Papers of Surgeon Colin Paterson

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1831-1856
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RAMC/217
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Comprises:

  • RAMC/217/1: List of his posts, 1831-1857.
  • RAMC/217/2: Appointment as assistant surgeon in the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies (The East India Company), 1832.
  • RAMC/217/3: Commission as assistant surgeon in the King's Army in the East Indies, 1832.
  • RAMC/217/4: Annual medical report of the Travancore Residency (India) for the year 1842, with tables re population, health and climate, 1843.
  • RAMC/217/5: Letter from Major General W. Cullen, Resident at Travancore, re Paterson's appointment as physician to the Rajah of Travancore, 1844.
  • RAMC/217/6: Appointment as surgeon in the East India Company, 1849.
  • RAMC/217/7: Commission as surgeon in the Queen's Army in the East Indies, 1849.
  • RAMC/217/8: Copy of letter from the palace of the Rajah of Travancore to Major General W. Cullen, Resident at Travancore, expressing the Rajah's regret at the removal of Paterson from his post as physician, 1851.
  • RAMC/217/9: Copies of letters re Paterson's transfer to the 3rd Cavalry and re the appreciation of the Rajah of Travancore for Paterson's services, 1856.

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    1831-1856

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    1 file

    Related material

    For Commission, 1836, as Medical Officer on the Neilgherries [Nilgiri Hills, India] for the East India Company, see RAMC 801/2

    Notes

    Piece-level data moved to item record and piece records flagged for deletion in October 2025 by GO.

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