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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 [449v] (920/1291)
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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quoetioii £f(’tr gaothor hurlnd st you, Sayono of which would a
nood s wpok's thinking out, and which you ara n.iquoetnd to ?»-s-
wor within an hour or two.
As for mo, -j- am in my own lino fairly buoy too. Onn
by on<< I gm rocovoring tho tattorod drawing-room chaii’8. It
ib truo that tho bulk of thn work is rosily dono by Rahim fiid
Burzu, but as thoy call mo about ovory throo miimts to show mo
tho last two aiils and to ask about tho noxt two, I mally
think it would b<} as quick to do it mysolf. w Wo" are
making quito a rosp 'Ctablr job of thcsm. I am aAso going
to start on tho protty now muslin curtains for tho guost-rooms
for which Moth or sont mo tho matorial, and I am in tho midst
odt a lot of cushions a>’r tho tonnis soat. My mu'allim also
•^skiis a good doal of timo. Ho comog throo timos a wnok,
and T find it takos mo tho b&lanoo of that ioronoon to work up
my notos and writo out all my littlo phrasos otc. Tho noxt.
foronoon goos into roading n<m stuff for him and most of my odd
momonts into loarning up my phrsso-books; it is almost liko old
timos all ovor again. It has had of oourao tho offcct of
complotoly banishing from my poad &uy Gorman I ovor know.
Howovor, the t cannot bo holpod. For thr* nOnco I am leaving
Avostic to tako earn of itself; aftor all j can work at it as
woll in Dublin or Oxiord and I may novor gr>t another ohanco of
loarning Persian. Tho mu'allim is excellent and interesting,
and takes quito a pleasure in my progress — which by the same
token is slow enough ! When I have ideally made some ^
visible improvement, I shall go and call on my lady frions again
and show it all off 1
Wo are pulling about thirty pounds of our own grapes
every day; thoy are small and green — and just a little sour,
but wo don't say so — and grow in magnificent clusters.
The vino pergolas look just lovely now. I believe they make
rather a good kind of "limojuioow a^d j must try some of them.
No more news or timo
yuch love to everybody
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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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