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Place Madras, India

211. Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3
Title:
Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758- 1836); and of other members of the Fowke, Benn and Walsh families.
Scope & Content:
Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771-1849
Extent:
25 volumes

212. Mss Eur A196

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A196
Title:
Robert Allan papers.
Scope & Content:
Journal of Robert Allan, an officer of HMS `Salsette', on convoy and patrol duties to India and in the Indian Ocean.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1813-1816
Extent:
1 volume

213. Mss Eur B215

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B215
Title:
John Corneille papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoirs of Maj John Corneille (b c1727), British Army, describing voyage to India (1754) as secretary to Col John Adlercron, British Army, Colonel 39th Foot, C-in-C, Madras 1754-57, travels in south India and his part in military expeditions to Madras and Bengal, including an account of the battl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1754-1758
Extent:
1 volume

214. Mss Eur B231

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B231
Title:
Robert Druitt papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters from Dr Robert Druitt (1814-83), Editor of the `Medical Times and Gazette' 1862-72, and his daughter Isabella (Ella), to his wife (also named Isabella), describing a visit to Madras as guests of the Governor of Madras.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1872-1874
Extent:
89 folios

215. Mss Eur B263

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B263
Title:
Florence Nightingale papers.
Scope & Content:
Ten letters from Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) to William Rowntrie Robertson (b 1838), Madras Education Department 1868-90, Principal, Agricultural College, Saidapet 1884-89, discussing matters relating to agriculture, particularly education and training; also undated letter from Sir Harry Ver...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1879-1890
Extent:
32 folios

216. Mss Eur B380

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380
Title:
Richard Southwell Bourke papers.
Scope & Content:
Private letters from Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822-72), as Viceroy of India 1869-72, to the 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900), Secretary of State for India 1868-74, commenting on official matters and enclosing copies of official papers (indexed).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1869-1870
Extent:
5 volumes

217. Mss Eur C74-75; D317-36; F46-50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C74-75; D317-36; F46-50
Title:
Walter Elliot Collection: papers collected by Sir Walter Elliot (1803-87), Madras Civil Service 1820-59, Member of Madras Council 1854-59, comprising materials relating chiefly to the castes, customs, local and dynastic histories, geography, inscriptions, revenue system, and poetry of the peoples of Madras and south India. [Note uncatalogued items from the Collection at Mss Eur D331-D335 and E126-130, and probable strays at G87].
Scope & Content:
Walter Elliot Collection: papers collected by Sir Walter Elliot (1803-87), Madras Civil Service 1820-59, Member of Madras Council 1854-59, comprising materials relating chiefly to the castes, customs, local and dynastic histories, geography, inscriptions, revenue system, and poetry of the peoples...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825-1867
Extent:
32 volumes

218. Mss Eur C240

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C240
Title:
Lady Elizabeth Gwillim papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters from Elizabeth, Lady Gwillim (nee Symonds) (1763-1807), wife of Sir Henry Gwillim (d 1837), Puisne Judge, High Court Madras 1801-9, and her sister Mary Symonds, to their mother and sister (Mrs Hetty James); describing their life in Madras, the customs and religion of the local people, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1801-1809
Extent:
3 volumes

219. Mss Eur C307

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C307
Title:
Papers of Paul Benfield, East India Company servant, Madras
Scope & Content:
Benfield Collection: correspondence and papers of Paul Benfield (1741-1810), East India Company servant, Madras 1764-77, 1781-88; banker and creditor of the Nawab of Arcot; Member of Parliament 1780-84, 1790-92, 1793-1802; notoriously corrupt; referring especially to Benfield's financial affairs ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1801
Extent:
5 volumes

220. Mss Eur C326

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C326
Title:
Nancy Dearmer papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters to her mother from Nancy (`Nan'), wife of the Rev Percy Dearmer (1867-1936), member of the YMCA Mission of Help in India 1916-17 and lecturer at St Stephen's College, Delhi 1917-18, describing their lives in India and travels to the Far East.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916-1918
Extent:
1 volume

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