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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.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

2 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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