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:[http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/06/alexander-dalrymples-treaties-with-sulu-in-malay-and-tausug.html Alexander Dalrymple’s Treaties with Sulu in Malay and Tausug] 05 June 2014 British Library Asian and African studies blog.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_D%27Oyly,_7th_Baronet Sir '''Charles D'Oyly''', 7th Baronet] 1781-1845 Wikipedia. [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/09/charles-doylys-voyage-to-patna.html "Charles D'Oyly's voyage to Patna"] by J.P. Losty 04 September 2014 British Library Untold lives blog. Retrieved 11 September 2014. Amateur artist Sir Charles D’Oyly of the Bengal Civil Service was based in Calcutta, Dhaka and Patna from 1797 to 1838. He wrote and illustrated [https://archive.org/details/tomrawgriffinbur00doylrich ''Tom Raw, the Griffin: a burlesque poem, in twelve cantos: illustrated by twenty-five engravings, descriptive of the adventures of a cadet in the East India company's service, from the period of his quitting England to his obtaining a staff situtation in India''] by “ a Civilian and an Officer on the Bengal Establishment” 1828 Archive.org. [http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105773/tom-raw-visits-taylor-cos-painting-doyly-charles-sir/ Image: Taylor & Co.'s emporium in Calcutta] by Charles D'Oyly . Watercolour. Calcutta, India, 1828. Victoria and Albert Museum, London
*'''William Browne Hockley''' 1792-1860, was in the Bombay Civil Service 1813-1824. Dismissed from his judgeship in September 1821, he was finally dismissed with a pension in March 1824. On return to England he wrote two novels, see '''[[W B Hockley]]''' for more details, including online versions of his books which "rank along with Meadows Taylor's as the best stories of Hindustan in English literature".
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames John Beames]''' (Wikipedia) served in India 1858-1893 in the Civil Service. In addition, he was a scholar of Indian history, literature and linguistics. He wrote ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian'', which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book is available as a [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/99022 pdf download] on the Digital Library of India.
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mortimer_Durand Henry Mortimer Durand]''' (Wikipedia) was Foreign Secretary from 1884-1894. Further information in [[Simla Rifles#Individuals|Simla Rifles]].
