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Mss Eur F257

Record Id:
032-002291511
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002291511
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x00030e
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257
Title:
Papers of Capt Francis Jenkins, Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Capt (later Maj-Gen) Francis Jenkins (1793-1866), Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32); Commissioner, Assam 1834-61; including letter book and private journals relating to surveys in Arakan and Assam, and a description of the Brahmaputra valley.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Tree:
[{ "id" : "032-002291511", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F257: Papers of Capt Francis Jenkins, Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32)" },{ "id" : "040-002291512", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/1: Letter book of survey of Eastern Frontier including copies of reports on Arakan, its military posts, resources, roads, harbours and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291513", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/2: Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 1: Dacca, Sylhet, Cachar" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291514", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/3: Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 2: Manipur, Gauhati, the Singphos (ie Kachins)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291515", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/4: Loose papers removed from item 5 below, including printed circular from Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India on…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291516", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/5: Volume containing description of 'The Valley of the Burhampooter' answering queries listed in printed circular in item 4 above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291517", "parent" : "032-002291511", "text" : "Mss Eur F257/6: Volume containing list of 'Plants received from Botanical and Horticultural gardens' Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002291511
Is part of:
not applicable
Contains:
Mss Eur F257/1 : Letter book of survey of Eastern Frontier including copies of reports on Arakan, its military posts, resources, roads, harbours…
Mss Eur F257/2 : Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 1: Dacca, Sylhet, Cachar
Mss Eur F257/3 : Private journal of marches in Assam, vol 2: Manipur, Gauhati, the Singphos (ie Kachins)
Mss Eur F257/4 : Loose papers removed from item 5 below, including printed circular from Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India on…
Mss Eur F257/5 : Volume containing description of 'The Valley of the Burhampooter' answering queries listed in printed circular in item 4…
Mss Eur F257/6 : Volume containing list of 'Plants received from Botanical and Horticultural gardens' Dated as: no date

 

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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
6 items
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1831
End Date:
1838
Date Range:
1831-1838
Era:
CE
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Source of Acquisition:
Purchased, 28 May 1992
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India
Jenkins, Francis, Major-General; Chief Commissioner of Assam; administrator; educationalist, 1793-1866
Places:
Arakan, Burma
Assam, India Asia
Brahmaputra Valley, Assam
Burma, Asia
Cachar, Assam
Dacca, Bengal Presidency, India
Gauhati, Assam
Manipur State, India
Myanmar, Asia
North-East Frontier, India
Pinang, Malaysia
Sylhet, Assam