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Mss Eur F685
- Record Id:
- 032-002748156
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002748156
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022658035.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F685
- Title:
- Letter from the King of Candea (Ceylon) dated 18 July 1796 to Robert Andrews, Madras Civil Service and collector of Trinchinopoli, 1778-1796; appointed as Resident of Ceylon following the capture of Ceylon from the Dutch on 14 Feb 1796
- Scope & Content:
- Original letter in old Singhalese script, accompanied by an English translation, and a contemporary typed transcript and interpretation of the letter by the previous owner.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002748156", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F685: Letter from the King of Candea (Ceylon) dated 18 July 1796 to Robert Andrews, Madras Civil Service and collector of Trinchinopoli,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002748156
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002748156
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 3 folios; 1 seal detached from letters; 1 folio of typescript
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1796
- End Date:
- 1796
- Date Range:
- 1796
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by Roy Busby, 16 April 2014
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)