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Mss Eur Photo Eur 439
- Record Id:
- 032-002303671
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002303671
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000074.0x0002b0
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Photo Eur 439
- Title:
- Photocopy of letter, dated 14 Feb 1819, from James Thompson, sometime staff sgt, H M 2nd Light Dragoons, and now head writer in Delhi Revenue Office, to his brother, describing briefly his life since 1802, his survey and map drawing work, and an expedition in 1815 to the Himalaya, Tibet, and the source of the Ganges, led by William Fraser (1784-1835), Bengal Civil Service 1799-1835, Political Agent to General Martindell's Army during the Nepalese War 1815.
- Scope & Content:
- Photocopy of letter, dated 14 Feb 1819, from James Thompson, sometime staff sgt, H M 2nd Light Dragoons, and now head writer in Delhi Revenue Office, to his brother, describing briefly his life since 1802, his survey and map drawing work, and an expedition in 1815 to the Himalaya, Tibet, and the source of the Ganges, led by William Fraser (1784-1835), Bengal Civil Service 1799-1835, Political Agent to General Martindell's Army during the Nepalese War 1815.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002303671", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur Photo Eur 439: Photocopy of letter, dated 14 Feb 1819, from James Thompson, sometime staff sgt, H M 2nd Light Dragoons, and now head writer in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002303671
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002303671
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1819
- Date Range:
- 1819
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mrs S Douglas, 04 May 2000
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- British Army, 1707-
Fraser, James Baillie, traveller and artist, 1783-1856
Fraser, William, Subject of Mss Eur Photo Eur 439
Gillespie, Robert Rollo, Knight, army officer, 1766-1814
Thompson, James, Sergeant - Places:
- India, Asia