Fonds SAN - Papers and commonplace book of Captain John Sanders

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GB 2198 PPC/SAN

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Papers and commonplace book of Captain John Sanders

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  • 1785-1934 (The majority of the material relates to 1797-8.) (Creation)

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1 box Manuscript paper

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Name of creator

(fl 1797-1798)

Biographical history

(fl. 1797-1798) soldier.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

2002.005 - Donated to the Archive by Adrian Taunton, Caian, 2002.

The letters were found among his father's effects in 1995. They are presumed to have belonged to his grandfather, H.R. Taunton, who collected materials relating to the Taunton family. There is one letter in the collection relating to the Taunton family.

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Scope and content

Records consist of

  • a copy of the Daily Universal Register, 1785

  • correspondence regarding Thomas Twining (1776-1861) of the East India Company, referring to John Sanders, 1934

  • letters from John Sanders to his family in Worcester regarding his journey to and time in India, c.1797-8

  • commonplace book and notebook of John Sanders.

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Open access - no restrictions.

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      Microfiche copies held by the Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge.

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