| Description | Includes correspondence concerning the Second Burmese War (Apr 1852 - Jan 1853), and other events that took place in British India and Britain in the year 1853, with references made to individuals including: General Goodwin, Admiral Fleetword Pellew, and Sir Charles Napier.
Of particular note:
-letter, dated 21 January, concerning conflicts in Pegu and Prome
-letter, dated 19 February, discussing the Second Burmese War and reports casualties at a battle in Donnebew (unfinished letter)
-letter, dated 5 March, concerning the appointment and arrival of a new Admiral, Fleetword Pellew. Also includes news cutting from Delhi Gazette Extraordinary, titled 'News from Burmah', 23 Feb 1853 and a report titled 'News from Rangoon'
-letter, dated 15 June, concerning the death of Lord Dalhousie's wife, Susan Broun-Ramsay (unfinished letter)
-letter, dated 5 August, concerning the sinking of the M[?] Steam Frigate, which was traveling from Arracan [Arakan] to Rangoon
-letter, dated 19 August, discussing the aftermath of the Burmese war and the death of Sir Charles Napier
-letter, dated 4 October, concerning the death of William Thomas and Col. Mackerson (unfinished letter)
-letter, dated 4 November, discussing the death of General Godwin, and sharing opinions on Sir James Melvill and John Lawrence
-letters, dated 19 November and 3 December, concerning Sir Charles Napier posthumous book, Napier, C.J. (1853) Defects, civil and military, of the Indian government. London: Charles Westerton, Hyde Park Corner |
| Image Caption | Letter, dated 19 November 1853, Sir Charles Napier posthumous book (7pp) |