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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur B214

21. Mss Eur B214/3/9

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Mss Eur B214/3/9
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Pencil draft of a report by Captain Maclagan on an expedition under his command near Roorkee. Dated as: nd [? Jul 1867
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[? Jul 1867
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Unspecified

22. Mss Eur B214/4

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Mss Eur B214/4
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Letters from Richard Baird Smith to his father
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
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23. Mss Eur B214/4/1

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Mss Eur B214/4/1
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Birth of a daughter on 17 May. Confidence in the strength of Roorkee as a military station Dated as: Roorkee 13 May 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

24. Mss Eur B214/4/2

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Mss Eur B214/4/2
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The Siege and fall of Delhi, and their effect on Baird Smith. Dated as: Mussorees 28 Oct 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

25. Mss Eur B214/4/3

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Mss Eur B214/4/3
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After effects of the Mutiny on Baird Smith health. His present duties in command of 2,200 men and 14 guns [he was in charge of the Saharanpur and Muzuffarnagar Districts and Superintendent-General of Irrigation]. The slow progress of his 'History of the Siege of Delhi'. Dated as: Camp Puttri Ga...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
Unspecified

26. Mss Eur B214/4/4

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Mss Eur B214/4/4
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News of the second relief of Lucknow. Escape of the rebels, problem of restoring order after the Mutiny. Official recognition for Baird Smith's services. Feels some slight disappointment at this. Dated as: Roorkee 28 Mar 1858
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
Unspecified

27. Mss Eur B214/5

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Mss Eur B214/5
Title:
Letters from Richard Baird Smith to his wife Florence in Roorkee
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
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28. Mss Eur B214/5/1

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Mss Eur B214/5/1
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Smith had been summoned to Delhi as Chief Engineer on 19 Jun 1857, after the man originally nominated was unable to take up his post. The letters describe his journey to Delhi, the daily progress of the Siege and his return to Roorkee after Delhi had fallen.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
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29. Mss Eur B214/5/2

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Mss Eur B214/5/2
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Baird Smith's arrival in Saharanpur. The only only part of the column that has broken down so far is that for which Drummond is responsible. The Gurkhas have killed 250 Gujars at a ghat on their route. Dated as: Saharanpur 27 Jun 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

30. Mss Eur B214/5/3

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Mss Eur B214/5/3
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The march has not begun because of the rain. Baird Smith's party is to be separated from the main convoy and will go straight across to Karnal, while the convoy, under Brownlow and Willcocks, proceeds by a safer but longer route. Dated as: Saharanpur 28 Jun 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

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