NAM.1964-08-16-13

Seven MS letters, of the period 1850 to 1865 mostly addressed to or concerning Melvill, including the copy of a letter from the agent of a trading company describing the Mutiny of the 57th and 45th Native Infantry at Ferozepoor, May 1857. Also a hand-drawn map of Outram's force outside Lucknow: a copy of the Bombay Government Gazette 27 Dec 1856, publishing dispatches from Major-General Stalker, commanding the Expedition to the Persian Gulf; a page from The Homeward Mail of 8 Dec 1859, including a report by Elphinstone in praise of the services of Civil and Political Officers in Bombay; printed plan of the road from Cawnpore to Lucknow, and, 1857 (c), including details of troops in the various forces suppressing the mutineers. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) and Persian War (1856-1857). From papers of Major-General Sir Peter Melvill, Secretary to the Government of Bombay in the Military and Marine Departments 1840-1859.

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), Persian War (1856-1857)