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41. Mss Eur F271

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Mss Eur F271
Title:
Gerald Chetwynd Talbot papers.
Scope & Content:
Private diary and letter books of Gerald Chetwynd Talbot (1819-85), Ceylon Civil Service, Private Secretary to Lord Canning 1856-58, describing his reactions to the events of the Mutiny, his disapproval of Canning's `clemency', and his frustrations working with Canning.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1858
Extent:
5 volumes

42. Mss Eur G38

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Mss Eur G38
Title:
Genealogical and biographical material on Indian Princes, Chiefs, and landholders, and other prominent personalities in India both British and Indian, compiled mainly after his retirement by Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), Bengal Civil Service 1843-70
Scope & Content:
Bowring Collection: albums, originally three large volumes, containing genealogical and biographical material on Indian Princes, Chiefs, and landholders, and other prominent personalities in India both British and Indian, compiled mainly after his retirement by Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
31 volumes

43. Mss Eur Orme

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Mss Eur Orme
Title:
Robert Orme papers.
Scope & Content:
Orme Collection: papers of Robert Orme (1728-1801), East India Company servant, Bengal and Madras 1743-58, historiographer to the Company 1769-1801, chiefly collected for his `History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from the year 1745' (London 1763, 1778).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1796
Extent:
356 volumes

44. Mss Eur Photo Eur 020

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 020
Title:
Sir William Henry Sleeman papers.
Scope & Content:
Proofs of unpublished pamphlets on `The Byza Bae' (Regent of Gwalior 1827-33 who provoked a political crisis in that State) and `History of the reigning family of Oude' by Maj-Gen Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856), Bengal Army 1809-56, in civil employ 1820-56. [The proofs were apparently Sle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume

45. Mss Eur Photo Eur 043

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 043
Title:
Ozias Humphry papers.
Scope & Content:
Diary, dated 5 Feb-19 Jun 1786, of Ozias Humphry (1742-1810), portrait painter, kept during a visit to India, during which he painted portraits of Asaf-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh, and members of his court at Lucknow.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1786
Extent:
23 folios

46. Mss Eur Photo Eur 106

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 106
Title:
George Duncan Beechey papers.
Scope & Content:
Unpublished biography of George Duncan Beechey (1797-1852), official portrait painter to the Kings of Oudh c1835-52, completed c1975 by Dr G D S Beechey. Dated as: no date
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 volume

47. Mss Eur Photo Eur 264

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 264
Title:
Patrick James Orr papers.
Scope & Content:
Annotated copy of `A short Biographical Sketch of the late Captain Patrick James Orr by his brother Alexander P Orr' (London 1885), describing the kingdom of Oudh and the career of Capt Orr (1821-57) in the military service of the King of Oudh.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1821-1857
Extent:
59 pages

48. Mss Eur Photo Eur 305

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 305
Title:
Stuart Colin Sleeman papers.
Scope & Content:
`The Sleeman Family in India 1809-59': copy of chapter, dated 1988, from `A History of the Sleeman Family' by Judge (Stuart) Colin Sleeman, mainly describing the life and career of Maj-Gen Sir William Henry Sleeman (1788-1856), Bengal Army 1809-56, in civil employ 1820-56.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1809-1859
Extent:
106 folios

49. Mss Eur Photo Eur 309

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 309
Title:
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay papers.
Scope & Content:
Transcripts of letters from James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-60), Governor-General of India 1848-56, to Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm (1784-1875), British Army 1794, C-in-C, India 1850-55, concerning military administration and operations including the 2nd Burmese war.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1849-1856
Extent:
1 folder

50. Mss Eur Photo Eur 331

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 331
Title:
Robert Home papers.
Scope & Content:
`Without Permit': copy of unpublished biography, dated c1920, by Ella B Day (nee Home) of Robert Home (1752-1834), Court Painter to the King of Oudh 1814-25, including description of his life in India from 1791 until his death.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1791-1834
Extent:
296 pages