In Malay in Jawi script. Scribal copies of 121 letters from neighbouring rulers sent to and from William Farquhar (1774-1839), first British Resident of Singapore (1819-1823), and related documents.
Letters and fragments of hikayats, mostly religious stories on 'Ali, Fatima and the mi'raj of the Prophet.
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Malay fragments, some letters are translated from Bugis and Makassar. Several items are dated AD 1813-1814. In Malay in Jawi script. On ff. 59v-58v is found an Old Javanese text, which is a (rather inaccurate) eyecopy from lines 1–11 of the front face of the Baru charter (National Museum of ...
CHRONOLOGICAL sketch of Burmese history, commencing with the year B.C. 691, and coming down to A.D. 1822; in Burmese; accompanied by an English translation, made by Mr. Judson. This is the manuscript used in Crawfurd's " Journal of an Embassy to the Court of Ava," Vol. ii. p. 277. App. p. 56. 2d edit. 8vo. 1834. Written on a folded sheet of native paper. Tall Folio. [12,400. a. b.]
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Judson: An English translation of a chronological sketch of Burmese history from B.C. 691 to A.D. 1822. Burma: Chronological sketch of Burmese History, B.C. 691-A.D. 1822, in Burmese with an English translation by Mr. Judson.
TuTEH NAMEH, or Tales of' a Parrot; in Persian. Octavo. [12,401 ] John Crawfurd: Collection of Oriental Mss. chiefly Javanese and Bugis. Fables: Tuteh Nameh, or tales of a Parrot: in Persian.
