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11. Mss Eur D1190

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Mss Eur D1190
Title:
Warren Hastings papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers, dated 1772-95, and 1815, of and concerning Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor of Bengal 1772-74 and Governor-General 1774-85, chiefly relating to the Maratha War 1775-82 and the quarrel between Hastings and Lord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1815
Extent:
1 volume

12. Mss Eur E57-61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E57-61
Title:
Itineraries written or collected by Capt (later Sir) Alexander Allan, Bart (d 1820), Madras Army 1780-1804, East India Company Director 1814-20, compiled while serving in the Corps of Guides and containing measurements and other information on various routes in the Carnatic and south India, including `The Field Book of the Marches of the Army under the Command of Major-General Medows...[1790-91]' during the third Mysore War.
Scope & Content:
Itineraries written or collected by Capt (later Sir) Alexander Allan, Bart (d 1820), Madras Army 1780-1804, East India Company Director 1814-20, compiled while serving in the Corps of Guides and containing measurements and other information on various routes in the Carnatic and south India, inclu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1786-1798
Extent:
4 volumes; 8 pages

13. Mss Eur E79

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Mss Eur E79
Title:
Two letters received by Capt (later Col) Colin Mackenzie (c1753-1821), Madras Army 1783-1821, engineer, surveyor and antiquarian collector, from Lt (later Capt John) Warren and Dr Benjamin Heyne (d 1819), reporting on progress of survey work in Mysore; with survey report by Heyne on Carnatic later published by Heyne in `Tracts, Historical and Statistical, on India...' (London 1814).
Scope & Content:
Two letters received by Capt (later Col) Colin Mackenzie (c1753-1821), Madras Army 1783-1821, engineer, surveyor and antiquarian collector, from Lt (later Capt John) Warren and Dr Benjamin Heyne (d 1819), reporting on progress of survey work in Mysore; with survey report by Heyne on Carnatic late...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1800
Extent:
1 volume

14. Mss Eur E261

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Mss Eur E261
Title:
Sir Benjamin Hobhouse papers.
Scope & Content:
Reports compiled by Sir Benjamin Hobhouse (1757-1831) as Secretary to the Board of Control 1803-04, on relations with the Marathas since 1774, revenue and other matters in the Carnatic and Malabar, relations with China, and the renewal of hostilities with France and Holland (1803).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1803-1804
Extent:
1 volume

15. Mss Eur E340

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E340
Title:
Charles Smith papers.
Scope & Content:
Three letter books, dated 1761-62, 1766-67 and 1770-71, of Charles Smith (b 1736), East India Company servant, Madras 1753-c1782, containing copies of letters to colleagues and relatives, concerning trade, finance and politics in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1761-1771
Extent:
3 volumes

16. Mss Eur E379

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Mss Eur E379
Title:
Diaries of George Paterson as Secretary to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-74
Scope & Content:
Paterson Collection: diaries of George Paterson (1734-1817), Secretary to Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay and Admiral Sir Robert Harland successively Naval Commanders-in-Chief, East Indies 1769-71 and 1771-74, giving an account of negotiations with the Nawab of the Carnatic concerning the latter's ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1769-1775
Extent:
10 items

17. Mss Eur F78

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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

18. Mss Eur F159

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F159
Title:
Records of the 3rd (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
Scope & Content:
Albums containing historical and biographical records of the 3rd (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, compiled by Maj John Wilson Brooke Tindall and Lt-Gen Sir Alfred Horsford Bingley.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779-1937
Extent:
8 vols

19. Mss Eur F228

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F228
Title:
Papers of Maj-Gen William Kirkpatrick (1754-1812), Resident at Hyderabad 1793-97
Scope & Content:
Kirkpatrick Collection: papers and correspondence of Maj-Gen William Kirkpatrick (1754-1812), Bengal Army 1773, and Lt-Col James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764-1805), Madras Army 1780, chiefly as successive Residents at Hyderabad 1793-97 and 1797-1805, but also including papers relating to Mysore, th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1782-1811
Extent:
96 items

20. Mss Eur F291

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F291
Title:
Macpherson Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir John Macpherson, Bart (1745-1821)
Scope & Content:
Macpherson Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir John Macpherson, Bart (1745-1821); went to India as ship's purser 1767; Agent to Nawab of Arcot 1767; East India Company servant, Madras 1769, dismissed 1776; MP for Cricklade 1779-82; Member, Supreme Council of India 1781-87; Acting Governo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1760-1821
Extent:
218 items