Hello List John said: I have three document-copies all marked as *"Secret*": What type of documents were marked as : "Secret"? Secret may refer to Secret Department which, at the time in question, dealt with military plans and operations and all transactions with country powers. Refer my previous email http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-06/1276919814 For more information on Officers of the Bombay Army, there is a reprint of the book "Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Bombay Army from 1760 to 1834" compiled by Dodwell and Miles, 1838, corrected to September 30, 1837 currently available. Refer the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Bombay Army <http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bombay_Army> http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bombay_Army Cheers Maureen (Sydney)