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Mss Eur B212
- Record Id:
- 032-002277648
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002277648
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000053
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B212
- Title:
- Samuel Carrington papers.
- Scope & Content:
-
Notebook containing copies of letters (1857-1858) and original letters (1857-79) from Samuel Carrington (b 1832), Civil Engineer, East Indian Railway 1857-87; describing voyage to India, the Mutiny, work on railways, family matters, and travels including visit to Japan (1875), China and other places, and the Imperial Assemblage (1877); also his Commissions (1878-81) as Lieutenant in East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002277648", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur B212: Samuel Carrington papers." },{ "id" : "040-002431904", "parent" : "032-002277648", "text" : "Mss Eur B212/1: Notebook containing copies of letters from Samuel Carrington (b 1832)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002431905", "parent" : "032-002277648", "text" : "Mss Eur B212/2: Letters from Samuel Carrington (b 1832) to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002277648
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur B212/1 : Notebook containing copies of letters from Samuel Carrington (b 1832)
Mss Eur B212/2 : Letters from Samuel Carrington (b 1832) to his parents
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- 032-002277648
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur B212
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1881
- Date Range:
- 1857-1881
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- 1 volume; and 174 folios
- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan by his son Mr N Carrington; later presented by the family, 19 December 1966 and ; 22 Aug 1997
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Carrington, Samuel, civil engineer, fl 1857-1887
East Indian Railway, 1845-1925
Volunteer Regiments - Places:
- Allahabad, United Provinces
Berhampore, Bengal
Calcutta, India
India, Asia
Japan, Asia