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Baker, Thomas Young (1837-1901)
Catalogue reference: MS. 1038
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This record is about the Baker, Thomas Young (1837-1901) dating from 1861, 1862.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS. 1038
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Title (The name of the record)
- Baker, Thomas Young (1837-1901)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861, 1862
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Description (What the record is about)
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Diary including a voyage from Southampton to Calcutta to take up the post of Staff-Assistant-Surgeon to the 27th Regiment.
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Illustrated with a few inserted pen-drawings of churches, coast-lines, etc. The diary starts on 13 August 1861 with a tour in the English Lake District: the author left Southampton on 4 February 1862 and arrived at Calcutta on the 12th of March. He was gazetted to the 27th Regiment, and the diary ends on December 31st, 1862 at Gondali.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Wellcome Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Baker, Thomas Young, 1837-1901, military surgeon</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 269 pp.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Purchased 1932. (77502)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 8vo. 18½x12 cm. Original calf binding worn.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Baker retired in 1885 with the honorary rank of brigade-surgeon.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7dcbcff8-8e91-43f8-ba5a-e3c7e89e8419/
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Baker, Thomas Young (1837-1901)