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Collection name. Walker of Bowland Papers

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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.

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Identifier: MSS.13601-14193
Scope and Contents The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1592-1594, 1734-1830, undated