836-46; Member, Bombay Council 1846-51; East India Company Director 1854-58; Member, Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1798-1864
Extent:
323 items

5. Mss Eur F433

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Mss Eur F433
Title:
Four half-yearly reports (1874 and 1876) of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company.
Scope & Content:
Four half-yearly reports (1874 and 1876) of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1876
Extent:
1 folder

6. Mss Eur G123

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Mss Eur G123
Title:
Great Indian Peninsula Railway papers.
Scope & Content:
Contracts made by the East India Company (1849, 1855) and the Secretary of State for India in Council (1859, 1860) with the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company for the construction of an experimental line from Bombay to or near Callian and for related financial arrangements.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1849-1860
Extent:
1 portfolio

7. Mss Eur Photo Eur 197

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 197
Title:
Godfrey Oates Mann papers.
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters to his parents from Godfrey Oates Mann (1829-1903), Mechanical Engineer and Agent on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway 1851-53, describing his journey to India and life there; also obituary to Mann.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1851-1853
Extent:
1 portfolio