Francis Rawdon Chesney manuscript material : 1 item 1834

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Francis Rawdon Chesney manuscript material : 1 item 1834

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Francis Rawdon Chesney, British army officer and explorer. Thomas Love Peacock, the novelist and East India Company official, was a supporter of his expedition on the Euphrates. To William Cabell, civil servant clerk under Charles Grant, director of the East India Company : 1 autograph letter : 28 Aug 1834 : (P'ANA 0066) : sending a list of needs for the Euphrates Expedition ; includes, "... The money disbursements will be in good hands if entrusted to either Peacock or yourself: ...".

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The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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Cabell, William

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Chesney, Francis Rawdon 1789-1872

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Francis Rawdon Chesney, British army officer and explorer. Thomas Love Peacock, the novelist and East India Company official, was a supporter of his expedition on the Euphrates. From the description of Francis Rawdon Chesney manuscript material : 1 item, 1834 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 85895004 From the guide to the Francis Rawdon Chesney manuscript material : 1 item, 1834, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Ci...

East India Company

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The East India Company (formally called the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies (1600-1708) and the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies (1708-1873)), was an English company formed for the exploitation of the spice trade in East and Southeast Asia and India. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in December 1600. From the guide to the East India Company, 1647, 1647, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866

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Thomas Love Peacock was an English author, perhaps best remembered for his satiric novels. He was working as a clerk when he published his first collection of poems, and his verse and essays earned him popularity with the public and his fellow writers. Over the course of his career, he published seven novels, each a unique combination of satire and observation; they are valuable for their commentary on contemporary English society, yet timeless in their themes and humour. Peacock had many litera...