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Mss Eur E392/2-10
- Record Id:
- 036-002282788
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002282786
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000011.0x000120
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E392/2-10
- Title:
- David Pearson (alias Donald Brown), Head Jailor of the Calcutta Great Jail: papers relating to the Jail
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002282786
036-002282788 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur E392 : Papers of David Pearson (alias Donald Brown), Head Jailor of the Calcutta Great Jail and Keeper of the House of Correction 1824-34
Mss Eur E392/2-10 : David Pearson (alias Donald Brown), Head Jailor of the Calcutta Great Jail: papers relating to the Jail - Contains:
- Mss Eur E392/2 : Annual agreements between the Sheriff of Calcutta and David Pearson on his employment as Keeper of the Great Jail, Calcutta.
Mss Eur E392/3 : Security bonds made between David Pearson and his assistants at the jail. Dated as: 1825; 1828; 1832
Mss Eur E392/4 : List of all the prisoners (debtors and crown prisoners) housed in the jail at 1 Jun 1824; also lists of debtors released, with…
Mss Eur E392/5 : Papers concerning Pearson's salary, including details of the wages of under jailors and jail servants.
Mss Eur E392/6 : Two volumes listing the monthly bazaar of the jail and the cash received. [the second volume also includes Pearson's personal…
Mss Eur E392/7 : Account book itemising the general expenses of the jail.
Mss Eur E392/8 : Account book listing the total monthly expenses and income of the jail.
Mss Eur E392/9 : Correspondence, inventories and accounts of sale concerning the sale of debtors' effects.
Mss Eur E392/10 : Papers concerning Pearson's application for a pension from the East India Company with testimonials of his good character by…
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- 032-002282786[0002]/036-002282788
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E392
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- Unspecified
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Legal Status:
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