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Mss Eur E304
- Record Id:
- 032-002281230
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002281230
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0001fc
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E304
- Title:
- Papers of and relating to Lt-Col Thomas Maughan, Bombay Army; his Afghan wife Mermanjan; and her second husband Francis O'Kearney, Bombay Medical Service
- Scope & Content:
- Maughan Collection: papers of and relating to Lt-Col Thomas Maughan (1805-61), Bombay Army 1821-61, his Afghan wife Mermanjan (1833-1917), and her second husband Francis Ronayne O'Kearney (d 1911), Bombay Medical Service 1860-84, chiefly comprising personal and business letters, bills, accounts, Maughan's literary writings, and Mermanjan's English exercises, drawings, and diary.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002281230", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E304: Papers of and relating to Lt-Col Thomas Maughan, Bombay Army; his Afghan wife Mermanjan; and her second husband Francis O'Kearney,…" },{ "id" : "040-002281231", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/1: Notebook containing lists of laundry and some accounts, interspersed with drawings by Mermanjan Maughan. At the back are some Pashto…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281232", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/2: Account-book giving details of purchases, wages paid, food, and sums received." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281233", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/3: Rent-book for Wrotham Place, Kent, Oct 1858 - Apr 1859. Includes other material." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281234", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/4: Diary kept by Mermanjan, 1 Feb 1868 - 10 Jan 1875. Includes some earlier notes by Maughan." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281235", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/5: Mermanjan's album, containing engravings and original drawings (the latter probably by Maughan). Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281236", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/6: Two letters to Maughan from his one-time fiancee, Lizzie Chappell." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281237", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/7: Correspondence of Maughan as Military Secretary to the Government of Bombay, as Political Superintendent at Kolhapur, and during his…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281238", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/8: Miscellaneous notes, lists, memoranda and other papers mainly dating from Maughan's period at Kolhapur. (Many of these are mere…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281239", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/9: Documents relating to Maughan's career, last illness and death. These include a Belgian passport dated 12 Sep 1837, military…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281240", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/10: Correspondence of Mermanjan and bills addressed to her husband, Surgeon-Major O'Kearney." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281241", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/11: Drafts and printed copies of Maughan's prose works. These include a collection of newspaper essays (signed 'Civis') and an account…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281242", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/12: Drafts and printed copies of Maughan's songs." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281243", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/13: Miscellaneous items, including photographs of Mermanjan (from a portrait) and of an unidentified country house. Dated as: mainly nd" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281244", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/14: Drawings by Mermanjan. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281245", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/15: Dimmock family papers, mainly concerning Mermanjan. These include an account by Beatrice Dimmock, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281246", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/16: Copies of papers in the India Office Records (1815-21) concerning Maughan and other members of his family. Also transcripts by Mrs.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281247", "parent" : "032-002281230", "text" : "Mss Eur E304/17: Sketch-book of Mary Lewis Pelly." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002281230
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E304/1 : Notebook containing lists of laundry and some accounts, interspersed with drawings by Mermanjan Maughan. At the back are some…
Mss Eur E304/2 : Account-book giving details of purchases, wages paid, food, and sums received.
Mss Eur E304/3 : Rent-book for Wrotham Place, Kent, Oct 1858 - Apr 1859. Includes other material.
Mss Eur E304/4 : Diary kept by Mermanjan, 1 Feb 1868 - 10 Jan 1875. Includes some earlier notes by Maughan.
Mss Eur E304/5 : Mermanjan's album, containing engravings and original drawings (the latter probably by Maughan). Dated as: no date
Mss Eur E304/6 : Two letters to Maughan from his one-time fiancee, Lizzie Chappell.
Mss Eur E304/7 : Correspondence of Maughan as Military Secretary to the Government of Bombay, as Political Superintendent at Kolhapur, and during…
Mss Eur E304/8 : Miscellaneous notes, lists, memoranda and other papers mainly dating from Maughan's period at Kolhapur. (Many of these are…
Mss Eur E304/9 : Documents relating to Maughan's career, last illness and death. These include a Belgian passport dated 12 Sep 1837,…
Mss Eur E304/10 : Correspondence of Mermanjan and bills addressed to her husband, Surgeon-Major O'Kearney.
Mss Eur E304/11 : Drafts and printed copies of Maughan's prose works. These include a collection of newspaper essays (signed "Civis")…
Mss Eur E304/12 : Drafts and printed copies of Maughan's songs.
Mss Eur E304/13 : Miscellaneous items, including photographs of Mermanjan (from a portrait) and of an unidentified country house. Dated as: mainly nd
Mss Eur E304/14 : Drawings by Mermanjan. Dated as: no date
Mss Eur E304/15 : Dimmock family papers, mainly concerning Mermanjan. These include an account by Beatrice Dimmock, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel…
Mss Eur E304/16 : Copies of papers in the India Office Records (1815-21) concerning Maughan and other members of his family. Also transcripts by…
Mss Eur E304/17 : Sketch-book of Mary Lewis Pelly.
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- 032-002281230
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E304
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 17 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1815
- End Date:
- 1924
- Date Range:
- 1815-1924
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mrs D B G Line (Mermanjan left the papers to Mrs Line's mother, Mrs Dimmock), 14 November 1969
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bombay Army
Cary, Lucius Bentinck, 10th Viscount Falkland, Governor of Bombay
Jacob, George Le Grand, Major-General
Maughan, Thomas, army officer in India, 1805-1861
Mermanjan, wife of (1) Lt-Col Thomas Maughan, (2) Surg-Maj F R O'Kearney, 1833-1917
Napier, Charles James, Lieutenant-General
O'Kearney, Francis Ronayne, Surg-Major
Pelly afterw Maclean, Mary Lewis - Places:
- Kolhapur State, India
North-West Frontier, India