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81. Mss Eur D153

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Mss Eur D153
Title:
Geographical memoranda by various army officers including Lt (later Lt-Col Sir) Alexander Burnes (1805-41), Bombay Army 1821-41, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General in Cutch 1825-29, on places in western India including Mahi Kantha, Rann of Cutch, Sind, Narbada river, Kathiawar, and Mount Abu.
Scope & Content:
Geographical memoranda by various army officers including Lt (later Lt-Col Sir) Alexander Burnes (1805-41), Bombay Army 1821-41, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General in Cutch 1825-29, on places in western India including Mahi Kantha, Rann of Cutch, Sind, Narbada river, Kathiawar, and Mount Abu.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1808-1828
Extent:
1 volume

82. Mss Eur D635

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Mss Eur D635
Title:
Memoir of the tract of India lying between 22'30 south and 29'30 North, and 69 west and 80 east describing the native states of Central India, Kathiawar, Sind, Rajputana and Bahawalpur, their history, geography, commerce and other features.
Scope & Content:
Memoir of the tract of India lying between 22'30 south and 29'30 North, and 69 west and 80 east describing the native states of Central India, Kathiawar, Sind, Rajputana and Bahawalpur, their history, geography, commerce and other features.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790
Extent:
10 folios

83. Mss Eur D637

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Mss Eur D637
Title:
James Macmurdo papers.
Scope & Content:
Narrative, dated 17 Mar 1810, by Lt James Macmurdo (1785-1820), Bombay Army 1801-20, of a route from Patri on the north-east frontier of Kathiawar towards the north-west of Gujarat; the journey was begun on 19 Dec 1809 and its object was to penetrate across the desert to Umarkot and thence to the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810
Extent:
1 volume

84. Mss Eur D777

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Mss Eur D777
Title:
Sir Charles James Napier papers.
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Letter, dated 28 Sep 1844, from Lt-Gen Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), British Army 1794, C-in-C, India 1849-50, written when Governor of Sind 1842-47, to Maj Vassall, 78th Highland- ers, concerning the punishment of camel thieves on march from Karachi to Sukkur; also fragment of letter to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844
Extent:
3 folios

85. Mss Eur D780

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Mss Eur D780
Title:
`Notes of my trip to the Hills': anonymous account, dated 14-21 Feb 1857, of a journey in Sind and the Punjab to survey the boundary with Kalat.
Scope & Content:
`Notes of my trip to the Hills': anonymous account, dated 14-21 Feb 1857, of a journey in Sind and the Punjab to survey the boundary with Kalat.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
8 folios

86. Mss Eur D786

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Mss Eur D786
Title:
Edward Ward Walter Raleigh papers.
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`The Log of a Griffin': manuscript journal by Edward Ward Walter Raleigh (1802-65), Bengal Medical Service 1826-46, describing a tour by the Governor-General Lord Amherst, from Barrackpore through the Upper Provinces of Bengal, accompanied by his staff on which Raleigh served as Surgeon; with xer...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1827-1828
Extent:
1 volume; 2 files

87. Mss Eur D852

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Mss Eur D852
Title:
Margaret Cowie papers.
Scope & Content:
Typescript extracts from the letters, dated 1921-24, of Mrs Margaret Cowie, wife of William Patrick Cowie (1884-1924), Indian Civil Service, Bombay 1907-24, describing her life in Bombay and Sind; also a short memoir by Mrs Cowie of her husband, including extracts from his letters dated 1912-19.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912-1924
Extent:
64 folios

88. Mss Eur D951

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Mss Eur D951
Title:
Papers of Maj-Gen Sir Owen Tudor Burne, British Army, Private Secretary to Viceroy 1869-72 and 1876-78; Secretary, Political and Secret Dept, India Office 1874-76 and 1878-80; Member, Council of India 1887-96
Scope & Content:
Burne Collection: correspondence and papers of Maj-Gen Sir Owen Tudor Burne (1837-1909), British Army 1855, Private Secretary to Viceroy 1869-72 and 1876-78, Secretary, Political and Secret Dept, India Office 1874-76 and 1878-80, Member of Council of India 1887-96.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858-1907
Extent:
32 items

89. Mss Eur D974

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Mss Eur D974
Title:
Hugh Rees James papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Maj Hugh Rees James (1823-64), Bengal Army 1840-64, in civil employ 1844-64, and of his brother Lt Hugo James (1827-58), Bengal Army 1849-58, including Maj James's diaries and his report on Chandookah in Upper Sind.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-1865
Extent:
1 box

90. Mss Eur D987

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D987
Title:
Henry William Preedy papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters received by Lt-Col Henry William Preedy (1810-85), Bombay Army 1828-60, chiefly from Lt-Gen Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), Governor of Sind 1841-47, C-in-C, India 1849-50, and including references to military and political affairs in Sind.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1852
Extent:
49 folios