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Coal in Upper Assam, 1869 - 1872

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/14

Scope and Contents

A report on the discovery of coal deposits in Upper Assam dated 14 October 1872, 4 pages, with an unsigned comment on a separate sheet. The report is accompanied by a lithographed map, 1869, which has coal deposits marked in ink.

Dates

  • Creation: 1869 - 1872

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Biographical / Historical

Mr H.L. Jenkins travelled from Makoom to Lake Nonyang, 15-26 December 1868, and across the Patkoi Range from Assam to the Hookoony Valley, December 1869. He was a member of the Indian Civil Service and, from 1872, a Life Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 2598

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 63.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

Bibliography

Jenkins' 1868 journey is described in 'Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal', 1869, pp. 67-74. His 1869 journey is described in 'Notes on a trip across the Patkoi Range, from Assam to the Hookoony Valley' in ibid, 1870, pp. 230-237, and in the 'Journal of the Royal Geographical Society', XLI (1871), pp. 342-348, the latter of which includes a map similar to that found in the collection.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.

Originator(s)

Jenkins, H L, fl 1868-1872

Finding aid date

2004-01-08 15:01:56+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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