India, 1894-12 - 1895-07-29

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLLN 5/1/11

Scope and Contents

Letters to AHP from friends and acquaintances, mostly relating to AHP's visit to Bombay [Mumbai] and Calcutta [Kolkata], India in early 1895. Subjects and people include: Viscount Morpeth [later Charles Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle]; William Collins Whitney; an invitation from the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; Harry Payne Whitney, regarding the shipping of his "Arab pony"; notice of AHP's election as an Honorary Member of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club; Pierre Jay (2); David Butler, AHP's servant in India who accompanied him on his return voyage; AHP's hunting and shooting trips in India; and various correspondence concerning invitations and social occasions. Also includes detailed account from Geo. W. Wheatley & Co. for shipping of Harry Payne Whitney's chestnut Arab horse from Bombay to New York, June 1895. With Anthony Pollen's annotations and notes on the letters.

Dates

Creation: 1894-12 - 1895-07-29

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

With the exception of the correspondence between Anthony Pollen and Jon Sumida, which remains closed until 2029, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.