| Description | Includes correspondence concerning the Second Burmese War (April 1852 -Jan 1853), and other events that took place in British India and Britain in the year 1852, with references made to individuals including: Lord Dalhousie, Lord Ellenborough, Commodore Lambert, General Godwin, General Steel and Lord Derby.
Of particular note:
-letter, dated 24 January, marked private, discussing the news from Burmah [Myanmar], and the events leading up to the Second Burmese war
-letter, dated 23 February, marked private, concerning the UK general election and the possibility of war in Burmah [Myanmar]
-letter, dated 8 April, concerning the Lord Derby and the 1852 UK elections results
-letter, dated 24 April, concerning the capture of Martaban [Mottama] and Rangoon
-letter, dated 15 June, discussing the events in Burmah [Myanmar], and includes a newspaper cutting titled 'Capture of Bassein' from The Englishman Extraordinary, 2 June 1852
-letter, dated 8 October, which includes a Shipping Intelligence article from the Electric Telegraph, dated 7th Oct 1852
-letter, dates 24 November, concerning Lord Dalhousie's appointment as the Lord Warden
-letter, dated 8 December, concerning the conflict in Pegu
-letter, dated 24 December, discussing Thomas Nelson Waterfield's son's visit
Also includes:
-newspaper cutting from the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 29 October, announcing the death of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington |
| Image Caption | Letter, dated 15 June 1852, concerning Burmah [Myanmar], with newspaper cutting titled 'Capture of Bassein' from The Englishman Extraordinary, 2 June 1852 (4pp) |