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1. Mss Eur F699/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3
Title:
Military Secretary's Office Papers
Scope & Content:
The Military Secretary to the Governor General of India was a member of the Governor General’s Personal Staff, paid a salary in addition to his Military pay, and was appointed to manage the office of the Military Secretary. The Military Secretary’s role was similar to that of the Private Secreta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1862
Extent:
29 volumes, 54 boxes (218 folders) & 1 oversize portfolio

2. Mss Eur F699/1/3/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/11
Title:
Military Secretary: Register and Copies of Telegrams Received
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1858-Jan 1862
Extent:
1 volume & 1 box (7 folders)

3. Mss Eur F699/1/3/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/12
Title:
Military Secretary: Register and Copies of Telegrams Despatched
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1858-Mar 1862
Extent:
1 volume & 2 boxes (8 folders)

4. Mss Eur F699/1/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/4
Title:
Military Secretary: Arrear Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Series of correspondence from the Military Secretary's Office that remained unregistered and unanswered for a period of time. The section of 'Arrear Correspondence' appears to have been an attempt to deal with accumulated backlogs in the Military Secretary's Office. Material is arranged by Regis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1860
Extent:
2 volumes & 9 boxes (34 folders)

5. Mss Eur F699/1/3/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/6
Title:
Military Secretary: Letters Miscellaneous to and from Military Secretary Major Bowie
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1861-1862
Extent:
2 volumes & 2 folders

6. Mss Eur F699/1/3/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/14
Title:
Military Secretary: Miscellaneous Applications & Recommendations
Scope & Content:
Series of correspondence, often containing testimonials or statement of services, applying for military positions, including speculative applications. Also correspondence asking for patronage for individuals, or recommending people for positions or promotion. Applications and recommendations ar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1861
Extent:
2 volumes & 7 boxes (33 folders)

7. Mss Eur F699/1/3/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/13
Title:
Military Secretary: List of Candidates for Staff Employment & Office
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1861
Extent:
2 volumes

8. Mss Eur F699/1/3/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/9
Title:
Military Secretary: Minutes and Letters
Scope & Content:
Copies of Governor General's minutes, correspondence, dispatches and memorandums, on Military subjects, numbered 1-95, with index. For set of Charles Canning's copies of the Minutes of the Governor General in Council see also Mss Eur F699/1/1/6.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1856-11 Mar 1862
Extent:
2 volumes

9. Mss Eur F699/1/3/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/10
Title:
Military Secretary: Office Memoranda
Scope & Content:
Governor General's Memorandums, nos. 1-549, issued by the Military Secretary's Office. Many of the Office Memorandums are directed to the Secretary to the Government of India Military Department (Sir Richard J.H. Birch), and refer to Military appointments or changes in Military personnel.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1859
Extent:
2 volumes

10. Mss Eur F699/1/3/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/7
Title:
Military Secretarys: Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects
Scope & Content:
Series of miscellaneous papers, manuscript and printed, on a variety of military matters, including extensive material relating to the Reorganisation of the Army, filed in the Military Secretary's Office. Each item, no. 1-786, is numbered but often comes with additional enclosures and supporting...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1862
Extent:
1 volume & 11 boxes (39 folders) & 1 oversize portfolio