Letters (60) from Maria Knox, Nasirabad, India, Anne Carmichael-Smyth (3), Kolkata, India, Bath and Birmingham, England, and Harriet Graham (1), Gazipur, India, to their mother, Mrs. Harriet Butler, 1816 November 11-1822 February 17 and undated : autograph manuscripts signed.

Letters written from Maria Knox to her mother concerning her life and that of her husband, Col. Alexander Knox, residents of Nasirabad in the state of Rajasthan in northern India. The letters document the Knox's domestic affairs, social engagements, relationships and occasional conflicts with fellow members of the Anglo-Indian community, Maria Knox's health and that of her mother, sisters, and other members of the family, difficulties with her pregnancy, current events, local news and gossip, news of family members located in India and England, and her husband's experiences as an officer in the Colonial Army. Includes numerous references to her sisters, Harriet Graham and Anne Carmichael Smyth (formerly Anne Thackeray), and their respective families, including accounts of Anne's young son, William Makepeace Thackeray and the various members of the Carmichael-Smyth family back in England. Also included are regular references to Maria's close friend and companion Charlotte Elliot, the sister-in-law of Augusta Thackeray (later Augusta Halliday), who resided with the Knox's as a member of the Knox household, as well as to to Charlotte's fiancé and husband, Mr. Charles Walter Welchman. Also present are four letters addressed to Harriet Butler by her other two daughters, Anne Carmichael-Smyth (3), and Harriet Graham (1), chiefly concerning household affairs and news of friends and family.