India. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000.
Subject
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Letters, 1814-1817, of Lieutenant James MacAlpine, 8th King`s Royal Irish Hussars.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13526
Scope and Contents
Six letters, 1814-1817, of Lieutenant James MacAlpine, 8th King`s Royal Irish Hussars. Also included is an invitation from Sir Hudson and Lady Lowe to join them for dinner.The letters were written to MacAlpine`s uncle, Robert Leny, a surgeon in Calcutta. MacAlpine had arrived in India as a Cornet, on HMS Sovereign. He fought in the Pindari and Nepal wars, but the letters do not relate to the Nepal campaign. Following his return from India, MacAlpine bought Patrick Miller`s...
Dates:
1814-1817