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1. Mss Eur E334

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334
Title:
Papers of the Skelton and Pittman families, who served in the Madras and Bombay Armies, and the Madras Civil Service
Scope & Content:
Skelton Collection: personal correspondence and papers of the Skelton and Pittman families including Capt Philip Pittman (1740-75), Madras Engineers 1770-75; Lt Gibbon Charles George Pittman (1773-98), Madras Engineers 1790-98; Lt-Gen John Skelton (1764-1841), Bombay Army 1782-1841, Lt-Gov of St ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1769-1872
Extent:
42 items

2. Mss Eur E334/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/1
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Scope & Content:
Letters to Captain Pittman from various persons including John Pownall, Under Secretary for the Colonies 1768-76; Josias Du Pre, Governor of Madras 1770-73; and Mr Nourse, bookseller to King George III.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1769-1775
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur E334/1-(c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/1-(c)
Title:
Papers of Capt Philip Pittman, Madras Engineers, and other members of his family
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur E334/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Captain Pittman's diary. Dated as: Jan-Apr, Dec 1770
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1770
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur E334/3

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Mss Eur E334/3
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Scope & Content:
Personal papers of, and relating to Captain Pittman, his wife Honora and their children, Gibbon Charles George Pittman and Mary Moore Casamajor Pittman.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1770-1778
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur E334/4

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Mss Eur E334/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Five letters to Captain and Mrs Pittman from Mrs Dorothea Gibbon, step-mother to Edward Gibbon, the historian. Includes a receipt signed by Edward Gibbon and dated 15 Jul 1776.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1769-1774
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur E334/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Captain Pittman's letter-book together with some notes by his daughter Mary Pittman.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1771-1775
Extent:
Unspecified

8. Mss Eur E334/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters and copies of letters, mainly to Mrs Dawkes, mother of Honora Pittman, from Captain Pittman and his wife.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1772-1775
Extent:
Unspecified

9. Mss Eur E334/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E334/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
Copy of the will of Richard Dawkes, father of Honora Pittman, together with later notes and correspondence on the law of gavelkind.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1798-1813
Extent:
Unspecified

10. Mss Eur E334/8

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Mss Eur E334/8
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Scope & Content:
Copy of the will of George Taswell, second husband of Honora Pittman and related correspondence.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1814
Extent:
Unspecified