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Mss Eur C917
- Record Id:
- 032-002266601
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002266601
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000112
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C917
- Title:
- Letter from Cadet William Lambert in Bombay awaiting his first commission to his friend Jonathan Oldman, describing his first impressions of India, noting that his pay is adequate, and suggesting that a cargo of ladies be sent out 'for they fetch the highest prizes of any one article'.
- Scope & Content:
- Letter from Cadet William Lambert in Bombay awaiting his first commission to his friend Jonathan Oldman, describing his first impressions of India, noting that his pay is adequate, and suggesting that a cargo of ladies be sent out 'for they fetch the highest prizes of any one article'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002266601", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur C917: Letter from Cadet William Lambert in Bombay awaiting his first commission to his friend Jonathan Oldman, describing his first…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002266601
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002266601
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1780
- End Date:
- 1780
- Date Range:
- 1780
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 08 August 2000
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bombay Army
Lambert, William, Cadet