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IOR/H/671

Record Id:: 040-000004767
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/H/671
Title:: The Burmese War 1823-1828.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-997, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letters 4th April 1827 to 27th Feb. 1829 relating to Burma, Arakan, Assam, Siam and Malay States, including:-- (2) Major-Gen. Campbell (Commanding the Forces in Tenasserim). pp. 1-2, 13-32, 39-43, 173-89, 305-14, 325-43, 549-58, 603-21, 645-59, 725-9, 927-40 (16th Feb. 1829, giving his sentiments on the effects of the war and present state of affairs in Burma), 973-5, to G. Swinton 9th March 1827 to 22nd Jan. 1829; p. 302, to Assistant Surgeon N. Wallich 29th April 1827; pp. 559-600, Minutes of Conference with the Burmese Ambassadors; pp. 944-65, Answers to Queries by Lord Amherst. (3) Lieut. G. H. Rawlinson (Acting British Agent at Rangoon). pp. 3-8, to Capt. R. Ware 2nd March 1827; pp. 9-10, 314-5, to Major-Gen. Campbell 2nd March and 9th April 1827; pp. 169-71, to G. Swinton 7th Feb. 1827. (4) pp. 32-4, Lieut. A. McCally (Madras Commissariat) to Major-Gen. Campbell 11th March 1827. (5) Lord Combermere (Commander-in-Chief and Vice-President in Council), Minutes. pp. 47-111, 6th April 1827, Crawfurd's Mission to Ava; pp. 117-9, 9th April 1827, Appointments of Crawfurd, Major-Gen. Campbell and Capt. Burney in Burma; pp. 253-4, 11th June 1827, Postponements in the payment of the Burmese indemnity; p. 371, 14th May 1827, The Magh Levy in Arakan. (6) A. Stirling (Deputy Secretary, Political Department). pp. 113-5, to G. Swinton 17th March 1827; pp. 843-6, 852-4, 856-7, 858-60, 862, 875-82, to David Scott 5th April to 27th June 1828; p. 868, to C. J. Glass 30th May 1828. (7) pp. 121-7, 265-71, W. B. Bayley (Member of Council), Minutes of 10th April and 11th June 1827, The Burmese appointments and postponement of payment of the Burmese indemnity. (8) G. Swinton (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department). pp. 129-30, 149-51, 285-8, 415, 435-6, to A. Stirling 12th April to 22nd June 1827; pp. 133-4, 205-11, 249-51, 273-83, 321-2, 711-2, 733-5, 943-4, 997, to Major-Gen. Campbell 12th April 1827 to 7th Feb. 1829; pp. 245-6, Reply to requests of Burmese Ambassadors 28th April 1827; pp. 247-8, to the Ministers of Ava 28th April 1827; pp. 291-3, to J. Crawfurd 15th June 1827; pp. 375-6, to R. Hunter and C. Paton 1st June 1827; pp. 411-3, 419-20, to Capt. H. Burney 6th July 1827; p. 433, to D. Hill 22nd June 1827; pp. 545-6, to G. Chester (President) and the Marine Board 15th June 1827; pp. 797-801, 895-904, to A. D. Maingy 8th Feb. 1828 to 23rd Feb. 1829; pp. 826-39, to David Scott 7th March 1828; p. 839, to Junior Commissioner in Assam [? R. Hunter] and Lieut.-Col. Cooper 7th March 1828; pp. 907-9, to R. Clive (Chief Secretary, Madras) 23rd Feb. 1829; pp. 915-7, to Capt. R. Ware 26th Feb. 1829; pp. 989-92, to Capt. F. J. Grant and Lieut. R. B. Pemberton 7th Feb. 1829. (9) pp. 153-5, 157-9, S. Fraser (Deputy Persian Secretary), Official Notes of 6th and 20th April 1827 relative to Henry Gouger and the Burmese Ambassadors. (10) pp. 159-66, Henry Gouger to S. Fraser 5th April 1827. (11) pp. 189-92, Capt. W. Spiers (? Merchant at Rangoon) to Major-Gen. Campbell 17th Feb. 1827, Protest against Sarkies Manook's attempt to obtain a Monopoly of the Burmese Trade; pp. 193-201, Sarkies Manook to Major-Gen. Campbell 19th Feb. 1827 on the same subject. (12) J. Crawfurd (Envoy to Burma). pp. 213-4, to G. Swinton 7th Feb. 1827, with, pp. 214-7, Descriptive Memoir of Ava; pp. 221-43, Defence of his conduct in his Mission to Ava 17th April 1827; pp. 783-91, Plan for supplying Land to Settlers in Tenasserim with Public Notification on the subject. (13) pp. 257-68, J. H. Harington (Member of Council), Minute of 8th June 1827, on the postponement of the payment of the Burmese Indemnity. (14) A. D. Maingy (Civil Commissioner of the Ceded Provinces). pp. 295, 759-78, to G. Swinton 6th April 1827 and 23rd Jan. 1828; pp. 295-6, to Major-Gen. Campbell 6th April 1827; pp. 791-3, to H. Wood (Accountant-General) 22nd Jan. 1828, Account of Receipts and Expenditures for Amherst. (15) p. 296, E. A. Blundell (Secretary to the Commissioners, Mergui) to A. D. Maingy 31st March 1827. (16) N. Wallich, M.D. (Superintendent-General of Government Plantations). pp. 299-300, to G. Swinton 1st May 1827; pp. 301-2, to Major-Gen. Campbell 29th April 1827. (17) pp. 316-7, Lieut.-Col. Edward Kelly (Deputy Adjutant-General) to Lieut. G. H. Rawlinson 21st April 1827. (18) R. Hunter and C. Paton (Commissioners for Arakan). pp. 347-57, 363-8, to G. Swinton 25th April to 6th May 1827; pp. 357-8, to Lieut.-Col. Wood (Commanding in Arakan) 30th April 1827; p 358, to Thomas Ambrose Shaw (Judge of Chittagong) 30th April 1827; p. 359, to Thomas Reid Davidson (Magistrate of Chittagong) 30th April 1827; pp. 866-7, to A. Stirling 14th May 1828. (19) pp. 379-82, H. Shakespear (Secretary) to R. Hunter and C. Paton 25th May 1827. (20) pp. 385-96, H. T. Prinsep (Acting Secretary) to R. Hunter and C. Paton 14th June 1827. (21) Capt. Henry Burney (Envoy to Siam). pp. 399-400, 405, to G. Swinton 23rd April and 12th May 1827; pp. 401-2, to J. Anderson 20th April 1827; pp. 405-8, to Robert Ibbetson 12th May 1827. (22) J. Anderson (Chief Secretary, Prince of Wales Island). pp. 400-1, to Capt. Burney 18th April 1827; p. 423, to D. Hill 8th Feb. 1827. (23) pp. 406-7, Robert Ibbetson (Member of Council, Prince of Wales Island) to Capt. Burney 4th May 1827, Quedah. (24) p. 423, David Hill (Chief Secretary, Madras) to G. Swinton 5th June 1827. (25) p. 424, Capt. Henry Ralfe (Military Secretary, Prince of Wales Island) to J. Anderson 8th Feb. 1827. (26) pp. 425-6, W. Morrison (Commissary-General, Madras) to D. Hill 3rd March 1827. (27) pp. 429-30, Lord Combermere and Bengal Council to R. Fullerton (Governor, Prince of Wales Island) 22nd June 1827. (28) pp. 439-45, D. E. Mallock, Extracts from private Diary July 1826 to 20th March 1827, Events in Siam during his stay at Bangkok. (29) pp. 447-80, G. Chester and H. Sargent (Members of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium) to Bengal Council 18th July 1827, Report on Amherst Harbour; pp. 480-503, Capt. Daniel Ross to J. Trotter 10th May 1827; John Trotter (Secretary, Marine Board), pp. 503-4 to John Hayes 16th June 1827, pp. 509-10 to Captains G. Dawson, W. Spiers, W. J. Crawford, J. Aiken, G. H. Boyd, G. Sutherland and R. Crawfurd 30th June 1827, pp. 526-7 to J. H. Johnston 25th June 1827; pp. 504-8, Capt. John Hayes (Master Attendant) to J. Trotter 28th June 1827; pp. 510-3, Capt. G. H. Boyd (Almorah) to J. Trotter 4th July 1827; pp. 514-8, Capt. W. J. Crawley (Hastings) to J. Trotter 5th July 1827; pp. 518-21, Capt. George Dawson to J. Trotter 6th July 1827; pp. 522-4, Capt. Robert Crawfurd (Diana steam vessel) to J. Trotter 7th July 1827; pp. 525-6, Capt. George Sutherland to J. Trotter 11th July 1827; pp. 527-43, Capt. J. H. Johnston (Enterprise steam vessel) to J. Trotter 14th July 1827. (30) pp. 622-41, Lieut. J. T. Leslie (13th Madras N.I.) to Major-Gen. Campbell 3rd July 1827. (31) pp. 661-3, 669-70, 737-8, C. Tucker (Commissioner of Sylhet) to G. Swinton 24th July 1827 to 7th Jan. 1828. (32) pp. 663-6, 670-7, 738-47, Capt. F. J. Grant (Commanding Gumbhur Sing's Levy) to C. Tucker 7th July to 27th Dec. 1827. (33) Major J. Hodgson (Surveyor-General of India). p. 679, to G. Swinton 2nd Aug. 1827; p. 863, to A. Stirling 21st May 1828. (34) pp. 679-87, Lieut. R. B. Pemberton (Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General and Surveyor, Manipur) to Major Hodgson 8th July 1827. (35) Lord Amherst (Governor-General). pp. 691-706, to R. Fullerton 23rd July 1827, Policy to be observed towards Siam; pp. 887-90, Lord William Beutinck's Minute of 19th Feb. 1829, Possible advantages and disadvantages from the Provinces ceded by Burma; pp. 919-21, General Order 12th Feb. 1829, Thanks to Major-Gen. Campbell. (36) p. 715, List of Packet to Secret Committee. (37) pp. 719-22, Capt. Robert Ware (Political Assistant) and Lieut. G. H. Rawlinson (British Agent at Rangoon) to G. Swinton 17th Dec. 1827. (38) pp. 751-4, Dr. John Adam (Secretary, Medical Board) to G. Swinton 4th Feb. 1828. (39) pp. 779-83, Capt. Daniel Ross (Marine Surveyor-General), Description of the Calagone Islands 27th Dec. 1827. (40) David Scott (Agent to the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier). pp. 805-18, to G. Swinton 2nd Feb. 1828; pp. 812-3, 849-51, 854-5, 857-9, 861-2, 865, 869-75, to A. Stirling 5th to 26th April 1828. (41) pp. 819-26, 855-6, 859-60, Capt. J. B. Neufville to David Scott 22nd Dec. 1827 to April 1828, Settlement of Assam. (42) p. 841, C. Paton (Commissioner of Akyab) to A. Stirling 5th April 1828. (43) pp. 841-2, R. Hunter (Commissioner of Arakan) to C. Paton 2nd April 1828. (44) pp. 860-1, Lieut. M. G. White (Superintendent of Arakan Roads) and W. Blunt (Special Commissioner) to David Scott 3rd May 1828. (45) pp. 863-4, H. Wood (Accountant-General) to A. Stirling 12th May 1828. (46) pp. 865-6, C. J. Glass (Civil Auditor) to G. Swinton 4th March 1828. (47) pp. 911-3, Resolution of Government 20th Feb. 1829, Arrangements in Tenasserim consequent on the resignation of Major-Gen. Campbell, Col. Vigoureux (H.M. 45th Regt.) to hold the Military Command. (48) pp. 969-70, Capt. Robert Ware to G. Swinton 2nd Feb. 1829. (49) pp. 977-86, Capt. F. J. Grant and Lieut. R. B. Pemberton (Commissioners for Manipur) to G. Swinton 13th Jan. 1829.
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IOR/H/660-680 : Burmese War 1823-1828

IOR/H/671 : The Burmese War 1823-1828.
Contains:: IOR/H/671/299-304 : Wallich to G Swinton, Sec to Govt in Political Department, re proceeding up Attran river to cut down large number of teaks…

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Start Date:: 1827
End Date:: 1829
Date Range:: 1827-1829
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