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1. Mss Eur F349

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349
Title:
Diaries and associated notebooks of Richard Kay, cotton factor, describing journeys to India, China and the Levant.
Scope & Content:
Diaries and associated notebooks of Richard Kay, cotton factor, describing journeys to India, China and the Levant.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1818-1825
Extent:
7 volumes

2. Mss Eur F349/1

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Mss Eur F349/1
Title:
Scope & Content:
Voyage from England to Calcutta and his experiences in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1818-Jul 1822
Extent:
Unspecified

3. Mss Eur F349/1-7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/1-7
Title:
Diaries
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

4. Mss Eur F349/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/2
Title:
Scope & Content:
Voyage from Chinsura on a riverboat on the Ganges to Allahabad, including accounts of a suttee (10 Nov 1819) and a bathing disaster on the river (11 April 1820) and detailed description of his active social life.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1819-Jun 1820
Extent:
Unspecified

5. Mss Eur F349/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
At Allahabad and beyond; note of cotton prices at Mirzapur.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1820-Aug 1821
Extent:
Unspecified

6. Mss Eur F349/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Cotton prices and figures for sales of cotton imports; reversed: reflections on matrimony and notes on the Bible.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1821
Extent:
Unspecified

7. Mss Eur F349/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/5
Title:
Scope & Content:
Voyage of three months from India to China via Singapore where he meets Raffles's sister, arriving in Macao with Kay in poor health; description of the country and its products.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1821-Mar 1822
Extent:
Unspecified

8. Mss Eur F349/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Translation of two letters (25 Dec 1821 and 5 Jan 1822) from the Chinese Governor General to the Hong merchants relating to the disturbance by the English sailors and their encounter with the Chinese authorities; account of a storm and its effects on the ship 'General Harris' (Oct 1821).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1821-1822
Extent:
Unspecified

9. Mss Eur F349/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F349/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
An account of Kay's journey on horseback from Constantionple to Jerusalem and including Antioch, Tripoli, Beirut and Sidon.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825
Extent:
Unspecified