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Date(s)
- 2nd Apr 1918 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 file handwritten
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Henry Helsham-Jones grew up in Suffolk and joined the Royal Engineers in 1855. After two years in Gibraltar, Helsham-Jones was posted to India in 1867, where he remained, despite the death of his first wife, until 1878. After four years in England, he… read more
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Notice biographique
Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan was a colonial administrator in India. Maclagan wrote widely about the Punjab area and in 1906 he was appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of the Punjab, becoming, in 1910, Secretary to the Revenue Department of the… read more
Histoire archivistique
The letter was sent from Helsham-Jones to Maclagan.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The letter 'accidentally' became part of the Society's collections. It was inside a journal donated to the Society by Maclagan.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
A letter from Colonel Henry Helsham-Jones to Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan to give information regarding the Patparganj Pillar. This was erected in 1916 to commemorate the 1803 Battle of Delhi. Helsham-Jones relates that he had heard from Col. Creswell, a… read more
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Conditions d'accès
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions de reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Zone des sources complémentaires
Unités de description associées
The Society's collections hold some publications by Edward Maclagan. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Jones Henry Helsham 1836-1920 (Sujet)
- Maclagan Sir Edward Douglas 1864-1952 (Sujet)
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Note de l'archiviste
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.