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Mss Eur D888
- Record Id:
- 032-002275090
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002275090
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000325
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D888
- Title:
- Papers of Sir Edward West, Recorder and Chief Justice of Bombay 1823-28, and Lady West
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of Sir Edward West (1782-1828), Recorder and Chief Justice of Bombay 1823-28, comprising correspondence and papers relating to his controversial judicial career in Bombay includ- ing his dispute with the Governor, Mountstuart Elphinstone; also diary of his wife Lucretia (d 1828), containing a detailed account of her voyage to India, her husband's legal pre-occupations, her family, and social life in India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002275090", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D888: Papers of Sir Edward West, Recorder and Chief Justice of Bombay 1823-28, and Lady West" },{ "id" : "040-002275091", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/1: Diary of Lady West." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275092", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/2: Account-book of Lady West." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275093", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/3: Copy of proceedings in the Court of the Recorder of Bombay in the case of William Erskine, an officer of the court, with judgement…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275094", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/4: Letter-book containing copy of a memorial, with annexed documents, from George Norton, Advocate General at Bombay, to the Governor in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275095", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/5: Copies of correspondence between West and the Governor of Bombay in Council, and of West's own observations on the correspondence,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275096", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/6: Copy of a complaint by Mr. Warden against West circulated during a session of the King's Court at Bombay, with West's comments on it." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275097", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/7: Correspondence between West and Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay 1819-27, about a challenge to a duel supposedly issued by…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275098", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/8: Copy of a petition to Sir John Malcolm, Governor of Bombay 1827-30, from native merchants and inhabitants of Bombay, complaining of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275099", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/9: Copy of jury rules established by Sir Charles Grey, Chief Justice of Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275100", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/10: Paper on the Nilgliri Hills, apparently addressed to a learned society, by D.S. Young. [Two copies.] Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275101", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/11: Copy of a sermon delivered at a memorial service for West by the Reverend Henry Davies, Senior Chaplain of Bombay, 27 Sep 1828. Also…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275102", "parent" : "032-002275090", "text" : "Mss Eur D888/12: Copies of John Bull [Calcutta] , 24-25 Oct 1823; Bombay Courier Extraordinary and supplements, 9 Jun 1825, 4 and 24 Jul and 29 Aug…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002275090
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D888/1 : Diary of Lady West.
Mss Eur D888/2 : Account-book of Lady West.
Mss Eur D888/3 : Copy of proceedings in the Court of the Recorder of Bombay in the case of William Erskine, an officer of the court, with…
Mss Eur D888/4 : Letter-book containing copy of a memorial, with annexed documents, from George Norton, Advocate General at Bombay, to the Governor…
Mss Eur D888/5 : Copies of correspondence between West and the Governor of Bombay in Council, and of West's own observations on the…
Mss Eur D888/6 : Copy of a complaint by Mr. Warden against West circulated during a session of the King's Court at Bombay, with West's…
Mss Eur D888/7 : Correspondence between West and Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay 1819-27, about a challenge to a duel supposedly issued…
Mss Eur D888/8 : Copy of a petition to Sir John Malcolm, Governor of Bombay 1827-30, from native merchants and inhabitants of Bombay, complaining…
Mss Eur D888/9 : Copy of jury rules established by Sir Charles Grey, Chief Justice of Bengal.
Mss Eur D888/10 : Paper on the Nilgliri Hills, apparently addressed to a learned society, by D.S. Young. [Two copies.] Dated as: no date
Mss Eur D888/11 : Copy of a sermon delivered at a memorial service for West by the Reverend Henry Davies, Senior Chaplain of Bombay, 27 Sep 1828.…
Mss Eur D888/12 : Copies of John Bull [Calcutta] , 24-25 Oct 1823; Bombay Courier Extraordinary and supplements, 9 Jun 1825, 4 and 24 Jul and 29…
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- 032-002275090
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur D888
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 12 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1822
- End Date:
- 1828
- Date Range:
- 1822-1828
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan and subsequently presented by the Executors of Mrs H L F Cubitt, 19 December 1977
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Davies, Henry, of Bombay, chaplain, fl 1824-1828
Elphinstone, Mountstuart, Governor of Bombay, historian of India, 1779-1859
Erskine, William, historian and orientalist, 1773-1852
Grey, Charles Edward, Subject of Mss Eur D888
Justice, Administration of
Malcolm, John, Knight, diplomat and administrator, 1769-1833
Norton, George, Creator of Mss Eur B140, 1792-1977
Warden, Francis, civil servant in India, 1774-1853
West, Edward, Knight, judge, economist and administrator in India, 1782-1828
West, Lucretia - Places:
- Bombay, India
Nilgiris, The (hills), Madras - Related Material:
- Papers of Lucretia West (d 1828), wife of the judge and economist Sir Edward West (1782-1828), Mss Eur F716