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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 [465v] (952/1291)
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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woolc-ond type.
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ior aio > aiid. trim fi id ptLaOhod cad tidy o i thoir sholvos
^itii tLt-ir papers sorted f id srraagod* Thoro romfias s good
throe or four months' work on tho coatonts ol tho Confid< itifil
Pt~ p>-vfi find fill tho qIs Sorios papors, which thoug; we at * 11
not attempt tully to sort or ro—arrange^ must bo carefully
looki d through^ as they ao douot coatfia important papers
shuffled through them. Then after that Is all done £ U d
the rescue work is over there will still remain the lists
to bo made out showing the corresponding numbers o i our new
system with tho no.s on the old system for reference in case
of need, tad the new Registers for future use. Howev r,
it is very cheering to have reached the' ;i d of oven* the first
stage. And we are now planning the re-conversion of fin old
ofiice (welch has Deon meantime used as a conservatory I)
into the new record-room, and the trfinsformation of the
present da-i-itn-* room into a decent office for Lock, and the
provision of suitable cupusards for stationery. It will
mean a good deal of putlay especially as the conservatory
will have to be re-roofed, out this ought to be done in any
Ct so ju- t as a matter of annual up—keep. Thi- questlo i of
funds is ol course the groat dilficulty.
It was a great griaf to us both to learn from Mama's
last letter ol Uncle David's sudden death. He would have
hardly have ssked for fin easier one than this while still
lull ° ijoyment a id vigour a id pia ns for tLe» future; find it
is happy to think ol his short illness find comparatively
slight sufiering. W= are glad to think that he was iOt at
the Club alone out amongst relations; it was more, than kid
£'d thoughtful ol Aunt Jessie to carry him off from the Club
to her house and give him so warm a welcome; and you have all
t;e idditionfil comiort ol knowing that he had the best advice
and attend* ici irom Dr. Doa.& 4 £fc?Z But poor Aunt Carrie ii her
empty little house at Bournemouth, with a lonely life to look
forward to, our heart bloods for her find for poor Mama who
would lo ig to be with her find of course cannot leave Switzer
land. Perhaps Au t Carrie will be able to go out to Zurich
titer a litte(l ? it is very sad, iOt less so because she
will be breve s a UnS. Irish ii her grief.
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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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