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Mss Eur C930
- Record Id:
- 032-002266616
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002266616
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x00011f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C930
- Title:
- Three letters, dated 1857, received by Maj-Gen (later Sir) John Bennet Hearsey (1793-1865), Bengal Army 1807, Divisional Commander at Barrackpore 1857, from Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler, Divisional Commander at Cawnpore (22 Mar), Lord Canning (30 Mar), and Col (later Sir) Richard Birch, Secretary, Military Dept, Government of India (20 May), on Hearsey's disbandment of 19th Native Infantry, state of feeling at Cawnpore, Wheeler's recent ill health, and whether blank cartridges should be issued for the feu de joie for the Queen's birthday.
- Scope & Content:
- Three letters, dated 1857, received by Maj-Gen (later Sir) John Bennet Hearsey (1793-1865), Bengal Army 1807, Divisional Commander at Barrackpore 1857, from Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler, Divisional Commander at Cawnpore (22 Mar), Lord Canning (30 Mar), and Col (later Sir) Richard Birch, Secretary, Military Dept, Government of India (20 May), on Hearsey's disbandment of 19th Native Infantry, state of feeling at Cawnpore, Wheeler's recent ill health, and whether blank cartridges should be issued for the feu de joie for the Queen's birthday.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002266616", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur C930: Three letters, dated 1857, received by Maj-Gen (later Sir) John Bennet Hearsey (1793-1865), Bengal Army 1807, Divisional Commander at…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002266616
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002266616
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 13 March 2001
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Birch, Richard James Holwell, Knight, army officer in India, 1803-1875
Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl Canning, statesman and Governor-General of India, 1812-1862
Hearsey, John Bennet, Lieutenant-General