Hints for enabling arrow keys. Using Windows Narrator? Turn off scan mode: press Caps Lock + Space. Using Mac VoiceOver? Turn off quick nav: press left-arrow + right-arrow.
Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Mss Eur E334
- Record Id:
- 032-002281580
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002281580
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x00021e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E334
- Title:
- Papers of the Skelton and Pittman families, who served in the Madras and Bombay Armies, and the Madras Civil Service
- Scope & Content:
- Skelton Collection: personal correspondence and papers of the Skelton and Pittman families including Capt Philip Pittman (1740-75), Madras Engineers 1770-75; Lt Gibbon Charles George Pittman (1773-98), Madras Engineers 1790-98; Lt-Gen John Skelton (1764-1841), Bombay Army 1782-1841, Lt-Gov of St Helena 1813-16 (married Philip Pittman's daughter Mary); and Skelton's three sons who served in the Madras Civil Service and Army.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002281580", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E334: Papers of the Skelton and Pittman families, who served in the Madras and Bombay Armies, and the Madras Civil Service" },{ "id" : "036-002281581", "parent" : "032-002281580", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/1-(c): Papers of Capt Philip Pittman, Madras Engineers, and other members of his family" },{ "id" : "040-002281582", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/1: Letters to Captain Pittman from various persons including John Pownall, Under Secretary for the Colonies 1768-76; Josias Du Pre,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281583", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/2: Captain Pittman's diary. Dated as: Jan-Apr, Dec 1770" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281584", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/3: Personal papers of, and relating to Captain Pittman, his wife Honora and their children, Gibbon Charles George Pittman and Mary Moore…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281585", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/4: Five letters to Captain and Mrs Pittman from Mrs Dorothea Gibbon, step-mother to Edward Gibbon, the historian. Includes a receipt…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281586", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/5: Captain Pittman's letter-book together with some notes by his daughter Mary Pittman." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281587", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/6: Letters and copies of letters, mainly to Mrs Dawkes, mother of Honora Pittman, from Captain Pittman and his wife." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281588", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/7: Copy of the will of Richard Dawkes, father of Honora Pittman, together with later notes and correspondence on the law of gavelkind." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281589", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/8: Copy of the will of George Taswell, second husband of Honora Pittman and related correspondence." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281590", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/9: Copy of the will of Sara Hougham, half-sister to Honora Pittman." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281591", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/10(a): Diary of Lieutenant G.C.G. Pittman describing preparations at Malacca and Penang for the abortive expedition against Manila." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281592", "parent" : "036-002281581", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/10(b)-(c): Diary extract describing his voyage in an open boat from Calcutta to Madras; also letter to his aunt, Mrs Hougham" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002281593", "parent" : "032-002281580", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/11-22: Papers of Lt-Gen John Skelton, Bombay Army 1780-1816" },{ "id" : "040-002281594", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/11: Letters to John Skelton from his mother, his brother James and sister Fanny, and other members of his family." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281595", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/12: Copy of the will of Dr Francis Skelton M.D., father of John Skelton" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281596", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/13: Papers of John Skelton relating to the illness and death of his daughter Honora, born 29 Sep 1798 and died 8 Aug 1799." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281597", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/14: John Skelton's journal of his voyage from Bombay to England on the Northampton." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281598", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/15: Army commissions of John Skelton, as Lieutenant-Colonel of E.I.C. forces in St Helena 1813; as Colonel 1814 and 1817; as…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281599", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/16: Letter-book of John Skelton mainly containing extracts from correspondence with his brother, Philip Skelton in Batavia, and, after…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281600", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/17: John Skelton's journal of his voyage from St Helena to Portsmouth" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281601", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/18: Correspondence and papers concerning John Skelton's request that a baronetcy which, he maintained, existed in the Skelton family…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281602", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/19: Notes and correspondence on the history of the Skelton family." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281603", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/20: Notes on religious and miscellaneous subjects." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281604", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/21: Three letters to General and Mrs Skelton from Mr and Mrs A. Spens." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281605", "parent" : "036-002281593", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/22: Letters to John Skelton on the death of John Watson Skelton in 1837, and to Mrs Skelton and her son, George Hougham Skelton, on the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002281606", "parent" : "032-002281580", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/23-31: Papers of Mary Moore Casamajor Skelton (nee Pittman)" },{ "id" : "040-002281607", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/23: Letters from George Taswell and George Morris Taswell relating to the Vellore Mutiny together with copies of official correspondence.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281608", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/24: Four letters from her mother, Honora Taswell." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281609", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/25: Copies and drafts of letters to the Count de as Cases, Cardinal Fesch, M. Bertrand and Madame Gourgaud following the return of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281610", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/26: Four letters from Sir John Bayley, Judge of King's Bench 1808-30, Judge of Exchequer Court 1830-34, Lady Bayley and their daughter,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281611", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/27: Two letters from Mr. N.R. Cosnay in Rome, concerning the commissioning of a bust of Napoleon." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281612", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/28: Eight letters from Madame Bizemont and her daughters, with whom the Skelton family had stayed in France." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281613", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/29: Letters to Mrs Skelton from various members of her family." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281614", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/30: Correspondence with the Sous-Chef du Cabinet, concerning Mrs Skelton's request for an autograph letter of Napoleon Bonaparte, and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281615", "parent" : "036-002281606", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/31: Personal notes and papers mainly dealing with business and genealogical interests." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002281616", "parent" : "032-002281580", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/32-42: Papers of the children of Lt-Gen John Skelton" },{ "id" : "040-002281617", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/32: Account book of Charles Pittman Skelton's expenses as a student at Haileybury College together with a list of his equipment for…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281618", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/33: Correspondence of, and relating to, C.P.Skelton" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281619", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/34: Account book of John Watson Skelton, listing his equipment for India." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281620", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/35: Correspondence and papers of, and relating to, J.W. Skelton" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281621", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/36: Four letters to George Hougham Skelton and two to Lieutenant-General Skelton, from the Rev. C.H. Gaye, formerly tutor to the Skelton…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281622", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/37: Letters to G.H. Skelton and his wife, Eleanor Sarah Skelton nee Gresham, from members of their family." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281623", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/38: Copies and drafts of letters sent by G.H. Skelton" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281624", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/39: Notes by G.H.Skelton on the history of the Skelton family and related papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281625", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/40: Letters and papers concerning the administration of the Gresham estate." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281626", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/41: Other financial papers belonging to G.H. Skelton." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281627", "parent" : "036-002281616", "text" : "Mss Eur E334/42: Correspondence relating to the administration of of the Gresham estate during the illness of George Skelton." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002281580
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E334/1-(c) : Papers of Capt Philip Pittman, Madras Engineers, and other members of his family
Mss Eur E334/11-22 : Papers of Lt-Gen John Skelton, Bombay Army 1780-1816
Mss Eur E334/23-31 : Papers of Mary Moore Casamajor Skelton (nee Pittman)
Mss Eur E334/32-42 : Papers of the children of Lt-Gen John Skelton
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur E334 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002281580
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E334
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 42 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 1769-1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan and subsequently presented by Miss P M Powell, 11 September 1974
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Barlow, George Hilaro, 1st Baronet, administrator, East India Company, 1763-1846
Bombay Army
East India Company, 1600-1858
Haileybury College, Hertfordshire
Madras Army
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Northampton, Ship
Pittman, Family
Pittman, Gibbon Charles George, Lieutenant
Pittman, Philip, Captain, 1740-1745
Skelton, Charles, civil servant in India, fl 1830-1836
Skelton, Family
Skelton, George, of the Indian civil service, fl 1829-1845
Skelton, John, Indian army official, fl 1834-1837
Skelton, John, Lieutenant-Governor of St Helena, 1764-1841
Taswell, George, Subject of Mss Eur E334 - Places:
- Saint Helena, Africa