Showing 3 results

Archival description
GB 891 HME · Fonds · 1788 - 1853

The collection spans Henry Miers Elliot's career working for the Indian Civil Service from 1827 to 1853, and includes:

  • Manuscripts mainly concerned with administration. These are in English and local Indian languages.
  • Correspondence to Henry Miers
  • read more
Elliot Henry Miers
Papers of James Low
GB 891 JL · Fonds · 1824 - 1846

"Journal of a Mission to the Government of some of the Lower Provinces of Siam". A handwritten unbound manuscript of 94 sides describing James Low's Mission to the Rajah of Ligor in 1824. The manuscript is dated 1824 but there is a postscript explainingread more

Low James 1791-1852
GB 891 FBH · Fonds · 1807 - 1840

These are handwritten manuscripts of the statistical surveys undertaken by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton within the districts of Dinajpur (Bangladesh and India), and Puraniya (Purnia), Shahabad, Bhagalpur , Runggopur, Patna and Gorakhpur in India. Eachread more

Hamilton Francis Buchanan 1762-1829 Scottish physician and botanist in the Bengal medical service 17951815 superintendent Botanical Garden Calcutta 18141815