Thanks to Tom Thomson for digging out the death notice in the West Briton of 5 December 1851 for Major Thomas Hare Scott of the 38th Bat. Native Infantry. helping to explain a little of why it was that his son Thomas Augustus Scott was recommended to the Honourable East India Company by Sir John Spencer Login. On his application to join the HEIC Thomas Augustus was Examined and passed 8th April 1857. He was educated through private tuition and 'Mr. Fleming's Wimbledon'. The Certificate from the East India Military College, dated 7th April 1857, indicated that they 'find him to be qualified for admission into the East India Company's Service ...' A letter from Sir John on the India Office file states that 'I hereby certify that I have known Mr. Thomas Augustus Scott from his infancy - that for the last six years he has been more or less under my charge as a companion to His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh - and that I have a very High opinion of his uniform good conduct and integrity. Signed J. S. Login, Super. of H H the Maharajah Duleep Singh. London, December 16th 1856'. It would appear that Thomas Augustus's mother Harriet (surname unknown) may have died on or about 1846, thus Thomas was in the care of Sir John, then a surgeon in the East India Company Service. Does anyone have any information on this family or on Thomas Augustus's uncle William F[auvren?] Scott of Falmouth? Any help would be appreiciated. Bruce Gorie Edinburgh