BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK EDITOR (2 resultados)

An interesting letter linking two similar individuals (like Baines, Buckingham had also served as a Yorkshire Member of Parliament, in his case for Sheffield as a radical between and 1835; and both men were newspaper proprietors). See the entries for Baines, with those for Buckingham and his son, in the Oxford DNB. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and folded for postage. Addressed to J. S. Buckingham, Esq and signed Edw Baines . He begins by saying that he will try and promote Buckingham s son s introduction to this part of the country, as a Lecturer . (According to L. S. Buckingham s ODNB entry, his travels with his father had provided him with experiences that he later put to good use when he was a lecturer .) A difficulty the son will face, Baines feels, will be the name he bears, for his father s reputation is so high that it will not be easy to sustain the comparison . Baines goes on to explains a change which has taken place from the former means of negociating between Lecturers & their Institutes in our Yorkshire Union , adding that if Buckingham will send him the subjects of his son s lectures, he will recommend it to our Committee for their Mid-Summer list . He also offers to lay newspaper testimonials before the Committee of our Leeds Institute: but I believe they have made their arrangements for this season. He turns to the Total Abstinence cause , to which J. S. Buckingham has rendered immense service . Baines has recently published his own Testimony ( of which you may be pleased to see a copy ). He feels a difficulty in advocating the Maine Liquor Law, on the ground of its interference will personal liberty. But the American democrats are putting the wholesome chain upon themselves very fast. He ends by conveying his family s regards to Buckingham s.

4° Newspaper (28.5 x 21.5 cm): 8 ff., including 2 full page engraved maps (versos blank), not bound, modern marbled paper spine (Very Good, overall clean and bright, a couple of tiny, barely noticeable holes lower right running entirely through, second map with a very small hole in lower centre seemingly due to a natural paper imperfection). An important issue of 'The Calcutta Journal', one of the highest quality, most influential and controversial newspapers in India of the first third of the 19th century, notably featuring an authoritative and detailed eyewitness account of the Siege of Nowah (near Nanded, Maharashtra), the decisive battle of the 'Hatkar Rebellion', extraordinarily illustrated by two engraved maps published from original military engineers' manuscripts exceedingly rare like all early Indian periodicals. The Calcutta Journal, founded and edited by James Silk Buckingham, later a famous adventurer and travel writer, was perhaps the highest quality, most influential and controversial newspaper in India of its era, in addition to being its first daily. While it operated only between October 1818 and April 1823, it became the highest-selling periodical in India due to its ability to break news before its competitors and its fascinating articles on ongoing wars, Britain's new overseas ventures and human-interest stories, with some issues illustrated with engraved maps (then a very rare and expensive medium in India). The present work is the Friday, April 23, 1819 issue of The Calcutta Journal, which importantly features an exceedingly detailed and authoritative report of the Siege of Nowah (January 8-31, 1819), the decisive event of the Hatkar Rebellion, written by an officer who participated in the action. Importantly, the report is illustrated with two full page engraved maps based upon original field engineer's manuscripts. To background, the Hatkar Rebellion was 20-year-long revolt by the Hatkars, a subcaste of the Dhangars, a breeding caste known for their marital skills, who fought against the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad. They lived in the Nanded and Berar regions in what is today Maharashtra, and were led by a brave and clever leader, Novsaji Naik. The Hatkars had previously fought for the Maratha Confederacy, but with the decline of what was once India's most powerful native power, their land came under the auspices of the Nizam of Hyderabad. SEE OUR WEB PAGE FOR A LONGER DESCRIPTION.