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1. EAP835/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/5
Title:
Evelyn Rutnam Institute Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of two parts: (1) print books, and (2) a series of 148 non-sequential numbered files relating to the life, work, and immediate family of Ceylon’s third Chief Justice, Sir Alexander Johnston (1775-1849), a critical advocate of early nineteenth-century Protestant mission t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1781-1878
Extent:
406 Tiff images

2. EAP835/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/5/1
Title:
Alexander Johnston Papers
Scope & Content:
A series of 148 files relating to the life, work and family of Sir Alexander Johnston (1775–1849), the third Chief Justice of Ceylon and a famous orientalist. Johnston was known for pursuing a number of administrative reforms within the British government including the introduction of trial by ju...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1781-1878
Extent:
406 Tiff images

3. EAP835/5/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/5/1/1
Title:
Alexander Johnston Papers File 19
Scope & Content:
File of manuscript letters relating to Alexander Johnston (1775-1849) and his descendants, arranged by Sri Lankan historian and businessman James T. Rutnam, including letters ranging in dates from 1789 to 1915. The file contains letters between the French Foreign Legion and D.C. Johnston (?-?), a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1789-1815
Extent:
70 TIFF files

4. EAP835/5/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/5/1/2
Title:
Alexander Johnston Papers File 34
Scope & Content:
File of manuscript letters relating to Alexander Johnston (1775-1849) and his descendants, arranged by Sri Lankan historian and businessman James T. Rutnam, including letters ranging in dates from 1797 to 1915. File includes a number of letters, income and expenditure statements, and receipts ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1797-1915
Extent:
156 TIFF files

5. EAP835/5/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/5/1/3
Title:
Alexander Johnston Papers File 40
Scope & Content:
File of manuscript letters relating to Alexander Johnston (1775-1849) and his descendants, arranged by Sri Lankan historian and businessman James T. Rutnam, including letters ranging in dates from 1838 to 1878. Includes correspondance of Louis Campbell Johnston (?-?), Copy of a letter from 1834 b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1838-1878
Extent:
180 TIFF files

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