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211. Mss Eur B369

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B369
Title:
Journals of Thomas Machell (1824-62), traveller and planter
Scope & Content:
Journals of Thomas Machell (1824-62), midshipman in merchant navy 1840-45; assistant manager, indigo estates, Bengal 1846-52; later manager of coffee plantation, Wynaad, Madras; recording his experiences at sea, and life and travels in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-1856
Extent:
5 volumes

212. Mss Eur B388

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B388
Title:
Henry Kemp papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters, dated 1833-85, written by Henry Kemp (1842-1910), Calcutta Police c1880-85, to his wife in England, giving details of his life and duties, and illustrating the difficulties of family separation created by service in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1885
Extent:
221 folios

213. Mss Eur B409

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B409
Title:
Thomas Murray papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoirs with sketches, maps and letters, compiled in 1836, by Maj-Gen Thomas Murray (1781-1846), Bengal Army 1801-46, on his service in India and various parts of South East Asia 1801-29, including accounts of Arakan and the first Burmese War 1824-26; also journal of trip from Almora to Calcutta ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1801-1834
Extent:
12 volumes; 1 folio

214. Mss Eur B412

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B412
Title:
Henry Abbott papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoir and diary of Henry Abbott (1764-1819), recording his upbringing in the Middle East, his life in Bengal 1784-1802, first as an employee of the Government and then as a merchant, and his voyage to England in 1802; also copy of his genealogy.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1764-1802
Extent:
2 volumes; 2 folios

215. Mss Eur C8; D18-25; E12-47; F5-17; G4-8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C8; D18-25; E12-47; F5-17; G4-8
Title:
Francis Collection: official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), member of Governor-General's Council 1774-80; also notes, dated 1819-40, by Lady Francis.
Scope & Content:
Francis Collection: official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), member of Governor-General's Council 1774-80; also notes, dated 1819-40, by Lady Francis.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1764-1813
Extent:
74 volumes

216. Mss Eur C21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C21
Title:
`The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756. These printed sheets (nd, ?1770-75) are heavily annotated by Orme and comprise a version of Book VI of his history differing from both the published version and the manuscript in Mss Eur Orme India VII.
Scope & Content:
`The War of Bengal': printed summary by Robert Orme of the history of Bengal up to the seizure of Calcutta by Siraj-ud-daula in 1756. These printed sheets (nd, ?1770-75) are heavily annotated by Orme and comprise a version of Book VI of his history differing from both the published version and t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume

217. Mss Eur C176

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C176
Title:
Papers of Henry Beveridge, Bengal Civil Service 1857-92, and his wife Annette (nee Akroyd)
Scope & Content:
Beveridge Collection: correspondence and papers of Henry Beveridge (1837-1929), Bengal Civil Service 1857-92; of his wife Annette Susannah `nee' Akroyd (1842-1929), founder of the Hindu Mahila Bidyalaya, a school for girls in Calcutta; and of other members of their family; comprising chiefly pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1774-1939
Extent:
249 items

218. Mss Eur C180

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C180
Title:
William Peacock papers.
Scope & Content:
Family correspondence of William Peacock and other members of his family, mainly describing Peacock's arrival in India, his search for employment, and his life there as a merchant and indigo planter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1828-1848
Extent:
1 portfolio

219. Mss Eur C209

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C209
Title:
Charles Lyall papers
Scope & Content:
Diaries of Charles Lyall, banker, father of Sir Charles James Lyall (1845-1920), Indian Civil Service 1867-98, describing his life in India as a partner in Lyall, Matheson & Co, and in Britain after his return there in 1842.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1828-1889
Extent:
68 volumes

220. Mss Eur C315

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C315
Title:
Copies and trasnscripts of family correspondence and papers chiefly concerning David MacFarlan (1797-1854), Bengal Civil Service 1816-47; his wife Mary Ann (nee Hogg) (1810-73) and son Lt-Gen David MacFarlan (1833-99), Bengal Artillery 1853-89; including letters home 1813-36; Mrs MacFarlan's diary and household accounts; further letters 1856-57 containing references to siege of Lucknow; family papers 1889-91.
Scope & Content:
Copies and transcripts of family correspondence and papers chiefly concerning David MacFarlan (1797-1854), Bengal Civil Service 1816-47, his wife Mary Ann (nee Hogg) (1810-73), and son Lt-Gen David MacFarlan (1833-99), Bengal Artillery 1853-89; including letters home (1813-36); Mrs MacFarlan's di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1813-1901
Extent:
9 items

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