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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.1857 |
| Collection Title | Brown Correspondence |
| Title | Letters of Major Francis William Brown on current events in India, opinion in the army and leisure activities, 1850-1859. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1850-1859 |
| Description | Letters of Major Francis William Brown, successively 20th Bombay N.I., Jacob's Rifles, and Bombay Staff Corps, to his family, 1850-59. He took part in the occupation of Bushire, 1856-7, and in the operations against the Sawant rebels, 1858. Otherwise he was stationed at Satara, 1850-1, Sholapur, 1851-4, 1858, Belgaum, 1854-8, and other places in Bombay Presidency, at Jacobabad, 1858-61, and for a short time in 1864 at Ranchi, where he acted as civil magistrate. His letters relate to his own activities (including sport), current events, opinion in the Army, etc. |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857; Society, Travel and Leisure c. 1750-1857 |
| Keywords | correspondence, military, army, life in the army, social, sport, hunting |
| Names | Brown, Major Francis William |
| Places | Bushire, Satara, Sholapur, Belgaum, Bombay Presidency, Jacobabad |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |