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Mss Eur E305/4
- Record Id:
- 040-004578874
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002281248
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100193014787.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E305/4
- Title:
- Papers relating to the siege of Kahun [Kahan] in Baluchistan
- Scope & Content:
- Includes:
- "Private Journal held by Captain Lewis Brown, of the Fifth Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, while occupying the British out-post at Kahun" (printed at the Bombay Governemnt Press, 1841).
- Printed booklet on the "Biluchi and Brahoi Campaigns" 1839-1840.
- Fragment of a letter to Colonel Spiller, Commander of the 26th Regiment, dated Kahun 25th August 1840.
- Sketch of the fort at Kahun.
- List of the men of the Kahun Detachment.
- Map, "Sketch of the country between the Chenab and the Khiber Pass".
- Map, "Scinde and Afghanistan, the seat of war since Oct 1838", Bombay Times Monthly Summary, with information on engagements and casualties and a list of the officers with the Force at Kabul.
- Letter to Dodah Murree from Mr Bell.
- Letter from Brown upon leaving Kahun.
- Note of correspondence with the Murree Chief.
- Printed official correspondence regarding Lewis Brown, 1840-1851 (3 copies).
- Newspaper cuttings, 1841.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002281248
040-004578874 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur E305 : Lewis Brown Papers
Mss Eur E305/4 : Papers relating to the siege of Kahun [Kahan] in Baluchistan - Hierarchy:
- 032-002281248[0004]/040-004578874
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E305
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder (70 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1851
- Date Range:
- 1840-1851
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Folio 32 is part of a page, the rest having been cut out. This pre-dates the item being acquired by the British Library.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)