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Mss Eur D938
- Record Id:
- 032-002275325
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002275325
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000356
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D938
- Title:
- Thomas Hill Melsom papers.
- Scope & Content:
- Diary, dated 11 Oct-20 Nov 1880, by Private Thomas Hill Melsom (b 1852), British Army 1874, describing the punitive expedition by the Marri Field Force under Maj-Gen Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor (1840-87), with list of stages on the march from Kabul to Kandahar Aug 1880; copy of the `Kandahar News', 14 Aug 1879.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002275325", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D938: Thomas Hill Melsom papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002275325
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002275325
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume; 1 folio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1879
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- 1879-1880
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 13 November 1979
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- British Army, 1707-
Kandahar News
MacGregor, Charles Metcalfe, Knight, army officer, explorer and military strategist, 1840-1887
Marri Field Force, 1880
Melsom, Thomas Hill, Private - Places:
- Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan
North-West Frontier, India