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Mss Eur F656/1
- Record Id:
- 033-002249079
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002249077
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000056.0x0000c3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F656/1
- Title:
- Letters of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 1st Baron Metcalfe, Acting Governor-General of India 1935, Lieutenant-Governor of Agra, India 1836-38, Governor of Jamaica 1839-42, Governor General of the Province of Canada 1843-1845.
- Scope & Content:
- Comprises two bound volumes of letters from Metcalfe to his sister Georgiana, covering the period 1819-1845, including his postings in Hyderabad, Delhi, Calcutta, and Agra, as well as a brief period in England and then the three years he spent first in Jamaica, 1839-42 and later in Canada, 1843-45. The earlier letters describe his career as a colonial administrator in India, mentioning his conflict with Warren Hastings and the business house Palmer & Co. The later letters give account of the difficulties of his role in Jamaica and Canada. Includes also two letters from Georgiana to Sir Charles.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002249077
033-002249079 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F656 : Metcalfe family papers and papers of Sir Charles Bayley
Mss Eur F656/1 : Letters of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 1st Baron Metcalfe, Acting Governor-General of India 1935,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002249077[0001]/033-002249079
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F656
- Record Type (Level):
- SubFonds
- Extent:
- 2 bound volumes of autograph letters
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1845
- Date Range:
- 1819-1845
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus, 1st Baron Metcalfe, Acting Governor-General of India 1935, Lieutenant-Governor of Agra, India 1836-38, Governor of Jamaica 1839-42, Governor General of the Province of Canada 1843-1845, 1785-1846