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IOR/H/797

Record Id:: 040-000004907
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-000004036
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Title:: Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell (Bengal Civil Service), Political Agent, Upper Sind, 1839-41, Semi-military orders and arrangements.
Scope & Content:: (1) pp. 1-214, Demi-official Letters from A. R. Bell 13th May 1839 to 11th July 1841 to Lieut. Phil C. N. Amiel (1st Bo. N.I.), Lieut. Allen E. Ball (Indian Navy), Capt. Bate, Capt. [J. D. D.] Bean (23rd Beng. N.I.), Capt. Lewis Brown (5th Bo. N.I.), Capt. T. G. Carless (Indian Navy), Capt. Thomas Clibborn (1st Bo. N.I.), Capt. [James Somers] Down (1st Bo. N.I.), Lieut. [William Joseph] Eastwick (12th Bo. N.I.), Thomas Fast, Major-Gen. John W. Fast (Bengal, Commanding at Delhi), Major [? David] Forbes, [2nd Bo. N.I.], Brig. Gordon, Archibald Campbell Gordon (Assistant Surgeon, Assistant Political Agent, Bhawalpur), Major [Charles] Griffiths (37th Beng. N.I.), Sir John Keane (Commander-in-Chief, Bombay), Lieut. John Laughton (Bengal Engineers), Sir W. H. Macnaghten (Envoy at Cabul), Capt. Macpherson, Thomas Herbert Maddock (Bengal Civil Service), Major Newport, Major-Gen. William Nott (Bengal Army), Capt. James Outram (23rd Bo. N.I.), Lieut. Thomas Postans (15th Bo. N.I.), Col. [Henry] Pottinger (Resident, Hyderabad), Lieut. H. C. Rawlinson (1st Bo. N.I.), Capt. Richardson, Lieut. J. C. Scott (Assistant Commissary-General), Lieut.-Col. Lewis R. Stacy (43rd B. N.I.), Brig. Thomas Stevenson, C.B. (Lieut.-Colonel Bo. Artillery), Capt. W. J. Thompson (Assistant Commissary-General, Multan), Lieut. Lewis Vardon (1st Bo. Light Cavalry), Capt. Walker, Capt. R. Wallace (Assistant Political Agent, Myhee Kaunta), Lieut.-Col. George Petre Wymer (37th Beng. N.I.). (2) p. 62, Capt. Thomas Grere Carless (Indian Navy) to A. R. Bell 18th July 1839. (3) pp. 72-83, 140, 153-5, 162-3, 166-9, 174-6, Letters from Lieut. Edmund John Brown (Bengal Engineers, Assistant Political Agent, Sukhur) 10th Feb. to 8th Nov. 1840, to R. Ball, Esq., Capt. [J. D. D.] Bean (Political Agent, Shawul), Andrew Ross Bell, Capt. T. G. Carless, Capt. Thomas Clibborn, Messrs. Cowasjee & Co. (Sukkur), Lieut. W. J. Eastwick, Major Forbes, W. Jordan (Assistant Political Agent, Kelat), -- Lawrence, Lieut. William Loveday (37th Beng. N.I.), Capt. Macpherson, Mr. Moore (Bombay), Capt. James Outram, Mr. Polack (Clerk, Shikapur Agency), Lieut. Thomas Postans, Capt. Richardson (Commanding Agency, Rissalah, Sukkur), -- Sanders, Capt. L. J. Scott, Brig. Thomas Stevenson, Capt. W. J. Thompson, Capt. Wallace, Capt. Walker, Capt. Watkins. (4) pp. 120, 122, Letters from A. Gibbon (Post Office, Sukkur) 4th and 8th July 1840 to Messrs. Polack and Lawrence. (5) pp. 131, 189, 216, Letters from Capt. W. J. B. Knyvett (38th Beng. N.I.) 30th Aug. 1840--26th July 1841 to Messrs. Lewis and Polack and Lieut.-Col. Lewis R. Stacy. (6) pp. 217-23, Capt. R. Wallace (? 18th Bo. N.I.) to Capt. Bean 1st Aug. --13th Sept. 1841. (7) pp. 223-78, Major James Outram (Political Agent, Lower Sind), 13th Sept.--26th Nov. 1841 to Capt. Bean, John Russell Colvin (Private Secretary to the Governor-General), Brig. Gordon, Lieut. William F. Hammersley (41st Beng. N.I.), [Lieut. C. R. W.] Hervey [2nd Bo. N.I.], [Lieut. John] Jacob (Bombay Artillery), -- Kennedy, Capt. Lawrence (Political Agent, Ferozepore), -- Leckie, Capt. Thomas Postans, Lieut. Rawlinson, Major Sotherby, F. P. Willoughby (Secretary, Bombay). (8) pp. 243-4, Capt. [Henry] Le Mesurier to Major Outram 4th Oct. 1841. (9) pp. 283-544, Private Letters from Andrew Ross Bell 4th June 1839--13th May 1841, to Lieut. Phil C. N. Amiel, Lord Auckland, Capt. [James Craig] Bate (11th Bo. N.I.), Capt. [J. D. D.] Bean (Political Agent, Quetta), Major Boscawen, Capt. E. J. Brown, Capt. T. G. Carless, Sir James R. Carnac, George R. Clerk (Political Agent, Umballa), John Russell Colvin, Major Cureton (H.M. 16th Lancers), Capt. [J. G. W. Curtis] (37th Beng. N.I.), Lieut. Eastwick, -- England, Col. Farquharson, Major Forbes, Brig. Gordon (Commanding at Bakhar), Capt. Hammersley, Lieut. William Loveday, Sir W. H. Macnaghten, Lieut.-Col. Marshall, Major Newport (Commanding at Dakhar), Sir Jasper Nicolls (Commander-in-Chief), Major-Gen. William Nott (Bengal Army), Major James Outram, Capt. Thomas Postans (Assistant Political Agent, Sukkur), Thomas Campbell Robertson (Supreme Council), Capt. Sinclair, Lieut.-Col. L. R. Stacy, Brig. Thomas Stevenson, James Thomason (Bengal Civil Service), Capt. W. J. Thompson, Lieut. Lewis Vardon, Capt. R. Wallace, Brig. Waters, Capt. Watkins, Gen. Wiltshire, Col. G. P. Wymer, W. Young (Assistant Political Agent, Shikarpore). (10) pp. 279-82, Note by John Jacob (Bombay Artillery), n.d. (11) pp. 337-42, 527, 541, Letters from Capt. E. J. Brown, 10th Oct. 1840--18th May 1841, to Lieut. Amiel, Capts. Le Mesurier, Postans and Thompson and Messrs. Vardon and W. Young. (12) pp. 382-3, Lieut. Thomas Postans (Assistant Political Agent, Sukkur) to J. R. Colvin 6th April 1840. (13) pp. 397-8, Major-Gen. Mossem Boyd (Bengal Army) to Brig. Edmund F. Waters (Bengal Army) 5th Aug. 1840. (14) pp. 542-4, Major James Outram (Political Agent, Lower Sind) to [Lieut. Pat. Theo.] French [23rd Bo. N.I.] 6th Oct. 1841. (15) pp. 545-609, Official Letters from A. R. Bell, 1st April 1840--31st Jan. 1841, to Capt. E. J. Brown, Capt. T. G. Carless (Superintendent, Steam Navigation, Sukkur), G. R. Clerk, Lieut. W. J. Eastwick (Assistant Political Agent, Shikarpore), W. Harris (Commanding H.C.'s S.V. Comet), Capt. W.J.B. Knyvett (Assistant Political Agent, Ferozepore), Sir W. H. Macnaghten, Lieut. Thomas Postans, Capt. Arthur C. Rainey (25th Beng. N.I., Assistant Political Agent, Simla), Lieut. Sinclair, Lieut.-Col. Stacy, Brig. Thomas Stevenson (Commanding at Sukkur), James Thomason (Secretary to Lieut.-Governor, N.W.P.), F. O. Wells (Accountant, N.W.P.).
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000004036
036-000004906
040-000004907
Is part of:: IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/797-798 : Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell, Political Agent Upper Sind

IOR/H/797 : Letter Books of Andrew Ross Bell (Bengal Civil Service), Political Agent, Upper Sind, 1839-41, Semi-military orders and arrangements.
Hierarchy:: 032-000004036[0450]/036-000004906[0001]/040-000004907
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Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 volume
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1839
End Date:: 1841
Date Range:: 1839-1841
Era:: CE
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Notes:: A. R. Bell died at Quetta 31st July 1841. Found amongst the papers of Sir Bartle Frere and presented to the India Office by Miss Frere in 1925, 21st May.