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EAP971/5/2/33
- Record Id:
- 040-004067178
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004067140
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139555844.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP971/5/2/33
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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(1) Two photographs of Fort Defence (1833 and 1834); (2) mss letter noting Sir Alexander Johnston's relationship with the king William 4th as part of the King's Council and the favor shown by the king to A.J. and his wife; (3) mss letters written by A.J. himself in 1833, related to his family and his work as Chief Justice of Ceylon. Most of the correspondance seems to relate to the issue of trial by jury on the island; (4) 1836 letter from someone named Melbourne regarding A.J.'s request for a Baronet, and other letters from A.J. about the baronet; (5) certificate of swearing-in of royal privy council members; (6) letter related to Tamkam house in Madurai, over which A.J. made a legal claim; (7) "The Petition of Lord William Campbell Governor of Your MA.J.esty's Province of Nova Scotia".
Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 100 pages.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004067140
036-004067145
040-004067178 - Is part of:
- EAP971/5 : Evelyn Rutnam Institute
EAP971/5/2 : Alexander Johnston Papers
EAP971/5/2/33 : (1) Two photographs of Fort Defence (1833 and 1834); (2) mss letter noting Sir Alexander Johnston's relationship with the king… - Hierarchy:
- 032-004067140[0002]/036-004067145[0033]/040-004067178
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP971/5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 104 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP971-5-2-33
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1833
- End Date:
- 1837
- Date Range:
- 1833-1837
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Former External References:
- Folder 70
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)