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Name Madras Army

1. EAP1274/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1274/3
Title:
Collections of Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC)
Scope & Content:
This collection contains 262 files and 2522 images. NILGIRIS DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (NDC) officially inaugurated by British council Director Mr. Chris Gibson in 2006. This is the only surviving unique collection in this region, and not yet explored by any researchers. 1) Mr. A. Dharmalingam, son o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:
1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
2522 TIFF images

2. EAP1274/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1274/3/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
This file contains 609 photographs. Extent: The file containing 609 Photographs. Country of Origin: India. Related regions: Tamil Nadu; Karnataka; Maharashtra; Orissa; Uttar Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh; Delhi; Calcutta; Ceylon.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
609 TIFF images

3. IOR/X/12183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/12183
Title:
History of the Madras Army
Scope & Content:
Two volumes (3 and 5) from the five-volume 'History of The Madras Army', compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Wilson, Retired List, Madras Army. Madras: Printed by E. Keys, at the Govt. Press. Contents:Volume III:Chapter XVI. From the capture of Seringapatam in 1799 to the commencement of the Mah...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1882-1889
Extent:
2 volumes (Vol. III. 408 pages, Vol V. 14 maps)

4. IOR Neg 4381-82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4381-82
Title:
Sir Robert Palk papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bart (1717-98), Governor of Madras 1763-66, MP 1767-68 and 1774-87, chiefly dated 1767-86, but with a few earlier papers including an account, dated 1755, by Maj (later Maj-Gen) Stringer Lawrence of his campaigns in India 1752-54, addressed to Rear-Admir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1755-1786
Extent:
2 reels

5. Mss Eur A166

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A166
Title:
William John Seaton papers.
Scope & Content:
Six letters with transcripts, written by Col William John Seaton (1836-1917), Indian Army 1855-1917, when he was an ensign in the Madras Infantry, describing the voyage to India, military life, and his experience of the Mutiny.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1858
Extent:
19 folios

6. Mss Eur A183

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A183
Title:
Sir William Casement papers.
Scope & Content:
Copy of letter, dated 13 Mar 1844, to Maj-Gen Sir William Casement (1778-1844), Bengal Army 1796-1844, Member, Supreme Council of India 1839-44, from his colleagues on the Council requesting him to postpone his departure from India because of unrest in the Madras Army.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844
Extent:
2 folios

7. Mss Eur B102

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B102
Title:
Sir Alexander Allan papers.
Scope & Content:
Journal, dated 1790-91, of campaigns during the third Mysore War, and journal of a tour through the Northern Circars in 1795, probably kept by Capt (later Sir) Alexander Allan, Bart (d 1820), Madras Army 1780-1804, East India Company Director 1814-20.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1795
Extent:
2 volumes

8. Mss Eur B247

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B247
Title:
Malcolm Mcneill papers.
Scope & Content:
Commission papers of Lt Malcolm McNeill (1837-62), Madras Army 1854-62; also a letter, dated Palamcottah 10 Jun 1855, from Lt McNeill to his sister, describing his routine duties.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1857
Extent:
7 folios

9. Mss Eur B296

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B296
Title:
Samuel Hickson papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers of the Hickson family including an account of the service of Samuel Hickson (1755-1814) as a private and NCO in the Madras Army 1778-84, compiled from letters and autobiographical fragments by his great nephew William Edward Hickson (1803-70).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1739-1842
Extent:
3 volumes; 1 folder

10. Mss Eur B316

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B316
Title:
Sir James Mackintosh papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 20 Aug 1809, from Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), Recorder of Bombay 1804-11, to Maj-Gen Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), Madras Army 1783-1833, commenting on the mutiny at Masulipatam by officers of the Madras Army, and on current events in Europe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1809
Extent:
4 folios