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Mss Eur E417
- Record Id:
- 032-002283261
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002283261
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000283
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E417
- Title:
- Pearse Collection
- Scope & Content:
- Pearse Collection: papers of General George Godfrey Pearse (1827-1905), Madras Artillery 1844 later Royal Artillery, and Colonel Commandant, Royal Horse Artillery; relating to his life and military career in India (including siege of Multan 1848-49, and Indian Mutiny), and interest in antiquities; also autobiography and novel by his greatnephew Maj Cecil Frederick Godfrey Pearse, on his life in India in the Royal Artillery c1930-47.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002283261", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E417: Pearse Collection" },{ "id" : "036-002283262", "parent" : "032-002283261", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/1-20: Papers of General George Godfrey Pearse, Madras Artillery, later Royal Artillery" },{ "id" : "040-002283263", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/1: Box (now empty) labelled Letters of Geo. Godfrey Pearse 1844-1800 to Mrs R.W. Lang, with a note affixed giving biographical details of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283264", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/2: Letters from Pearse to Mrs Lang, with introductory notes, originally contained in MSS.Eur.E.417/1." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283265", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/3: Papers concerning Pearse's appointment to the Madras Artillery and his military service, with correspondence conducted during his…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283266", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/4: Box (now empty) labelled MSS. Papers of the Indian Mutiny 1857, 58 and 59, which originally contained Mss Eur E417/5-6." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283267", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/5: Letters concerning raids on Bunnoo in the Punjab, with notes by Pearse." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283268", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/6: Papers concerning the Mutiny, including annotated correspondence with military and civil officials, an account of Pearse's…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283269", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/7: Photocopy of manuscript memoirs 1827-98 by Pearse, including illustrations and newspaper cuttings." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283270", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/8: Box (now empty) labelled Various Papers by G.G. Pearse, which originally contained Mss Eur E417/9-20." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283271", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/9: A few remarks on the Artillery of the late Sikh nation by Pearse" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283272", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/10: Papers concerning the suppression of the revolt in 1852 in Kagan, N.W. Frontier Dated as: 1852; 1887-89" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283273", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/11: Papers concerning antiquities and archaeology." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283274", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/12: Paper on swords by Pearse" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283275", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/13: Paper on coins given by Pearse to the Archaeological Society of Nagpore." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283276", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/14: Paper by Pearse entitled Excavation of a stone circle near Kamptee" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283277", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/15: A short account of a trip into Morocco by Pearse" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283278", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/16: Rough notes of a riding trip through the Ochterlony Valley, and to the Wynaad Gold Mines, in Southern India by Pearse's wife Zoe" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283279", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/17: Article by Pearse entitled Remarks on an ancient gold ring" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283280", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/18: Correspondence concerning the manifests of Charles I to Cornwall" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283281", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/19: Letter from the British Museum concerning a coin" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283282", "parent" : "036-002283262", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/20: Letter and newspaper cutting about the Boer War" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002283283", "parent" : "032-002283261", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/21-22: Papers of Major Godfrey Pearse, Royal Artillery c1930-47" },{ "id" : "040-002283284", "parent" : "036-002283283", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/21: Photocopy of The Sentimental Gunner, Major Pearse's autobiography. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283285", "parent" : "036-002283283", "text" : "Mss Eur E417/22: Which War, Daddy? a novel by Major Pearse set in India during World War II Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002283261
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E417/1-20 : Papers of General George Godfrey Pearse, Madras Artillery, later Royal Artillery
Mss Eur E417/21-22 : Papers of Major Godfrey Pearse, Royal Artillery c1930-47
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- 032-002283261
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 25 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1844-1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former Internal References:
- B115
D502
E205 - Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Maj G Pearse, 24 June 1983
- Finding Aids:
- For detailed description see handlist in the reading room.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Edwardes, Herbert Benjamin, Knight, army and political officer, 1819-1868
Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1st Baronet Lawrence, 1811-1879
Madras Army
Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, army officer, 1810-1890,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000059288230,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/15549114
Pearse, Cecil Frederick Godfrey, Major
Pearse, George Godfrey, army officer in India, 1827-1905
Royal Artillery, 1716-
Sikh Irregular Cavalry
Stafford, William Joseph Fitzmaurice, Major-General
Taylor, Reynell George, General
Van Cortlandt, Henry Charles, General
Willock, Henry, Knight, political officer in Persia, 1790-1858 - Places:
- Bannu, North-West Frontier Province
Japan, Asia
Morocco, Africa
Multan, Punjab
North-West Frontier, India
Punjab, Asia