Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Standing orders for the garrison of Fort St. George

Other related names

• Sydenham, Thomas, scribe

Call number

Ms. Codex 810
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2975923
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2975923

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Origin

Date

1795

Place

Madras

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).
   

Extent

82 leaves : 173 x 110 (158 x 80) mm. bound to 175 x 111 mm

Foliation

Paper, 82; [1-82]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary green morocco note book.

Script

Written in a cursive script, apparently in the hand of Thomas Sydenham (signature, inside upper cover).

Provenance

• Sold by Maggs, 1999.
   

Subjects topical

• Military discipline--India--Chennai--Early works to 1800

Genres

• Codices
• Regulations
• Manuscripts, English--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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Decorations

• fol. 53r — Table, f. 53r
• fol. 64r — Table, f. 64r