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Mss Eur D742/20

Record Id:
040-001611068
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001610459
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000001442.0x000375
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D742/20
Title:
Letters from Sir T. S. Raffles to William Brown Ramsay, and his father, William Ramsay; including a letter from Raffles to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone.
Scope & Content:
This file contains a collection of letters from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to William Brown Ramsay during the period of his position at Lieutenant-Governor of Java. In these letters Raffles describes incidents and matters of administration to his friend. He also petitions support in England concerning his rank and mentions his salary. He also includes information about his health and that of his wife, Olivia who died November 1814. These letters also cover the period in which Raffles worked with Colonel Robert Rollo Gillespie who brought accusations against Raffles in council. The letters discuss the details and consequences of these accusations which resulted in a condemnation of Raffles actions from the Directors.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
Bollinger 3
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001610459
036-001611067
040-001611068
Is part of:
Mss Eur D742 : Raffles Family Collection.
Mss Eur D742/20-23 : Sir Stamford Raffles: Lieutenant-Governor of Java 1811-1816, Governor of Benkulen 1818-1824: correspondence with various persons.

 

Mss Eur D742/20 : Letters from Sir T. S. Raffles to William Brown Ramsay, and his father, William Ramsay; including a letter from Raffles to…
Contains:
Mss Eur D742/20, f 2 : Slip of paper entitled ' 21 Letter from T. S. Raffles to W. Ramsay Esq. 1807-14'.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 3v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 4v : Incomplete letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 5-10v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 11-14v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 15-17v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 18-20v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 21-22v : Incomplete letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 23-32v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 33v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 34-37v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 38-29v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 40-41v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 42-44 : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 45v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Batavia to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 46-49v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 50-52v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 53 : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 54v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 55v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 56-59 : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 60-63 : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, f 64 : Slip of paper entitled '17 Letters from Sir T. S. Raffles to W. Ramsay Esq., 1814-6'.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 65-68v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to William Norman Ramsay.
Mss Eur D742/20, ff 69-73v : Letter from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in Buitenzorg, Java to William Norman Ramsay.
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Hierarchy:
032-001610459[0005]/036-001611067[0001]/040-001611068
Container:
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Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
40 items
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1803
End Date:
1816
Date Range:
1803-1816
Era:
CE
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