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Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3
- Record Id:
- 032-002264573
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002264573
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x000204
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3
- Title:
- Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758- 1836); and of other members of the Fowke, Benn and Walsh families.
- Scope & Content:
- Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 1780-81, 1783-86; of his daughter Margaret (1758- 1836); and of other members of the Fowke, Benn and Walsh families.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002264573", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3: Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras…" },{ "id" : "040-003475740", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur A2: System of Shorthand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475742", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur C2: Correspondence to and from John Fowkes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475743", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur C3: Copies of letters to and from Francis Fowke" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475744", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur C4: Extracts from books, made by Margaret Fowke" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475745", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur C5: System of Shorthand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475748", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur C6: Shorthand copies of letters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475749", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D10: Draft letters by Margaret Fowke" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475750", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D11: Europe Letters not of business commencing the 11 Decr. 1777" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475751", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D12: Letters of W Paxton, commencing 8th May 1783. India business." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475752", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D13: Letters from and to Francis Fowke, eldest son of Francis Fowke." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475753", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D14: Letters pertaining to the four eldest sons of Francis Fowke." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475754", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D15: Miscellaneous documents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475755", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D16: Business correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475757", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur D17: Loose Letters, etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475758", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E3: Europe Letters of the years 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776 and 1777 F.F. [Francis Fowke]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475759", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E4: Letters of M. F. [Margaret Fowke] commencing 12th April 1783" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475762", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E5: Letters 1783 and 1784. Calcutta-Benares" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475763", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E6: Letters of Jos. Fowke commencing the 8th February 1784." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475764", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E7: Letters of E. W., I.S. and others commencing the 3d March 1784." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475766", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E8: Letters to Francis Fowke from various correspondents." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475769", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E9: Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence and Notes." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475770", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur E10: Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence 1806-08, and 1810, &c." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475772", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur F2: Margaret Fowke's Letters, 1771 to 1780" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475773", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur F3: Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence, 1781 to 1810" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003475774", "parent" : "032-002264573", "text" : "Mss Eur G3: Public 1775 to 1786." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002264573
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur A2 : System of Shorthand
Mss Eur C2 : Correspondence to and from John Fowkes
Mss Eur C3 : Copies of letters to and from Francis Fowke
Mss Eur C4 : Extracts from books, made by Margaret Fowke
Mss Eur C5 : System of Shorthand
Mss Eur C6 : Shorthand copies of letters
Mss Eur D10 : Draft letters by Margaret Fowke
Mss Eur D11 : Europe Letters not of business commencing the 11 Decr. 1777
Mss Eur D12 : Letters of W Paxton, commencing 8th May 1783. India business.
Mss Eur D13 : Letters from and to Francis Fowke, eldest son of Francis Fowke.
Mss Eur D14 : Letters pertaining to the four eldest sons of Francis Fowke.
Mss Eur D15 : Miscellaneous documents
Mss Eur D16 : Business correspondence
Mss Eur D17 : Loose Letters, etc.
Mss Eur E3 : Europe Letters of the years 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776 and 1777 F.F. [Francis Fowke]
Mss Eur E4 : Letters of M. F. [Margaret Fowke] commencing 12th April 1783
Mss Eur E5 : Letters 1783 and 1784. Calcutta-Benares
Mss Eur E6 : Letters of Jos. Fowke commencing the 8th February 1784.
Mss Eur E7 : Letters of E. W., I.S. and others commencing the 3d March 1784.
Mss Eur E8 : Letters to Francis Fowke from various correspondents.
Mss Eur E9 : Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence and Notes.
Mss Eur E10 : Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence 1806-08, and 1810, &c.
Mss Eur F2 : Margaret Fowke's Letters, 1771 to 1780
Mss Eur F3 : Margaret Fowke's Private Correspondence, 1781 to 1810
Mss Eur G3 : Public 1775 to 1786.
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- 032-002264573
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur A2; C2-6; D10-17; E10; E3-9; F2-3; G3
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 25 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1771
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 1771-1849
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- K20-44
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bequeathed by Mr F R Fowke, 14 February 1927
- Arrangement:
- When ordering please use each individual Mss Eur number.
- Finding Aids:
- For the full description, see G.R Kaye and E.H. Johnston, Catalogue of Manuscripts in European Languages (London: HMSO, 1937), no. K20-44.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Benn, Family
Chambers, Frances, wife of Sir Robert Chambers, 1758-1839
Clavering, John, Knight, army officer and councillor in India, ? 1722-1777
Clive, Margaret, née Maskelyne, wife of Robert Clive, 1735-1817
Danckelman, C H, correspondent of the Fowke family, fl Mid 18th century-Early 19th century
Davenport, R
East India Company, 1600-1858
Eton College, Buckinghamshire
Fowke, Family
Fowke, Francis, Resident at Benares
Fowke, Joseph, administrator in India and diamond merchant, 1716-1800
Hastings, Warren, governor-general of Bengal, 1732-1818
Hollond, William
Johnson, Samuel, Subject of Mss Eur D546
Jones, Anna Maria
Jones, William, Creator of Mss Eur C274
Lysaght, Martha, née Pybus
Macpherson, John, Baronet , Governor-General of India 1785-1786
Wade, John Peter, Creator of Mss Eur D103
Walsh, Family
Walsh, John, 1st Baronet, administrator in India, 1759-1825
Walsh, John, Subject of Mss Eur D546
Walsh, Margaret, colonial expatriate in India, née Fowke, 1758-1836
Wheler, Edward, Subject of Mss Eur D546 - Places:
- Benares, India
Bengal, India
Calcutta, India
Madras, India