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Place Kabul, Afghanistan

1. Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Title:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
Scope & Content:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1825
Extent:
51 volumes

2. Add MS 40128

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 40128
Title:
Scope & Content:
BROADFOOT PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 317). Papers relating to the rebellion at Kabul and the First Afghan War. Included are :- 1. Extracts from the diary of Captain Julius Brockman Backhouse, of the Bengal Artillery, including, at f. 26, a copy of his sketch of a Ghilzi Kochi; 1838-1842. f. 1. 2. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1838-1891
Extent:
1 item

3. EAP766/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP766/1
Title:
Dr. Abdul Rahman Brahui Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
Dr. Abdul Rahman Brahui (1940-) is a former Registrar of the Balochistan High Court who is also a noted historian, literary critic, and linguist. Dr. Brahui's private collection contains manuscripts on history, herbal medicine, religion, ethics, Holy Qur'an, law and Islamic jurisprudence in Arab...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, Baluchi, Pashto, Persian, Undetermined, and Uzbek
Date Range:
1594-1956
Extent:
50 files containing 6724 TIFF images

4. EAP766/1/40

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP766/1/40
Title:
مہم کابل-قندھار-لاہور
Scope & Content:
The subject matter of the book is Health. Extent of original material: 61 Folios. Owner of original material: Dr. Abd al-Rahmān Brāhvī. Author: Munshī ‘abdulkarīm. Publisher: Munshī ‘abdulkarīm. Creation date: 1263 AH Islamic calendar
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1846
Extent:
68 TIFF images

5. Egerton MS 3156 Q

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3156 Q
Title:
Scope & Content:
Vol. Q. Lieutenant-Colonel William Garden, Quartermaster-General, Simla: Maps of Kandahar, Ghazni, and Kabul, etc., surveyed by: 1839. Maps and Plans: Maps and plans rel. to the First Afghan War: 1838-1842, n.d. Kabul, Afghanistan: Plans of the citadel (Bala Hissar), city and surroundings: 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1839-1842
Extent:
1 item

6. Egerton MS 3156 R

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 3156 R
Title:
Scope & Content:
Vol. R. Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, KCSI: Plans by, of places in Afghanistan: 1839.: (signed). Major John Anderson, Bengal Engineers: Plan by, of the Bala Hissar at Kabul: 1839. Captain William Frazer Tytler, of the Bengal Army: Plans of Kandahar and the Bala Hissar at Kabul: 1839....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1839
Extent:
1 item

7. IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 5-191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 5-191
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The enclosures cover the following: the instructions of the Political Agent in Sindh Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pottinger to the officers of the Indian Navy surveying the Indus River; the chart of the Indus prepared by Lieutenant Thomas Carless of the Indian Navy, and his observations on the diffic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1836
Extent:
187 folios

8. IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 194-204

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126, ff 194-204
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 4 (Not included in the Volume)
Scope & Content:
The enclosures (not included in the volume) cover the following: demand by Maharaja Ranjit Singh for tribute from the Amirs of Hyderabad, Mirpur and Khairpur in Sindh; the confirmation of the capture, by the troops of Ranjit Singh, of Mir Bahram Khan Mazari’s capital Rojhan; the three kharitas fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1836
Extent:
11 folios

9. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 4-307
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3
Scope & Content:
The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects: The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1837
Extent:
304 folios

10. IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/127, ff 320-662
Title:
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 9
Scope & Content:
The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1837
Extent:
343 folios

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