Standing orders for the garrison of Fort St. George.
- Format/Description:
- Manuscript
82 leaves : paper ; 173 x 110 (158 x 80) mm bound to 175 x 111 mm - Production:
- [Madras], 1795.
- Online:
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p39s1kk93 - Status/Location:
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- Subjects:
- Military discipline -- India -- Chennai -- Early works to 1800.
Military discipline.
India -- Chennai. - Form/Genre:
- Codices.
Regulations (executive records)
Manuscripts, English.
Manuscripts, European. - Summary:
- Detailed record of military drill and discipline including the number of guns to be used in salutes to various notabilities; the regulations for the General Hospital and the Arrack Godown; the regulations of the Conjee House [lock-up, cells]; and the standing orders for the garrison Band.
- Notes:
- Ms. codex.
Title from title page (f. 1r).
Foliation: Paper, 82; [1-82]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
Script: Written in a cursive script, apparently in the hand of Thomas Sydenham (signature, inside upper cover).
Binding: Contemporary green morocco note book.
Origin: Written at Fort St. George (Madras, India) in 1795 (note, inside upper cover). - Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Maggs, 1999.
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Codex 810.
- Contributor:
- Sydenham, Thomas, scribe.
- OCLC:
- 187917371
- Access Restriction:
- Access to this item is subject to staff review.