Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Codex 810: Standing orders for the garrison of Fort St. George The University of Pennsylvania Libraries This description is ©2016 University of Pennsylvania Libraries. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. All referenced images and their content are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Ms. codex. Title from title page (f. 1r). Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Ms. Codex 810 2975923 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2975923 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. Standing orders for the garrison of Fort St. George scribe Sydenham, Thomas

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 82 leaves : 173 x 110 (158 x 80) mm. bound to 175 x 111 mm Paper, 82; [1-82]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Written in a cursive script, apparently in the hand of Thomas Sydenham (signature, inside upper cover). Table, f. 53r Table, f. 64r

Contemporary green morocco note book.

Written at Fort St. George (Madras, India) in 1795 (note, inside upper cover).

1795 Madras Sold by Maggs, 1999. Military discipline--India--Chennai--Early works to 1800 Codices Regulations Manuscripts, English--18th century Manuscripts, European