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Mss Eur E211
- Record Id:
- 032-002278376
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002278376
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000189
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E211
- Title:
- Papers and Correspondence of Sir Herbert Edwardes, Bengal Army 1841-68, Commissioner of Peshawar 1853-59
- Scope & Content:
- Edwards Collection: correspondence and papers of Maj-Gen Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes (1819-68), Bengal Army 1841-68, pacified Bannu 1847, Commissioner of Peshawar 1853-59 and Ambala 1862-65, including a diary of the Bannu expedition; and correspondence and papers of and relating to Brig-Gen John Nicholson (1821-57), Bengal Army 1839-57.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002278376", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E211: Papers and Correspondence of Sir Herbert Edwardes, Bengal Army 1841-68, Commissioner of Peshawar 1853-59" },{ "id" : "040-002278377", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/1: Diary of 'An Expedition to Bunnoo'." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278378", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/2: Letters to Sir Herbert and Lady Edwardes together with some miscellaneous papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278379", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/3: Letters from John Nicholson." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278380", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/4: Demi official correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278381", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/5: Demi official correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278382", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/6: Demi official correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278383", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/7: Letters concerning John Nicholson's death." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002278384", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/8-12: Correspondence of Brig-General John Nicholson in collection of Sir Herbert Edwardes" },{ "id" : "040-002278385", "parent" : "036-002278384", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/8: Letters mainly to Sir Henry Lawrence." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278386", "parent" : "036-002278384", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/9: Letters mainly from Sir Herbert Edwardes." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278387", "parent" : "036-002278384", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/10: Letters mainly from John Lawrence." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278388", "parent" : "036-002278384", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/11: Miscellaneous letters and telegrams to Nicholson mainly relating to the Mutiny, together with his dispatches after the battles of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278389", "parent" : "036-002278384", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/12: Extracts from official letters relating to John Nicholson sent to his brother Charles." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002278390", "parent" : "032-002278376", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/13-17: Sir Herbert Edwardes, Bengal Army 1841-68, Commissioner of Peshawar 1853-59: papers and miscellanea" },{ "id" : "040-002278391", "parent" : "036-002278390", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/13: Miscellaneous papers concerning the Second Sikh War." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278392", "parent" : "036-002278390", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/14: Miscellaneous papers containing biographical information on John Nicholson." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278393", "parent" : "036-002278390", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/15: Copy of Edwardes report of events in the Peshawar Division during the Mutiny." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278394", "parent" : "036-002278390", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/16: Persian manuscript describing the siege of Multan by Ranjit Singh in 1818." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278395", "parent" : "036-002278390", "text" : "Mss Eur E211/17: Plate for a visiting card, inscribed Major J Nicholson, Bengal Army." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002278376
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E211/1 : Diary of 'An Expedition to Bunnoo'.
Mss Eur E211/2 : Letters to Sir Herbert and Lady Edwardes together with some miscellaneous papers.
Mss Eur E211/3 : Letters from John Nicholson.
Mss Eur E211/4 : Demi official correspondence
Mss Eur E211/5 : Demi official correspondence
Mss Eur E211/6 : Demi official correspondence
Mss Eur E211/7 : Letters concerning John Nicholson's death.
Mss Eur E211/8-12 : Correspondence of Brig-General John Nicholson in collection of Sir Herbert Edwardes
Mss Eur E211/13-17 : Sir Herbert Edwardes, Bengal Army 1841-68, Commissioner of Peshawar 1853-59: papers and miscellanea
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- 032-002278376
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E211
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 17 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1847-1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former Internal References:
- E212
E213 - Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 01 August 1948
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Edwardes, Herbert Benjamin, Knight, army and political officer, 1819-1868
Lawrence, Henry Montgomery, Knight, Army Officer, East India Company, 1806-1857
Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1st Baronet Lawrence, 1811-1879
Nicholson, John, army officer in India, 1821-1857
Ranjit Singh, Maharaja - Places:
- Bannu, North-West Frontier Province
Multan, Punjab