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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 [558v] (1138/1291)
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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privileges, ad ii ;je aid, cug^t pay a lo.jg clkx weary rou.i
01 p eraian calls as well as dll Saropea^i ouss.
Ti'.e Vernal Equinox as ysu Know is t._eir New Year, aia tr.ey
go in tor great festivities ana ceremonial calls, Tney naa u
couple of days glorious weatiter lor it, and ^u can really
near ana see tne trees growi-ig. Today all ute poplars, tnat
were grey still wnen we went to oea, are all in leaf, a oeautiiul
signt; i wise, you couls come and see tne garden; not per naps
just tnis afternoon wnon a dust-storm is oeginnirjg, lux tomorrow
say.
/s soon as tnis pest is gone we are going to set tc worK
at tne in^nto ries etc. ^ tola you off. It will be ft long a.ja
weary easiness, especially pricing tne flings we itave aooea.
First you must ascertain ft e cost price, men tie carriage to
B. A., and linally tne transport up nere. Ps our wort-.,y agent's
cills are aiymi.jg cut clear it takes a lot 01 time and troubel
to identify parcels. ^iter I nave worKea out a certain no. I
st.al 1 just aeciae rougnly tnat carriage costs $0% or 50 °a ana
work from mat. tso I don't intern to pamper tne iar.ily witn
long riarios lor unotner wnile. Lock in st end ily wo tk i :g off
nis arrears. He naa written montnly ainraaries aid 4 weexly
ai&riea in aoout ^ weeKs a^a is pretty tea up witi. raaKing
ptermartent literature .
’"3 near or anotner possiole clerx; so once more ms old
game begins. I suppose we may ultimately nook one just as
we go. It woula be very oitter to leave Fatty tr lump nan tly
Smiling farewell at us 1
Ti.e Siraar Wuntasnafi ;.as reallj 7- left for Lis post ana nas
got as lcr• as Ispanan. He nas ovioently been nole to treat
on nis own terms after me denaarme fiasco, ma we Lsar tnat
one oi tne mings premised nira «as tne aiamisael of tne
lamoua 1 /irza ci tfe Flncnce Department. TLis is we 11 -deserved,
cuit ox course me Govt, could not nave aono it in a weaker way.
Instead oi uiamslssing nim titer an inquiry, ne is just got
rxu oi to suit tne wnim oi a now Governor. So it a?.way s is in
Persia, on tne rare occasions «cea 3’cu ao get justice done,
it is always mat it s*j ar * tne appearance of injustice, and
loses all its power to act as "a terror to evil—aoerti aid a
praise to mem tnat uo well*'. In spite oi ro-iteratea uavloe
Oxi Lock 's part, mo Genuarmes would insist, witn Mr. Lecoxfre's
approval on taking up quarters in various Government buildinga
usually u?eu qyr t,.© Gov. G w n. Tnis was all very we,XI as lo.ig
as me Gov. g®u, was izi absentee, cut was oouna to make trouoel
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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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- 2 files (630 folios)
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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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