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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 [263r] (526/1291)
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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BAHREIN,
11 - 10
1911
Lock had quite got over his influenza and was feeling very
well when he unhappily got a alight return of fever. It ia almost
inevitable at this time of year, out it annoying for him. The
doctor dosed him heavily with quinine - a thing which never agrees
with him - and though it apparently drove off the fever it knocked
him up itself, and he has nad two or three days of more discomfort
from it than the fever was causing him I However, Dr. Mylrea says
now tnat he knows that quinine doesn’t agree with Lock he can give
it to him in some other form, or as an injection, which will be just
as effective and have no unpleasant results. Dr. M. is very
kind and painstaking and spares no trouble to understand and think
aoout Lock's case, and we are both perfectly content and happy in
having him. He is perfectly re-assurlng and satisfied that with
careful feeding and so forth Lock will soon feel quite himself,
especially when the weather really makes tennis etc. attractive,
I need hardly say that I am trying to take all the care of Lock that
I can (without fussing him), and it is very pleasant to have a doctor
wath whom one feels friendly and who isn't above discussing puddings.
From this point of view it is of course a great deal pleasanter
for me when Dr. Mylrea is in attendance than when it is Dr. Mana^T,
though indeed I like the latter very much and have every confidence
in him. We can help wondering whether there is any fear of their
getting jealous; so far we have used them about equally and they are
ooth suosidised by Government to look after us - but I expect there
will some day be a difficulty. However as both are thoroughly nice
and reasonable, I don't doubt but that things will solve themselves.
As you can imagine, mere hasn't been very much happening,
except what comes under the head <*f internal politics. In the
Office Mr. Lobo is definitely bound to go off for his health at once;
so the English work is practically at a stand-still. In the Verna
cular Ofiice Lock is having a lot of trouole and anxiety over Mr. Sofi.
He appears unquestionably to have got himself into grave financial
troubles, advancing money and backing bills far a worthless and insol
vent Turk. Pending inquiry, which is being made as quickly as
possible, we hope that he hasn't been guilty of anything more than
crass folly; out it is hard to believe that he would have been fool
enough to oblige this blackguard again and again, if there were
nothing behind it and they may have been accomplices or something
which enables Ahmad Effendi, as the Turk is called, to blackmail
Sofi. Ther are very ugly stories current in the oazar.
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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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