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Thomas Perry: Letter books

Title	Thomas Perry: Letter books
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.5375-5380
Creator	Perry, Thomas
Covering Dates	1811–1822
Extent and Medium	6 volumes
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Thomas Perry, Indian magistrate.

Letter books written mainly by Thomas Perry whilst magistrate, registrar or judge in various cities in India.

Purchased 1912.

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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Thomas Perry: Letter books, MS Add.5375-5380

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Manuscripts/MS Add.5375-5380 contains:

MS Add.5375

Letter book of Thomas Perry as acting magistrate of the zillahs of Agra and Etawah, 1808-1811. 233 folios. The writer is generally Perry, although there is also one letter from William Spedding and one from J.T. Shakespear. The recipients include George Dowdeswell, W.B. Bayley, Lt-Col. Browne, Archibald Seton, E. Parry, Thomas Brooke, Ynyr Burges, Robert Ker, Lt John L. Hill, A. Ross, Major Sir Alexander Knox, Capt. William Ball, Lt Anderson, Lt Henry Butler Clough, John Shakespear, the Earl of Minto, the Hon. J.E. Elliot, B. Crisp, A. Welland and J.W. Laing. Fos 2, 102, 147-176 and 191-233 are blank.
1 volume.

1811

MS Add.5376

Letter book of Thomas Perry as magistrate of the zillah of Etawah, Bengal, 1810-1813. 98 folios. 23 letters from Perry to George Dowdeswell, with one reply.
1 volume.

1813

MS Add.5377

Letter book of Thomas Perry as [registrar] of the zillah of [Juanpore], Bengal, 1811-1812. 88 folios. The writer is generally Perry, although there are two letters from Ynyr Burges. The recipients include Ynyr Burges, J. Shakespear, Thomas Brooke, Robert Ker, G.D. Guthrie, M.H. Turnbull, Francis Hawkins, Richard Strachey, John Eliot, N.J. Halhed, Richard Turner, Lt James Watkins and J.W. Sherer.
1 volume.

1812

MS Add.5378

Letter book of Thomas Perry as magistrate of the zillah of Etawah, Bengal, 1812-1815. 96 folios. The writer is Perry throughout. The recipients include G.D. Guthrie, A. Ross, M.H. Turnbull, Francis Hawkins, Ynyr Burges, Robert Ker, Capt. George M. Popham, Richard Strachey, Henry Batson, Sir Edward Colebrooke, John Deane, Richard Turner, Lt-Col. Gardner, George Stockwell, William Wright, William Blunt, John Shakespear, William Leycester, Major Robert Patton and Major John Baillie.

1815

MS Add.5379

Letter book of Thomas Perry as judge and magistrate of Etawah, Bengal, 1815-1817, written c. 1817. 78 folios. The writer is Perry throughout, with the exception of 2 letters from George Stockwell. The recipients include George Stockwell, John Shakespear, Major J. Baillie, F. Hawkins, William Leycester, A. Ross, C. Elliot, William Wright, C.W. Smith, Capt. William Dewaal, Sir Edward Colebrooke, John Deane, Lt Owen Phillips, M.H. Turnbull, S.M. Boulderson, W.H. Trant, Robert Close and Henry Wood.
1 volume.

1817

MS Add.5380

Letter book of Thomas Perry as judge and magistrate of Etawah, Bengal, 1817-1818 and 1822, written c. 1822. 26 folios. Most of the letters are from Perry. The writers and recipients include Lt-Col. Thomas Penson, George Stockwell, J. Shakespear, Sir Edward Colebrooke Bt, W.H. Trant, Lt-Col. Robert Stevenson, F. Hawkins, William Leycester, A. Ross, C. Elliot, E. Clarkson, J. Marjoribanks, Henry Sandys, C. Bird, Lord Charles Henry Somerset, W.B. Bayley and M. Ricketts.
1 volume.

1822