Official correspondence regarding domestic and foreign affairs

Collection of the correspondence of Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) and various individuals. Original file reference: SPA/CO/OF/015. Extent of original material: 199 pages.

This file contains the following 126 items.

• EAP880/1/7/15/1: Chart explaining the various accounts in a ledger, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/2: Tibetan document, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/3: Telegram from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) regarding Thutob Namgyal's (Chogyal r.1874-1914 ) deteriorating health, c 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/4: Letter to Thutob Namgyal (Chogyal r.1874-1914 ) regarding the payment of pipes delivered, 16 Jan 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/5: List of guests for a formal event, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/6: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the submission of books for a school, 12 May 1917, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/7: Receipt for books bought, 08 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/8: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) requesting the permission to use bamboos for transplantation, 18 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/9: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a book on Buddhism, 15 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/10: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a book by David Neil on Buddhism, 02 Aug 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/11: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the fines imposed to monks, 11 May 1912, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/12: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding payment, 06 Jun 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/13: letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) requesting an upraisal in salary, 31 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/14: Gratitude letter from Scotland to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the visit to Sikkim, 03 Sep 1912, [4 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/15: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the books on Buddhism, 14 Jul 1921, [4 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/16: Draft letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the books on Buddhism, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/17: Note to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) requesting a game of tennis together, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/18: Letter from Army and Navy Co-operative Society Limited to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the order for a telescope, 22 Aug 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/19: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding an order for a telescope, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/20: Letter regarding the order for Hindi books, 05 Dec 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/21: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) regarding an incomplete work by a Tibetan painter, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/22: Letter from Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding an incomplete work by a Tibetan painter, 14 Nov 1912, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/23: Letter regarding the printing of photographs and its cost, 28 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/24: Correspondence between Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) and Coxen regarding the printing of photographs and its cost, 31 Oct 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/25: Receipt from the American dentists in Darjeeling, c 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/26: Report regarding a criminal case, 27 Nov 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/27: Report regarding a criminal case, 23 Nov 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/28: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a gift of an English-Chinese dictionary, 14 May 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/29: Letter from the Private Secretary regarding the supply of timbers, 16 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/30: Receipt of money, 04 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/31: Telegram to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding his proposed trip to Tibet, 06 Jun 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/32: Telegram to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a bicycle trip, 07 Jun 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/33: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the training of boys from Sikkim for carpentry, 02 Aug 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/34: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the proposal of recruiting teachers for knitting, 09 Sep 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/35: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the recruitment of teachers for the new girl's school, 09 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/36: Letter from W.H. Hodges to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the contribution for Kalimpong Fair, 03 Nov 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/37: Correspondence between Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) and C.E. Simmonds regarding the proposal to hire a Chinese man in a mining sector, 6 Nov 1912-21 Nov 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/38: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to a sculptor in Nepal regarding the proposal to build a statue of Buddha in Bodh Gaya, 13 Dec 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/39: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the receipt of payment, 02 Jan 1913, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/40: Letter from the Private Secretary to the Political Officer's office regarding the North Indian railway's guide book, 18 Jan 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/41: Letter from the Keshub Mission Society regarding a proposal to attend a wedding, 20 Jan 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/42: Correspondence between Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) and Miss Cunningham regarding the order of a basket made from Sikkim, 20 Jan 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/43: Letter from the Private Secretary to Public Works Department regarding the sale of lachung tweeds, 31 Jan 1913, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/44: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) proposing the sale of a dog, 02 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/45: Draft certificate regarding an official representing Buddhism in Darjeeling, 13 Oct 1917, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/46: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the rugs ordered from Lachen, 03 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/47: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to the Headmaster of Darjeeling High School regarding the admission of a student from Sikkim, 09 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/48: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to the Continental Hotel in Calcutta regarding a booking for a room, 09 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/49: Draft letter from the Private Secretary regarding the expense for a proposed trip to Nepal, 09 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/50: Telegram regarding the transport of pillows for Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), 10 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/51: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the supply of books for knitting, 10 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/52: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a land's conflict, 11 Feb 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/53: Gratitude letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), 16 Feb 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/54: Telegram from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding his proposed postal address in Burma, 16 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/55: Post card requesting the payment of salary, 23 Feb 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/56: Note regarding the remittance of bill for Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) at the Oxford University, 11 Feb 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/57: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the payment of bills, 14 Apr 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/58: Letter from Kazi Lobzang Choden regarding the payment of bills, 24 Apr 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/59: Tibetan document, 1912-1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/60: Letter from Kazi Lobzang Choden regarding the price of carpets, 24 Apr 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/61: Letter from the Private Secretary regarding the white washing of palace, 24 Apr 1913, [4 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/62: Postal payment for the transfer of money by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Princess Teik Tin Ma Lat, 28 May 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/63: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the supply of seedlings for grafted plants, 15 Oct 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/64: Letter from the Conservator of Forest to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the supply of walnut seeds, 16 Sep 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/65: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the supply of fruit plants, 22 Oct 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/66: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the Cabinet of Mineral Specimens, 27 Dec 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/67: Note from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a notice from the Political Officer's office, 16 May 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/68: Correspondence between Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) and Durga Shamshere Pradhan regarding his trip from Burma, 27 Feb 1913-28 Jan 1913, [4 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/69: Correspondence between Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) and G.H. Cave regarding a proposed trip to Bhutan, 21 Nov 1913-18 Nov 1913, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/70: Letters from C.E. Simmonds to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the specimens of minerals done by him, 22 Dec 1913-31 Dec 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/71: Letter and notesheet from the Private Secretary regarding the arrangement of timbers, 12 Nov 1913-12 Dec 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/72: List of royal and high officials, c 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/73: Letter from Faqir Chand Jali to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the supply of building materials, 31 Dec 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/74: Correspondence between the Private Secretary's office and the Agricultural Research Institute regarding sericulture, 10 Dec 1913-17 Dec 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/75: Letter from the Private Secretary regarding the payment of bill, 21 Nov 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/76: Letter from the Governor's Camp of Bengal to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the payment of bill, 16 Nov 1913-17 Nov 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/77: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a magazine, c 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/78: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) requesting an upraisal in salary, 26 Jan 1914, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/79: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the arrangement of transport for ordered seedlings, 23 Jan 1914, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/80: Letter from K. Waismaa to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a book on Tibet, 01 Nov 1911, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/81: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a drop out student from a school in Darjeeling, 23 Jul 1911, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/82: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a Chinese tutor, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/83: Telegram from the Political Officer regarding Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal's (Chogyal r.1914) proposed trip to Tibet, 06 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/84: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding Chakung estate, 21 Aug 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/85: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding an ordered book, 14 Aug 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/86: Letter from the Private Secretary's office regarding a ring ordered by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), 21 Oct 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/87: Bio-data of Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), c 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/88: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a telegram, 16 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/89: Note by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) asking the name of the sender for a telegram, 15 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/90: Telegram from Darjeeling regarding a prince having taken leave due to illness, 15 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/91: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to the Baptist Mission Press in Calcutta requesting a printing of a Tibetan book on prayers, 30 May 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/92: Letter from the Private Secretary to the Baptist Mission Press in Calcutta requesting a printing of a Tibetan book on prayers, 19 Jun 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/93: Letter from the Private Secretary to David Macdonald (PO Sikkim) regarding the remittance of money, 05 Jul 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/94: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding Charles Bell's (PO Sikkim) opinion about the appointment of a village headman in Chungthang, 17 Jun 1962, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/95: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) regarding the dismissal of the village headman of Chungthang, 28 May 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/96: Letter from the Private Secretary to the headmaster of Tibetan school in Darjeeling regarding the printing of Tibetan prayer book, 19 Jun 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/97: Office copy regarding Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) sending tree saplings to Gyantse, 21 Jun 1912, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/98: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) regarding the arrangement of Tsodag Namgyal's monthly allowance, 02 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/99: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) regarding the arrangement of film rolls, 02 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/100: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding Ralang estate, 07 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/101: Receipt of money paid, 20 Jun 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/102: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding money order, c 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/103: Letter from Charles Bell (PO Sikkim) to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding Tsodag Namgyal's allowance, 23 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/104: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Charles Bell (PO Sikkim) regarding Indian Panchayat files, 24 Jul 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/105: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to C.H. Dracott regarding the closing of Samdong Bridge, 08 Aug 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/106: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to J.A. Graham regarding the admission of a boy from Sikkim at Dr. Graham's Homes, 10 Aug 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/107: Letter from the Private Secretary's office regarding the arrangement of window panes, 25 Aug 1911, [3 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/108: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to the Political Officer regarding the payment of bill, 11 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/109: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Charles Bell (PO Sikkim) regarding the arrangement of Chinese bamboos, 20 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/110: Gratitude letter from Young Men's Christain Associations to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), 22 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/111: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Mrs. Graham regarding the new girls school opened in Gangtok, 23 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/112: Telegram from Maharajadhiraj Bijoy Chand to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding his proposed trip to Darjeeling, 27 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/113: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Maharajadhiraj Bijoy Chand regarding his itinerary to Darjeeling, 27 Sep 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/114: Telegram from Maharajadhiraj Bijoy Chand to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding his proposed trip to Darjeeling, 04 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/115: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the Political Officer's wish to watch a monk's dance, 05 Oct 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/116: Letter to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding his proposed trip to Chakung, 08 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/117: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to Maharajadhiraj Bijoy Chand regarding his proposed trip to Darjeeling, 07 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/118: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding a book on Buddhism, 17 Oct 1912, [6 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/119: Gratitude letter from the Private Secretary to the Indian Research Society regarding an invitation to a meeting, 17 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/120: Gratitude letters from the Private Secretary to the Governor of Bangal's office regarding an invitation to a luncheon, 17 Oct 1912, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/121: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) to the Agricultural Research Institute regarding sericulture, 22 Oct 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/122: Telegram to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the arrangement of helpers at Gyantse, 20 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/123: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding the arrangement of a Lepcha brocade as a gift to Captain William, 24 Oct 1912, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/124: Letter from the Agricultural Research Institute to Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding sericulture, 18 Oct 1913, [1 image];
• EAP880/1/7/15/125: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding an invitation to a meeting at the Freemason's Hall in Darjeeling, 22 Oct 1913, [2 images];
• EAP880/1/7/15/126: Letter from Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914) regarding an upraisal in rank for loyal service conferred, 23 Nov 1913, [1 image];