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xiv NOTE ON THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY Provinces in 1858, and remained there till his retirement in 1861 with the rank of major-general. It was at this stage that he commenced his archaeological career. The Government of India decided to appoint an archaeological surveyor, and Cunningham, who during his whole career in India had displayed the greatest activity in this direction, was appointed to the post. This he held (with an interval from 1 865 to 1870) down to his final retirement in 1885. His work in this capacity is too well known to need detailed treatment in a note of this nature. He continued his interest in Indian archaeology after his retirement, and the collection of coins in the British Museum bears testimony to his generosity. He died in 1893 as Sir Alexander Cunningham, having been created a K.C.I.E. in 1887. Peter Cunningham, the third brother, under whose editorship the second edition of this book appeared in He held an ap1853, was a well-known antiquary. pointment in the Audit Office, which he obtained through Sir Robert Peel in 1834, His chief work was the Handbook of London, which first appeared in 1849 and is still regarded as a standard authority. He also edited a large number of books the collected letters of Horace Walpole (1857) and the works of Oliver Goldsmith (1854) being well-known examples of hii work. He retired from the public service in 1860 and died in 1869. Francis Cunningham, the youngest brother, also served in India. He joined the Madras army in 1838 He and won distinction at the siege of Jalalabad. retired from the army In 1861, and after his retirement devoted himself to literature, for which he displayed the family aptitude. He published editions of Marlowe — (1870), Massinger (1871), and Ben Jonson (1871). His death took place in 1875.