letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1963-01-143-3
Description
163 manuscript letters to Col Edward Lacon Ommanney, Sep 1857-May 1859. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). From a group of papers relating to Col Edward Lacon Ommanney, Indian Civil Service (Bengal), 1855-1891. Following the Mutiny, Ommanney had charge of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor (called the ex-King of Delhi by the British) and other important prisoners. Many of these letters relate to Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Campaigns
Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
Units
Associated collection
