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Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/42
- Record Id:
- 040-003371948
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003256818
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100042264189.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/42
- Title:
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Miscellaneous papers from Durbars
- Scope & Content:
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Bundle of papers accumulated during Durbars. Consists of:
Ground plan of 'Barnes Court', Simla [1860], annotated in pencil.
Two cards showing field state of troops of the 35th Royal Sussex Regiment and those present under arms at Meerut, Dec 1859.
List showing field state of the troops on parade at Umballah, 19 Jan 1860.
Gold card, and document with same writing, possibly an inscription, in unidentified language, possibly Ancient Greek.
Note ‘Camp Misc 60-61’
Copy letter from Canning regarding presenting Colours to the Royal Irish Fusiliers and draft of speech.
Printed memorandum of stages for camels to be laid on for Canning between Lahore and Peshawar [ Feb 1860].
Diary notes showing places stayed while on Durbar tour, 10 Oct [1859] – 3 Dec [1859].
Temperature readings kept by Mr Briscoe, apothecary, between 21 May-19 Jun 1860.
Series of notes of routes taken by Governor General’s camp, showing stages and mileage, 1859-1860.
Programme of tunes to be played at Jubbelpore on the evening of 22 Jan 1861.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003353779
037-003359527
040-003371948 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F699 : Papers of Charles Canning and Charlotte Canning, Earl and Countess Canning
Mss Eur F699/1 : Papers of Charles Canning, Viscount (later Earl) Canning
Mss Eur F699/1/4 : Personal Papers of Charles Canning
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7 : Papers Relating to India
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/42 : Miscellaneous papers from Durbars - Hierarchy:
- 032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0004]/036-003353779[0007]/037-003359527[0042]/040-003371948
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 folder (23 items)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1859
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 1859-1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Former External References:
- WYL250/9/176/3/23
- Information About Copies:
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Microfilmed as part of The Indian Papers of the Rt. Hon. Charles John, Earl Canning: Governor General (1856-1858) and Viceroy (1858-1862), ISBN (microfilms): 978 1-85117-080-7 (Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 2007).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)