NAM.1978-07-25-13

Francis Maxwell's Diary 1912. Kept whilst Military Secretary to the Viceory of India Lord Hardinge. Kept chielfy at Calcutta and from 13 April Simla. Covers a tour of Dacca in January and Kashmir in October. Maxwell describes inspections, parades and polo. Diary entries do not start until 8 January. In the rear of the diary is a list of Maxwell's horses. 27 April Maxwell describes hearing about the birth of his daughter Violet Winifred, describing her as a 'jolly little thing.'