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Mss Eur F472
- Record Id:
- 032-002296410
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002296410
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000074.0x000024
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F472
- Title:
- Letters home to his parents, from Capt Melville Edward Bertram Portal
- Scope & Content:
- Letters home to his parents, from Capt Melville Edward Bertram Portal, British Army, ADC to Viscount Goschen, Governor of Madras 1924-29, describing his duties whilst accompanying the Governor on his tours, and his marriage to the Governor's daughter, Hon Cicely Goschen
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002296410", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F472: Letters home to his parents, from Capt Melville Edward Bertram Portal" },{ "id" : "040-002296411", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/1: Letters from Capt Portal to his parents and sisters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296412", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/2: Letters from Capt Portal to his mother" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296413", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/3: Letters from Capt Portal to his grandfather" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296414", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/4: Letters from Capt Portal to his parents and sisters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296415", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/5: Letters from Capt Portal to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296416", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/6: Staff orders for the wedding of Hon Cicely Goschen to Capt Portal and form of solemnisation of their wedding" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296417", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/7: Letters to Viscount and Lady Goschen from the Viceroy, Lord Irwin" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296418", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/8: Letters from Capt Portal to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296419", "parent" : "032-002296410", "text" : "Mss Eur F472/9: Detailed arrangements for Viscount and Lady Goschen s visit to Shoranur, Angadipuram, Nilambur, Salem, Yercud and Mettur Copy of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002296410
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F472/1 : Letters from Capt Portal to his parents and sisters
Mss Eur F472/2 : Letters from Capt Portal to his mother
Mss Eur F472/3 : Letters from Capt Portal to his grandfather
Mss Eur F472/4 : Letters from Capt Portal to his parents and sisters
Mss Eur F472/5 : Letters from Capt Portal to his parents
Mss Eur F472/6 : Staff orders for the wedding of Hon Cicely Goschen to Capt Portal and form of solemnisation of their wedding
Mss Eur F472/7 : Letters to Viscount and Lady Goschen from the Viceroy, Lord Irwin
Mss Eur F472/8 : Letters from Capt Portal to his parents
Mss Eur F472/9 : Detailed arrangements for Viscount and Lady Goschen s visit to Shoranur, Angadipuram, Nilambur, Salem, Yercud and Mettur Copy…
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- 032-002296410
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 9 Items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1924
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- 1924-1929
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by his son, Mr S Portal, 06 October 2003
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Goschen, George Joachim, 1st Viscount Goschen, politician and financier, 1831-1907
Government Houses
Governor-General's Bodyguard
Governors-General
Portal, Cicely, née Goschen
Portal, Melville Edward Bertram, Captain
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley, 3rd Viscount and 1st Earl of Halifax, politician and diplomat, 1881-1959 - Places:
- Cochin, Madras
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Darjeeling, Bengal
Delhi, India
India, Asia
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Madras, India
Sri Lanka, Asia