Papers of T.R. Leighton

Collection Level Description: Papers of T.R. Leighton

Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. c. 553, e. 703
Title: Papers of T.R. Leighton
Dates of Creation: 1829-42
Extent: 2 shelfmarks

Language of Material: English

Administrative/Biographical History

Thomas Richard Leighton (d. 1842) was captain in the 44th Regiment of Foot, in India.

Scope and Content

Papers of T.R. Leighton, consisting of:

Diary of journeys with his regiment between Chinsura and Cawnpore, and Delhi and Lucknow, 1829-34
Letters and papers, 1832-42

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were given to the Library by A.W. Pullan in 1959.

Access Conditions

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Further Information

Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 44217-18.

Access Points

Diaries

Leighton | Thomas Richard | d 1842 | Captain in 44th Regiment of Foot

Great Britain and Ireland | Army | 44th Regiment of Foot

India

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