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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F184

1. Mss Eur F184

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184
Title:
Papers of the Woodburn Family
Scope & Content:
Woodburn Collection: papers of the Woodburn family, including Col David Woodburn (1745-1804), Bengal Army 1770-1804, Capt John Woodburn (1803-41), Bengal Army 1821-41, and Sir John Woodburn (1843-1902), Indian Civil Service 1863-1902, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal 1898-1902.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779-1906
Extent:
17 items

2. Mss Eur F184/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/1
Title:
Col David Woodburn (1745-1804), Bengal Army 1770-1804
Scope & Content:
Letters from David Woodburn to his father, brother John and nephew David Woodburn (1777-1821), all in Ayrshire, from an unknown place in India and from London, Florence, Benares and Lucknow.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779-1804
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur F184/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Two letters to David Woodburn (1777-1821) and his widow Jess (Caldwell) from her cousin Captain Hugh Caldwell (1786-1882), Bengal Army 1805-36, aide-de-camp to Governor-General, describing the arrival in Calcutta and military progress of their son John.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1821-1822
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur F184/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
Personal letters, mainly to John Woodburn from his friend Captain John Bartleman (1801-71), Bengal Army 1819-55, second-in-command of the Merwara Local Battalion, with some letters from Woodburn to Bartleman. Dated as: 1836-37, 1840
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836-1840
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur F184/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters and papers concerning the death of John Woodburn in the First Afghan War, his estate, the erection of a memorial to him, and the payment of an annuity to his mother and unmarried sisters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1841-1844
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur F184/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Military and personal papers of Archibald Woodburn, including general correspondence, a copy of his will, and papers relating to his activities as a public prosecutor in courts martial.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833-1876
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur F184/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Personal letters to Archibald Woodburn from his cousin General Alexander Woodburn (1803-61), Bombay Army 1821-61.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1859
Extent:
Unspecified

8. Mss Eur F184/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters to David Woodburn, mainly about family matters, from his uncle Archibald Woodburn (1801- ), Madras Army 1818-45. Dated as: 1843-1874 and undated
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1874
Extent:
Unspecified

9. Mss Eur F184/8

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Mss Eur F184/8
Title:
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of David Woodburn, and other papers, relating to the deaths of his uncle Captain James Woodburn (1799-1843), Bengal Army 1818-43, and his cousin Dr. David Woodburn (1792-1844), Bengal Medical Service 1815-44.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1845
Extent:
Unspecified

10. Mss Eur F184/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F184/9
Title:
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous financial and other papers of David Woodburn, including a copy of an Ayrshire newspaper obituary of him.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified