Logbooks describing the passage of Henry Robert Oswald, junior, from London to Bombay, with a day-by-day account of the weather and of the details of shipboard life; and of a journey by steamer from Bombay to Madras in October 1850, where he was commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the service of the East India Company., 1850-1851.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9004-9005
Scope and Contents
After working briefly in the hospital at Madras, Henry Robert Oswald, junior, was posted to the 13th Native Infantry Regiment.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1851.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk