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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/35
Title:: Alexander Johnston Papers
Scope & Content:: (1) mss letter, very difficult to read; (2) 1802 letter from Frederick North (1766-1827), the first British Governor of Ceylon (1798-1805), likely addressed to Sir Alexander Johnston. Scan from a mss; (3) 1808 unsigned letter, dealing primarily with issues of finances and revenue in India. Scan ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1802-1808
Extent:: 50 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/36
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Scope & Content:: (1) Copy of article entitled, "Account of a Ceremonial Exhibition of the Relic termed 'the Tooth of the Buddha,' at Kandy, Ceylon, in May 1828."; (2) Copy of article entitled, "Account of the Province of Ramnad, Southern Peninsula of India. Compiled from the 'Mackenzie Collection,' and edited by...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1828-1842
Extent:: 68 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/37
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: Typed copy of Chapter XXVIII of History of the Johnstones 1191-1900 with Descriptions of Border Life by C.L. Johnstone. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 16 pages.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 20 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/38
Title:: Alexander Johnston Papers
Scope & Content:: (1) Printed pamphlet about Carnsalloch, the property and home of Sir Alexander Johnston and his ancestors in Scotland; (2) Typed copy of "The Rule of Law in Ceylon, 'A Charter Liberty'," by A.B. Cooray; (3) letter to Dr. James T. Rutnam from the Marga Institute in Colombo asking for financial co...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1957-1964
Extent:: 65 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/39
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: (1) "Will by General Johnston and Council Thereto." 6pp; (2) mss letter with note: "To the Committee Commisioners, In the matter of the claim of the Honorable Hester Maria Johnston as Executor (?) of Samuel Johnston Esquire; (3) unsigned and undated mss letter; (4) pamphlet with particulars and ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1818-1863
Extent:: 28 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/40
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Scope & Content:: (1) Copy of article from The Pioneer entitled, "The Heart of Montrose: Tragic Story of a Precious Relic" (May 13, 1920); (2) Copy of article from The Pioneer entitled, "The Heart of Montrose II: An Indiaman's Log" (August 9, 1920); (3) Dr Jame T. Rutnam's calling card; (4) two folded-up newspape...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1920
Extent:: 34 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/41
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: (1) Report on a lecture entitled "Sir Alexander Johnstone" given by Dr. Andreas Nell; (2) various loose photocopies of a table of contents; (3) letters between Sri Lankan architect Ismeth Raheem and Dr. James T. Rutnam concerning sources about Alexander Johnston; (4) document entitled, "Portrait...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1983
Extent:: 38 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/42
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: Mss letter from Charles Edwin [?] to unknown recepient, reporting comes and goings of people from Inverness. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 4 pages.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 8 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/43
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: Mss notes on a painting by Jacopo da Puntormo, send by someone to Sir Alexander Johnston with a note about the ressemblance of the painting to a piece owned by A.J.. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 10 pages.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1831
Extent:: 14 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP971/5/2/44
Title:: Alexander Johnston Paper
Scope & Content:: Typed copy of letter written by E.A. Dharmaratne in 1892 to Captain F.E. Johnston of the Royal Navy. Dharmaratne was the son of a Ceylonese man brought to England by Sir Alexander Johnston in 1818 and educated by Dr. Adam Clarke. When he returned to Ceylon, Alexander Dharmaratne became Chief Hea...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1892
Extent:: 32 Tiff images

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