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An Account of a Journey in Kashmir by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer and Letters from Emily Overend Lorimer to her Parents sent from Bahrain and Kerman [575v] (1172/1291)
The record is made up of 2 files (630 folios). It was created in 1898-1914. It was written in English and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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II. 3 . M. Conciliate,
KERMAN,
2 - 6 - 14 .
LX 111 .
Before getting again buxievi in Index or in curtains etc, I
roust start t.M* weeK's diary. It is nov; IV days since Mr. Fowls
left B.A. and we hope he nay get in before the end of the v<eek*-,
out have of course no ne s of hira. j. hope he will send in a
Qaaid to announce himself a little while beforehand, but this may
not be possible especially of ho is marching pretty faat. Loclc
has sent out letters to him by t o different roads, but of vourse
they "ill probably miae him. Meantime we are hurrying up the dil
atcry mesons to put the last touches bo his plaster etc. and I am
making little dark green cloths for hie tacichae. The taeqehas
are the real chr-rm of a persain room, but unless you 'carpet' them
with something, the plaster rubs off on to your books etc. The
dark greet; cloth I have got from the bazar just matches the green
stripe of the curtains, and I think '.'hen we have cleaned its
windows and hung the curtains that the ioora will be really moat
attractive. i/£ar> u
'luiok before I forget, you must really all got hold of
David Fraser's Persia and Turkey In Revolt . D.F. was Times
Correspondent in Teheran at the time of the ' Corifetitutiin'-
excitement, end he gives a most entertaining and very sane account
of Persia and Persian politics. The book is very well written
and light even to flippancy in- places. You 'in greatly enjoy
it, not least the chapters on the Bakhtiarie and the Anglo-Persian
Oil c^.sbj- difficult!eerith them. Father and Mother way not real!
as well as dorn Papa and Mama that for 4 or o years bock's chief
workm?t Ahwaz was nurcing the affairs of the Oil Co. and trying
to keep the E.s to their agreements, about the upkeep of the road
the protection of the workmen etc. Lock Is not referred bo by nam
but you will not have any difficulty in recognising him on d. 236
as the official who had the fskhtlari grant "or guards stopped
until the Bakh. engagements should be fulfilled, and for whose
removal the 3 . s presses in Teht-ran. It was also he who compassed
and saw administered the beating referred to. On o. 236 i-he
■A'wo British officers in charge of the Indian gu^rd are of course
Vi Ison and Ranking, this was the great Wilson s :> i£3t introduction
to Persia under Lock's auspices. bhe latter half of the book
contains ome adventures of the "Fowl”, which will serve you as
an introduction to him. The book was publd. on i 10 by Blackwood
at 12/6, but you can probably get it from a Library or else pick
it up second hand for 2/6, from the Tines Book Club. We L 0 *
ur copy , quite new, for about that.
Talking of books about Persia I read Bradley Birt some time
ago nd forgot toask you whether you had recognised the famous
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This file consists of two separate physical files as follows:
1) An account of a journey in Kashmir in 1898-99 written by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer of the Indian Army. His account is entitled 'Three Months of Privilege Leave'. It contains his observations on the languages, peoples, transport, flora and fauna, trade and climate of the region. There are occasional edits and corrections to the original text marked in red pen. The Persian language material in the file is a proverb written on folio 194.
In addition to this travel diary, the following is enclosed: an essay by Lorimer entitled 'Modern Education' dated 9 February 1895 (folios 1-24); two copies of a pamphlet that was published 'for private circulation' in memory of David's brother, John Gordon Lorimer, following his death on 8 February 1914 (folios 255-262); and another essay by Lorimer entitled 'Our Indian N.W. Frontier - a study in a bye-gone Civilisation. A forgotten Chapter of Frontier History' (folios 221-253).
2) Copies of letters that were sent from Emily Overend Lorimer to her parents, Thomas George Overend and Hannah Kingsbury. The letters describe the lives of Emily and her husband, David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer (referred to as 'Lock' in the letters), while living in Bahrain from October 1911 until November 1912 (folios 263-310) and in Kerman from January 1913 until November 1914 (folios 313-634). David served as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain 1911-12 and as HM Consul, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan, 1913-14.
The letters discuss a range of topics including Lorimer's observations of local customs, food, climate, scenery and festivals; the couple's domestic life and arrangements (especially their servants, who are often discussed in racialised, insulting language); and her interactions with other non-local residents. Also discussed are Lorimer's reading habits, her and her husband's health, family news and, occasionally, world events and political developments.
On folios 322-324, the file contains a description of a walk around Kerman in March 1914 that is accompanied by a sequence of six small black and white photographs of various points in the journey (folios 315-321).
In addition to these letters, the file also contains a number obituaries and letters of condolence written upon the death of David's brother, John Gordon Lorimer, on 8 February 1914 (folios 299-302, 415-416 and 543-544).
On folio 417, the file contains an obituary of David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer published in an unknown newspaper following his death on 26 February 1962.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-262) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 263-634); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- An Account of a Journey in Kashmir by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer and Letters from Emily Overend Lorimer to her Parents sent from Bahrain and Kerman
- Pages
- 263r:298v, 303r:306v, 309r:391v, 393r:411v, 418r:542v, 545r:634v
- Author
- Lorimer, Emily Martha
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