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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 [543r] (1109/1291)
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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would do their utmost to agree to pro-
posals which were likely to further the
end in view, there were comparatively
few who expected they would have been so
unanimous in their recommendations. All
through the sessions there seems to have
been a great desiro to formulate recom-
mondatlons which would add to the safety
of navigation, all other considerations
taking a secondary place. This is as it
ahonld be, but too often has it been the case
that the hands of the delegates to similar
conferences have been so tied that they
could not accept even the recommendations
introduced by others,though they appealed
to their own reason. The report of the
Conference has not yet been issued, but
Lord Mersey, the President, gave a brief
summary to the full conference of the
findings of the sub-committees, these sub
committees, five in number, have been
at work since November, and completed
their task a little before Christmas.. The
draft committee then proceeded to incor
porate their recommendations into the
draft convention. The Convention con
tains seventy-four articles, and will not
be officially published till February 15th,
by which time the delegations from the
various countries will have had time to
communicate them to their respective
Governments. When this Convention is
made public, it will constitute the last and
most authoritative of the expert pro
nouncements which have followed the
wreck of the Titanic. There was con
siderable dissatisfaction with the two
reports issued by the Merchant Shipping
Advisory Committee and the Beats
and Davits Committee, for they
failed to tackle the important questions
raised by the great shipping disaster.
There was a belief that the first commit
tee had put commercial expediency be
fore personal safety, and their recom
mendations were not well received by
the public. The latter committee did
little better, and, in spite of the fact
that there was so much agitation in
favour of increased boat accomoda
tion, they refused to suggest any prac-
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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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