Contains material relating to: letters to Anne Thompson and Frederick Chesson; cancellation of George Thompson's planned trip to the hills with Prossono; GT's health, and his intention to go to the hills alone; progress of GT's business in Calcutta; planned attack on Lucknow by Sir Colin Campbell (the Commander in Chief), and expected casualties; executions and marshal law, reaction of the press, and GT's opinion of the European lack of regard for native Indians; GT's health, and the benefits of a trip to the Himalayas; GT's life in Calcutta, and his hope to return to England in 1859; GT's account of his own character; affection for Amelia Chesson and her children.
Dated at: Calcutta.