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EAP971/5/2/24
- Record Id:
- 040-004067169
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004067140
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139555833.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP971/5/2/24
- Title:
- Alexander Johnston Papers
- Scope & Content:
-
(1) mss letter sent by Sir Alexander Johnston in March 1841; (2) 1901 letter addressed to Louis Campbell-Johnston from his sister, Charlie, about a photograph of Lady William Campbell; (3) various mss notes or parts of letters; (4) 183[?] letter from Edwin Norris To A.J. regarding an arabic-language letter written by an Imam to the Royal Asiatic Society; (6) letter to A.J. from Office of Ordnance, 1840; (7) 1901 letter addressed to Louis Campbell-Johnston from his sister, Charlie; (8) "Dornells Titles," information on Carnsalloch and other lands given to A.J. by his uncle, Peter Johnston; (9) copy of letter written by Sa'id Ben Ahmed (1791-1856), the Imam who corresponded with the Royal Asiatic Society. Letter is in Latin, likely translated from the Arabic original; (10) 1836 letter from H. Seton to A.J.; (11) various undated or unsigned letters; (12) "Full Pay of the several staff officers undermentioned," mss.; (13) 1820 letter to A.J. from Williams [?]; (14) 1860 birth certificate for Louis Johnson; (15) copy of "Supplement to the Ceylon Gazette," 28th May 1812; (16) copy of "A List of Short Handbooks," by William Phillimore; (17) copy of "A Supplement to How to Write the History of a Family," by W.P.W. Phillimore; (18) undated letter from Louis Campbell-Johnson to Conway; (19) 1870 letter to A.R. Campbell-Johnston; (20) 1882 letter to Sir Francis Sullivan from John C. Dalrymple Hay; (21) Samuel Johnston receipt, 1790 Madras; (22) photo of and obituary note for child named May; (23) 19th century letters of various legibility addressed to A.J. and other members of his family; (24) letter from Reginald Hust to Loui Campbell-Johnson; (25) 1901 letter from Maitland Thomas, curator of the historical department, to L. Campbell-Johnston; (26) various other letters addressed to L. Campbell-Johnston from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 222 pages.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004067140
036-004067145
040-004067169 - Is part of:
- EAP971/5 : Evelyn Rutnam Institute
EAP971/5/2 : Alexander Johnston Papers
EAP971/5/2/24 : Alexander Johnston Papers - Hierarchy:
- 032-004067140[0002]/036-004067145[0024]/040-004067169
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP971/5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 226 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP971-5-2-24
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Latin - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1790
- End Date:
- 1901
- Date Range:
- 1790-1901
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Former External References:
- Folder 44
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Administration
Christianity
Church records and registers
Missionary work
