1826 East India Document
Military commission document from the British East India Company, dating to the early 19th century.
19 x 15 inches
Excellent condition
Document Details
Date: The document is dated May 23, 1826, in the seventh year of the reign of King George the Fourth.
Appointee: It appoints Philip Francis Story as a Lieutenant of Cavalry on the Bengal Establishment of the Honorable United East India Company.
Signatories: The document bears several manuscript signatures, including:
Lord Amherst (William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst), the Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal.
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (Lord Combermere), Commander-in-Chief, who was a distinguished British field marshal.
Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (M^{etcalfe}), a prominent administrator and future Governor-General of India and Governor General of Canada.
Context: The East India Company was a powerful trading entity that eventually took on significant administrative and military power in India before its powers were transferred to the British Crown in 1858 following the Indian Rebellion. This document is an official record of the Company's military infrastructure during its period of direct rule.
Military commission document from the British East India Company, dating to the early 19th century.
19 x 15 inches
Excellent condition
Document Details
Date: The document is dated May 23, 1826, in the seventh year of the reign of King George the Fourth.
Appointee: It appoints Philip Francis Story as a Lieutenant of Cavalry on the Bengal Establishment of the Honorable United East India Company.
Signatories: The document bears several manuscript signatures, including:
Lord Amherst (William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst), the Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal.
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (Lord Combermere), Commander-in-Chief, who was a distinguished British field marshal.
Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (M^{etcalfe}), a prominent administrator and future Governor-General of India and Governor General of Canada.
Context: The East India Company was a powerful trading entity that eventually took on significant administrative and military power in India before its powers were transferred to the British Crown in 1858 following the Indian Rebellion. This document is an official record of the Company's military infrastructure during its period of direct rule.
