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IOR/H/698
- Record Id:
- 040-000004795
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x000200
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/698
- Title:
- Mutiny European officers of the Madras Army.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. 1-573, Enclosures in Madras Secret Letter 10th Sept. 1809 relating to disturbances amongst the European Officers of the Madras Army (A few of the Letters are marked Secret and Confidential), including:-- (2) Lieut.-Col. S. Gibbs (Commanding at Bangalore). pp. 1-3, 107-10, to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 31st July and 6th Aug. 1809; pp. 151-2, 154-5, 157-62, 220-2, to Col. H. Davis [8th to 9th Aug. 1809]; pp. 193-8, 201-6, to A. Falconer 10th and 12th Aug. 1809; pp. 198-9, to Assistant Adjutant-General in Mysore [Capt. Thomas Webster] 10th Aug. 1809. (3) Alexander Falconer (Chief Secretary). p. 4, to Lieut.-Col. Gibbs 3rd Aug. 1809; pp. 28-30, 71-3, 80-1, 131-7, 171-2, to Col. H. Davis 4th to 8th Aug. 1809; pp. 125-7, to A. H. Cole 10th Aug. 1809; pp. 337, 367-8, to Lieut.-Col. P. Stuart 9th and 10th Aug. 1809; pp. 357-60, to Major-Gen. Pater 10th Aug. 1809. (4) Lieut.-Col. Henry Davis (Commanding in Mysore). pp. 9-10, 25-6, 25th and 29th July 1809; pp. 33-42, 78-80, 84-7, 93-5, 149-51, 193-6, 213-20, 232, 235, 237-42, to A. Falconer 30th July to 14th Aug. 1809; pp. 76-7, 101, 125, to Lieut.-Col. J. Bell and Officers in control at Seringapatam 3rd to 5th Aug. 1809; pp. 152-3, 155-7, to Lieut.-Col. S. Gibbs 3rd and 4th Aug. 1809. (5) Lieut.-Col. J. Bell (1st Bat. Artillery and Commanding in Seringapatam). pp. 10-1, 14-6, to Assistant Adjutant-General, Mysore (Capt. Thomas Webster) 23rd and 24th July 1809; pp. 88, 95-6, 139-45, 169-70, to Col. H. Davis 31st July to 8th Aug. 1809; pp. 145-6, to Poona [6th Aug. 1809]; pp. 181-2, to Purniah (Diwan of Mysore), n.d.; pp. 207-8, to Major-Gen. F. Gowdie (Commander-in-Chief) 10th Aug. 1809; pp. 209-13, to Lord Minto (Governor-General) 9th Aug. 1809. (6) Lieut.-Col. Robert Munro (2nd Bat. 15th N.I.). pp. 11-4, to Officer Commanding Garrison at Seringapatam 22nd July 1809; p. 96, to Senior Officer at Seringapatam 3rd Aug. 1809; pp. 119-22, to A. H. Cole and Col. Davis 4th Aug. 1809. (7) Officers of the 2nd Bat. 15th N.I. to Lieut.-Col. Munro, n.d.; pp. 17-8, to Officer in Command, n.d. (8) p. 19, Officers of the 1st Bat. Artillery to Lieut.-Col. Bell, n.d. (9) p. 20, Capt. Thomas Webster (Assistant Adjutant-General, Mysore) to Officer Commanding at Seringapatam 24th July 1809. (10) Lieut.-Col. Robert Barclay (Military Secretary). pp. 26-7, to A. H. Cole 4th Aug. 1809; pp. 115-6, to Col. Davis 9th Aug. 1809; pp. 319-22, to Col. W. Wilkinson 8th Aug. 1809; pp. 322-4, to Col. Barry Close 8th Aug. 1809; pp. 338-31, to Lieut.-Col. P. Stuart 9th Aug. 1809; pp. 342-4, to Lieut.-Col. B. Forbes 9th Aug. 1809; pp. 345-7, to Major-Gen. R. Croker 9th Aug. 1809; pp. 416-7, to Capt. Thomas Sydenham 10th Aug. 1809. (11) pp. 42-5, Lieut.-Col. J. Bell, Lieut.-Col. R. Munro and Major D. C. Kenney to Col. Davis [? 30th July 1809]. (12) A. H. Cole (in charge Residency, Mysore). pp. 45-54, 74-5, 81-3, 88-92, 102-5, 116-9, 123-4, 127-30, 133-9, 172-81, 187-90, 200, 223-6, 229-32, to A. Falconer 30th July to 14th Aug. 1809; pp. 83-4, to Lieut.-Col. Bell 1st Aug. 1809; pp. 147-8, to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 8th Aug. 1809; pp. 190-3, to Captains Asgill and Mackintosh or Officer Commanding at Chittledroog, n.d. (13) James A. Casamajor (Acting Resident at Seringapatam). pp. 59, 63-6, to A. Falconer 29th July 1809; pp. 60-2, 66-7, to Lieut.-Col. Bell 29th and 30th July 1809. (14) pp. 61-2, 68, Capt.-Lieut. George Cadell (Town Major) to J. A. Gasamajor 29th July 1809. (15) p. 92, Lieut. E. Oldnall (Fort Adjutant) to A. H. Cole [2nd Aug. 1809]. (16) pp. 96-7, Major D. C. Kenney (Commanding 2nd Bat. 19th Regt. N.I.) to Senior Officer at Seringapatam 3rd Aug. 1809. (17) pp. 97-101, Declaration by the Officers at Seringapatam 3rd Aug. 1809. (18) pp. 110-4, 163-5, Major J. Welsh (Commanding at Nandy Cavoy) to Lieut.-Col. Gibbs, with Address from the Officers at Nundy Droog 5th Aug. 1809. (19) J. Sullivan (Assistant Resident in Mysore) to Col. Davis 5th Aug. 1809. (20) pp. 165-9, Officers at Nundy Droog to Lieut.-Col. Gibbs, n.d. (21) pp. 182-4, Purniah Diwan to Lieut.-Col. Bell, n.d. (22) pp. 206-7, 255-9, 306-8, Major-Gen. J. Pater (Commanding the Northern Division) to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 1st to 3rd Aug. 1809. (23) pp. 227-9, 236-7, Capt. Charles Lucas (Commanding at Bednore) to Col. Davis 9th Aug. 1809. (24) p. 235, Capt. A. Purchas (Commanding in the Wynaad) to Capt. Thomas Webster, n.d. (25) pp. 243-52, Lieut. H. J. Graves (H.M. 8th Regt.) to Col. Davis 14th Aug. 1809. (26) pp. 259-61, 283-4, 308-10, 348-9, Col. W. Wilkinson (Commanding the Southern Division) to A. Falconer 31st July to 5th Aug. 1809. (27) Major-Gen. Robert Croker (Commanding at Bellary). pp. 261-79, to A. Falconer 2nd Aug. 1809; pp. 293-8, 352-4, Lieut.-Col. Barclay 3rd Aug. 1809. (28) pp. 277-8, Major J. P. Keasberry to Major-Gen. Croker, 2nd Aug. 1809. (29) Capt. Thomas Sydenham (Resident at Hyderabad). pp. 279-80, 397-403, to Governor Barlow 29th July to 9th Aug. 1809; pp. 414-5, to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 11th Aug. 1809. (30) Lieut.-Col. J. Doveton (Commanding in Berar). pp. 280-1, 415-6, to Capt. Sydenham 24th July and 6th Aug. 1809; p. 313, to Lieut.-Col. Thomas Montresor 26th July 1809. (31) pp. 281-2, 314-7, Officers at Jaulna [i.e. Jalna] to Lieut. Col. Doveton 23rd and 25th July 1809. (32) pp. 284-7, Lieut. Charles Cunningham (Judge-Advocate, Southern Division) to Col. Wilkinson 1st July 1809. (33) Lieut.-Col. Thomas Montresor (Commanding at Secunderabad). pp. 288-93, to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 30th July 1809; p. 313, to Major-Gen. Gowdie 31st July 1809; pp. 405-8, to Major G. Neale -- Aug. 1809; pp. 409-11, to Capt. T. Sydenham -- Aug. 1809. (34) Lieut.-Col. Barry Close (Resident at Poona). pp. 299-301, to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 27th July 1809; pp. 369-74, to Governor Barlow 4th Aug. 1809; pp. 376-95, to Major-Gen. Gowdie 3rd Aug. 1809. (35) pp. 305-6, Capt.-Lieut. J. Moorhouse (Artillery) to Major-Gen. Pater 2nd Aug. 1809. (36) pp. 311-2, G. Dunley to [? Col. Davis] 29th July 1809. (37) pp. 324-7, Clolworthy Gowan to Governor Barlow, Poona, 30th July 1809. (38) pp. 328-31, 361-6, Lieut.-Col. P. Stuart (Commanding in Travancore) to A. Falconer 3rd Aug. 1809. (39) pp. 331-6, Lieut.-Col. B. Forbes (Commanding in Malabar and Canara) to Lieut.-Col. Barclay 2nd Aug. 1809. (40) pp. 349-51, Major D. MacDowall (2nd Bat. 16th N.I.) to Col. W. Wilkinson 3rd Aug. 1809. (41) pp. 354-7, Lieut.-Col. G. Bowness (Commanding at Gooty) to A. Falconer 5th Aug. 1809. (42) Officers at Hyderabad. p. 375, to Lieut.-Col. Close 4th Aug. 1809; pp. 403-4, to Lieut.-Col. Montresor -- Aug. 1809. (43) pp. 412-3, Major G. Neale to Lieut.-Col. Montresor 9th Aug. 1809. (44) pp. 421-559, Intercepted Letters and Papers written by mutinous officers. (45) pp. 563-8, General Orders by Governor Barlow in Council 3rd Aug. 1809, with Proclamation to the Native Troops forbidding them to obey their mutinous officers; 9th Aug. 1809, granting a free pardon to the non-commissioned officers and men of the Madras European Regiment as having been misled by their mutinous officers.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
036-000004791
040-000004795 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/695-700 : Mutiny of the European officers of the Madras Army 1809
IOR/H/698 : Mutiny European officers of the Madras Army. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0390]/036-000004791[0004]/040-000004795
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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