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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.1856 |
| Collection Title | Brown Correspondence |
| Title | Letters of John Brown, 27th Bengal N.I., on current events in India and other letters regarding his death, 1845-1855. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1845-1855 |
| Description | Letters of Lieut. John Brown, 27th Bengal N.I. (d. 1854), to his family at Linkwood, and letters regarding his death, 1854-5. Although Lieut. Brown took part in no fighting, his letters, written from Lahore, Ferozepore, Barrackpore, Benares, Ghazipur, and Agra, contain much matter about current events in India. |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857 |
| Keywords | correspondence, military, army, journey, First Sikh War (1845-46), Second Sikh War (1848-49), Fall of Mooltan, social, family, newspaper clippings |
| Names | Brown, John; Singh, Gulab |
| Places | Punjab, Lahore, Firozpur (Ferozepore), Barrackpur (Barrackpore), United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Benares, Ghazipur, Agra |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |