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Name Ellis, Francis Whyte, orientalist, 1777-1819

1. Mss Eur A3-5; B4-10; C9-10; D26-32; E49-50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A3-5; B4-10; C9-10; D26-32; E49-50
Title:
Erskine Collection: papers collected by William Erskine (1773-1852), legal office holder, Bombay from 1804, Master in Equity, Recorder's Court 1820-23; Secretary and later Vice-President of the Bombay Literary Society 1805-23; oriental scholar; chiefly relating to the history, geography, customs and antiquities of the peoples of India and Central Asia.
Scope & Content:
Erskine Collection: papers collected by William Erskine (1773-1852), legal office holder, Bombay from 1804, Master in Equity, Recorder's Court 1820-23; Secretary and later Vice-President of the Bombay Literary Society 1805-23; oriental scholar; chiefly relating to the history, geography, customs ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1804-1841
Extent:
21 volumes

2. Mss Eur C74-75; D317-36; F46-50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C74-75; D317-36; F46-50
Title:
Walter Elliot Collection: papers collected by Sir Walter Elliot (1803-87), Madras Civil Service 1820-59, Member of Madras Council 1854-59, comprising materials relating chiefly to the castes, customs, local and dynastic histories, geography, inscriptions, revenue system, and poetry of the peoples of Madras and south India. [Note uncatalogued items from the Collection at Mss Eur D331-D335 and E126-130, and probable strays at G87].
Scope & Content:
Walter Elliot Collection: papers collected by Sir Walter Elliot (1803-87), Madras Civil Service 1820-59, Member of Madras Council 1854-59, comprising materials relating chiefly to the castes, customs, local and dynastic histories, geography, inscriptions, revenue system, and poetry of the peoples...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825-1867
Extent:
32 volumes

3. Mss Eur Mack Gen

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Mack Gen
Title:
Colin Mackenzie Papers: General and Miscellaneous Collections
Scope & Content:
The Mackenzie 'General' and Miscellaneous Collections contain some 179 volumes or folders or papers, mainly comprising English translations from the languages of southern and central India (as distinct from Hindustan), and chiefly relating to the antiquities, legends, history, literature, religi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1608-1826
Extent:
179 items