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Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003316216
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003256818
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033304461.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/3
- Title:
- India Copy Letter Journal
- Scope & Content:
-
Bound volume of Charlotte Canning's copy letter journals, with additional correspondence from Lady Canning to her mother Lady Stuart de Rothesay.
10 letters from Charlotte Canning to her mother, and 1 letter to her maternal aunt Lady Caledon: Madras, 24 Feb 1856; Calcutta, 21 Mar 1856; Calcutta, 5 Aug 1856; Calcutta, 21-22 Sep 1856; Calcutta, 1-8 Nov 1856?; Calcutta, 7 Nov 1856?; Calcutta, 23 Nov 1856; Calcutta, 23 Feb 1858; to Aunt Caledon, Madras, 14 Mar 1858; Guindy near Madras, 18 Mar 1858; Nandydroog near Bangalore, 24 Mar 1858. (ff. 1-35).
12 Feb-29 Feb 1856: Voyage from Madras to Calcutta, incomplete. (ff.36-67)
Letter to 'Mistress of Lord Viscount Cunningham, Government House', Calcutta, 8 Mar 1856, requesting financial assistance. (f. 68)
11 Mar 1856-18 Mar 1856: Calcutta & Barrackpore. Contains sketches of rooms at Government House, and coconut, banana, sago and palm trees. (ff. 69-80)
1 Apr 1856-8 Apr 1856: Includes small watercolour of layout and grounds of Government House. (ff. 81-88)
16 Apr 1856-4 May 1856: (ff. 99-116)
20 Apr 1856-22 Apr 1856: Bound in error among copy letter journals 1858. (ff. 312-315).
8 May 1856-17 May 1856: (ff. 119-124)
17 May 1856-3 Jul 1856: (ff. 125-138)
4 Jul 1856-12 July 1856 (ff. 139-148)
27 Jul 1856-3 Aug 1856: (ff.149-158)
2 Aug 1856-14 Aug 1856: (ff. 159-164)
22 Aug 1856-8 Sep 1856 (ff. 165-175)
9 Sep 1856-1 Oct 1856 (ff.176-186)
27 Nov 1856-8 Dec 1856: Includes pen & ink sketches of plants and temple. (ff. 189-207)
8 Dec 1856-22 Dec 1856: (ff. 218-225)
24 Dec 1856-8 Jan 1857: Barrackpore & Calcutta. Includes pen & ink sketches of snakes, people and temple steps. (ff.208-217)
9 Jan 1857-23 Jan 1857: Calcutta (ff. 226-235)
24 Jan 1857-29 Jan 1857: (ff. 236-243)
30 Jan 1857-21 Feb 1857: Includes pen & ink sketch of people in gardens. (ff. 244-267)
9 Apr 1857 - 22 Apr 1857: 'A chapter on Flowers'. Bound in error with 1856 journals.(ff. 89-98)
2 May 1857-4 May 1857: Bound in error with 1856 journals. (ff. 117-118).
10 Sep 1857-24 Sept 1857: Includes references to the Indian Mutiny, and the opinions contained in letters from England. This entry is not in Charlotte Canning's handwriting, but has been bound with the copy letter journals 1856 in error. (ff. 187-188)
24 Dec 1857-9 Jan 1858: (ff. 268-279)
10 Jan 1858-23 Jan 1858: (ff. 280-287)
2 Feb 1858-22 Feb 1858: (ff. 288-299)
8 Apr 1858-19 Apr 1858: Includes details of visit to Coonoor & Ootacamund, Neilgherries [Nilgiri Hills]. (ff. 300-311)
22 Apr 1858-3 May 1858: Continues description of her stay in the Neilgherries [Nilgiri Hills]. (ff. 316-321)
4 May 1858-16 May 1858: Continues description of her stay in the Neilgherries [Nilgiri Hills]. (ff. 322-331)
For additional copy letter journals for 1857 see Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/4 and for copy letter journals for 1858 see Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/5.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003256818
033-003309784
036-003316131
037-003316144
040-003316216 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F699 : Papers of Charles Canning and Charlotte Canning, Earl and Countess Canning
Mss Eur F699/2 : Papers of Charlotte, Lady Canning
Mss Eur F699/2/2 : Journals
Mss Eur F699/2/2/3 : India Copy Letter Journals
Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/3 : India Copy Letter Journal - Hierarchy:
- 032-003256818[0004]/033-003309784[0002]/036-003316131[0003]/037-003316144[0003]/040-003316216
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (26 parts, 331 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 24 Feb 1856-16 May 1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- WYL250/10/1/15/1
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)