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Mss Eur B275
- Record Id:
- 032-002278088
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002278088
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000092
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B275
- Title:
- Lady Florentia Sale papers.
- Scope & Content:
- Journal kept by Florentia, Lady Sale (1790-1853), wife of Maj-Gen Sir Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845), British Army 1795-1845, second in command, British Forces in Afghanistan 1839-42, recording her experiences during the first Afghan war, the retreat from Kabul, and as a captive of Muhammad Akbar Khan. Published as `A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-42' (London 1843).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002278088", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur B275: Lady Florentia Sale papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002278088
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002278088
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1841
- End Date:
- 1842
- Date Range:
- 1841-1842
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 26 June 1974
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Akbar Khan, Muhammad, son of Amir Dost Muhammad, d 1845
Sale, Florentia
Sale, Robert Henry, Major-General - Places:
- Abū-Shahr, Persia
Būshehr, Persia
Hormuz Isle, Persian Gulf
Kabul, Afghanistan