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032-002085130

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PAPERS relating to the Indian Mutiny, 3 Feb. 1857-21 Mar. 1867, being mainly letters, with correspondence enclosed, from Major-General Sir J[ohn] B[ennettl Hearsey, K.C.B., commanding the Presidency Division of the East India Co.'s Army at Barrackpore, Bengal, to Colonel R[ichard] J[ames] H[olwell] Birch, C.B. [K.C.B. 1860], Military Secretary in India. The names of the writers will be found in the index. Paper; ff. 323. Folio. A.D. 1857-1867. Belonged to Sir George William David Starck Forrest, C.I.E. (d. 1926); Sotheby's sale-cat., 27-29 June 1927, lot 474.

Scope & Content:

India: Letters and papers rel. to the Indian Mutiny: 1857-1867.

includes:

ff. 1,3,5,81,174,176,178 Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Abbott, Inspector General of Ordnance and Magazines, Bengal; Major -General 1859: Letters to Col. R. J. H. Birch: 1857.
f. 7 Brigadier Charles Grant, at Barrackpore, Bengal: Letter to Maj.-Gen. Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
ff. 9-255b passim Major-General Sir John Bennett Hearsey, KCB: Letters to Col. R. Birch: 1857.
ff. 13, 16, 18, 33, 134, 169 Brigadier Charles Grant, at Barrackpore, Bengal: Letters to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 19 Major Henry William Matthews, of the Bengal army; General 1877: Letter to Brig. C. Grant: 1857.
f. 23 Lieutenant-Colonel James Abbott, British Agent for the manufacture of gunpowder, Ishapore: Letter to Capt. Richardson: 1857.
f. 25 Captain Nicholas Charles Boswell, 2nd Regt of Native Infantry, E India Co.'s Army: Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 26 Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Glynne Wheeler, 34th Regt: Native Inf., Bengal Army; Maj.-Gen. 1859. Letter to Capt. N. C. Boswell: 1857.
f. 29 Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Glynne Wheeler, 34th Regt: Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 41 Major-General Sir John Bennett Hearsey, KCB: Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 42 Lieutenant-Colonel William St Leger Mitchell, of the Bengal Army: Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f.44 Major William Augustin John Mayhew, Deputy Adjutant of the Army in Bengal; Colonel 1861: Letter to Col.: 1857.
f. 57 Thomas Henry Hockley: Letter to Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
f. 60 Major Arthur Sanders, Deputy Quartermaster-General, Bengal Army: Letter to Col. R. Birch: 1857.
ff. 68, 173 General Sir Richard James Holwell Birch, KCB: Letters to Lord Canning: 1857.
ff. 68, 173 Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount and (1859) Earl Canning: Letters to, from Col. R. J. H. Birch, with minutes by: 1857.
ff. 82, 94 Captain George Cliffe Hatch, Deputy Judge Advocate-General, Bengal: Leters to Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
f.102 Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Glynne Wheeler, 34th Regt: Letter to Brig. C. Grant: 1857.
f. 111 Major John Bontein, 37th Regt: of Native Infantry, Bengal Army. Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 115 Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount and (1859) Earl Canning: Letter to, from Maj.-Gen. Sir H. W. Barnard: 1857.
f. 115 Major-General Sir Henry, William Barnard, KCB: Letter to Lord Canning: 1857.
f.120 Charles Theodore Le Bas, magistrate and E India Co's collector: Letter to Thornhill: 1857.
f. 122 Delhi, India: List of Europeans escaped from: 1857.
f. 130 Major Hugh Rees James, 44th Regt. Native Infantry, Bengal Army: Native Infantry, Bengal Army. Letter to G. F. Edmonstone: 1857.: Copy.
f. 133 Robert Montgomery, Indian administrator; KCB 1859: Letter to G. F. Edmonstone: 1857.: Copy.
f. 141 Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Abbott, Inspector General of Ordnance and Magazines, Bengal; Major -General 1859: Letter to Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
ff. 144, 158, 171 Lieutenant-Colonel James Abbott, British Agent for the manufacture of gunpowder, Ishapore: Letters to Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
f.151 Lieutenant-Colonel Orfeur Cavanagh, Town and Fort Major, Fort William, India: Letter to G. F. Edmonstone: 1857.
f. 163 Lieutenant-Colonel James Abbott, British Agent for the manufacture of gunpowder, Ishapore: Letter to Maj. D. Ross: 1857.
f. 165 Sergeant John Martin: Letter to Lt.Col. J. Abbott: 1857.
f. 182 Major-General George William Aylmer Lloyd, commanding the Dinapore Division in India: Letter to Lord Canning: 1857.
f. 182 Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount and (1859) Earl Canning: Letter to, from Maj.-Gen. G. W. A. Lloyd: 1857.
ff. 184-196 passim Henry Edmund Cockerell, magistrate in the service of the E India Co: Letters to F. O. Mayne: 1857.
f.190 Francis Otway Mayne, Magistrate at Banda, United Provinces: Letter to - Thornhill: 1857.
ff. 201, 233 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Forster, CB: Letters to Nlaj.-Gen. Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
f. 203 Captain William Charles Alexander, 11th Irregular Cavalry Regt., Bengal: Letter to Maj.-Gen. Sir J.B.Hearsey: 1857.
f. 212 John Walter Sherer, Indian magistrate; CSI 1866: Letter to C. Chester: 1857.
f. 214 Lieutenant-Colonel John Caulfield Hannyngton, 16th Regt. of Native Infantry, Bengal Army: Letter to Col. R. Birch: 1857.
f. 217 Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Abbott, Inspector General of Ordnance and Magazines, Bengal; Major -General 1859: Letter to Capt. H. C. Burne: 1857.
f. 219 Hervey Harris Greathed, Commissioner of Revenue at Meerut, India: Letter to - Clark: 1857.
f.223 Colonel St George Daniel Showers, 2nd European Fusiliers: Letter to Maj.-Gen. Sir J. B. Hearsey: 1857.
ff. 225, 229b Captain Gore Boland Munbee, of the Bombay Army Engineers: Letters to Col. R. Birch: 1857.: Copies.
ff. 247-253 Mrs Procter: Narrative of escape from Gwalior: 1857.: Copy.
f. 260 Major Richard Herbert Gall, 14th Light Dragoons: Translation by, of Brahmin spy's evidence: 1857.
f. 261 J. H. Carne, formerly Deputy Collector at Muhoba: Letter to 1858.
ff. 265-302b passim J. H. Carne, formerly Deputy Collector at Muhoba: Letters to Maj. R. R. W. Ellis: 1858.
f. 278 J. H. Carne, formerly Deputy Collector at Muhoba: Letter to Sir R. Hamilton: 1858.
ff. 303, 304 Colonel Edward William Smyth Scott, Bengal Artillery: Letters to Col. R. J. H. Birch: [1858?].
ff. 306-315 George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: with Sir G. le G. Jacob: 1865.: Copies.
ff. 306-315 George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: Correspondence with Sir G. le G. Jacob: 1865: Copies.
ff. 306-315 Major-General George Le Grand Jacob, KCSI 1869: Correspondence with the Duke of Argyll: 1865.: Copies.
f. 316 Frederic Bebb Gubbins, Commissisioner of Revenue and Circuit, Benares district: Letter to -: aft. 1858.: Imperf.
f. 322 General Sir Richard James Holwell Birch, KCB: Letter to -: n.d.

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Western Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1857

End Date:

1867

Date Range:

3 Feb 1857-21 Mar 1867

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Custodial History:

George William David Starck Forrest, Knight 1913; historian of India: Owned: 20th cent.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Abbott, Augustus, Lieutenant-Colonel; Inspector General of Ordnance and Magazines, Bengal; Major -General 1859
Abbott, James, Knight, army officer in India, 1807-1896
Alexander, William Charles, Captain; 11th Irregular Cavalry Regt., Bengal
Barnard, Henry William, Knight, army officer, 1799-1857
Birch, Richard James Holwell, Knight, army officer in India, 1803-1875
Bontein, John, Major; 37th Regt
Boswell, Nicholas Charles, Captain; 2nd Regt of Native Infantry, E India Co.'s Army
Campbell, George Douglas, 8th Duke of Argyll, statesman, 1823-1900
Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl Canning, statesman and Governor-General of India, 1812-1862
Carne, J. H., formerly Deputy Collector at Muhoba
Cavanagh, Orfeur, Lieutenant-Colonel; Town and Fort Major, Fort William, India
Cockerell, Henry Edmund, magistrate in the service of the E India Co
Forrest, George William David, Knight, historian, 1845-1926
Forster, Henry, Lieutenant-Colonel; CB
Gall, Richard Herbert, army officer, 1815-1881
Grant, Charles, army officer and correspondent of Sir John Bennett Hearsey, fl 1857
Greathed, Hervey Harris, colonial civil servant, political agent and judge, 1817-1857
Gubbins, Frederick Bebb, customs officer, fl 1824-1860
Hannyngton, John Caulfield, Lieutenant-Colonel; 16th Regt. of Native Infantry, Bengal Army
Hatch, George Cliffe, Captain; Deputy Judge Advocate-General, Bengal
Hearsey, John Bennett, Major-General KCB
Hockley, Thomas Henry
Jacob, George Le Grand, Major-General; KCSI 1869
James, Hugh Rees, Major 44th Regt Native Infantry Bengal Army
Le Bas, Charles Theodore, magistrate and E India Co's collector
Lloyd, George William Aylmer, Major-General; commanding the Dinapore Division in India
Martin, John, Sergeant
Matthews, Henry William, Major; of the Bengal army; General 1877
Mayhew, William Augustin John, Major; Deputy Adjutant of the Army in Bengal; Colonel 1861
Mayne, Francis Otway, Magistrate at Banda, United Provinces
Mitchell, William St Leger, Lieutenant-Colonel; of the Bengal Army
Montgomery, Robert, Knight, administrator in India, 1809-1887
Munbee, Gore Boland, Captain; of the Bombay Army Engineers
Procter, Mrs
Sanders, Arthur, Major; Deputy Quartermaster-General, Bengal Army
Scott, Edward William Smyth, Colonel Bengal Artillery
Sherer, John Walter, Indian magistrate, CSI 1866
Showers, St George Daniel, Colonel; 2nd European Fusiliers
Wheeler, Stephen Glynne, Lieutenant-Colonel; 34th Regt

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Delhi, India
India, Asia