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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 [547v] (1116/1291)
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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ful and restful a time as possible. This the
There must he a temptation to put so much Into one
all the Pleasures from rrhich you have been cut off
a dano-er of your forgetting that after three or four years
doctor emphasises
's leave of
that there
is
the first essential is to recruit
of hard r.'orfc without a rest
strength fox the next lap.
Xheee days o^ peaceful warns in the garden we -re planning
sundry improvements which will addtc the pleasure of It. There
is no doubt tht if you had unlimi'od money to e end and unlimited
labour it -ould be possible to make a delightful nlrce of it.
Even without that we hope ta improve it a good oeal.
we hone to make level r nice place for tee xn the shade of one
of the lovely vise pergolas, and next to turn one of the flower-
plots into a mor'i reasonable garden. It Is all cut hplnto
dozens of silly little irregular beds like so many penny cakes
-•i +h tin”’ gravel walks between. »e shall make insteau three
or four long continuous strips of beds r.ncl ooraure "p .th walks
in which t v ’o or th ee people can walk abee st, and into /hose
long beds we shall put all our kest flowers since they are in the
front of the house, while to the beds at the back we ahall
banish the second best flowers. Last year all the prettiest
beds were alongside the kitchen and pantryand the raggiest in
front of the drawing room. „ , _ .
Our seeds from Buttons have ^ust arrived in the nick o: <,ime
and I hone we shall have good results fro;, then both in rhe - eg.
and flower line. The best- of them presumably will fall to
Apolloc again ! are putting down some more rose-bushes
to screen the new tea place from observation,
held of them, hope to plant some little pines
the place a cheerier look in the winter. It sorely needs
and if we can get
which will give
since thlse we have are
is too big an oredr for us to embsfc
a whole new outfit of fruit’trees et
very old and crabbed, but thi
on.
'pu*' T’oraln. very changeable and tr acherous. snow
two or tMaeliystso -- today an outside temperature of 65 .
Unhappily the raincloads are back again. It has been a most
extraor&l rrily W6t win tor for KerniHn,
Pe are both reading -11 the Kikuyu literature with the deepest
interest; I have been e nding on our Times to ur. Dodson ,v ho is
also very much interested. He taxes the sane vie# of ^he
Matter as we do and we have had many interesting iiscuselions * 1 ^
him. He seems a most broadminded liberal-spirited man.
Poor little hr. Rice ’"ill no doubt take thelligh Church view
and echo though much more gently and politely -- t “ e . .
th?t toadmit dissenters to the Communion would be to cast pearls
before swine, and that which is most holy unto dogs , as
the High Church parsons wrote when Dean Stanley invited all the
Revisers (Including several eminent Nonconformist scholars; jj’®,
a enmnunion service in Westminster Chapel. It seems lucre pe
that th*re can be two views on the subject, but I suppose one is
safe to ass’juao that the Church of England 111 'take the wrong •un
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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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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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