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EAP971/5/2/105
- Record Id:
- 040-004067250
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004067140
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139555929.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP971/5/2/105
- Title:
- Alex. Johnston's Papers
- Scope & Content:
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(1) typed copy of 1807 letter written by Sir Alexander Johnston to the Governor; (2) typed secondary source about A.J.'s research into Hindu law in South India, including handwritten edits by Dr James T. Rutnam; (3) typed copy of 1829 letter to the Governor from A.J., regarding Dutch law and the implementation of stable rule of government in Ceylon; (4) mss document explaning Sir Alexander's implementation of trial by jury in Ceylon and its introduction into the Madras Presidency by Governor Thomas Munro, at A.J.'s request; (5) typed copies of secondary source writing on A.J.'s measures as Chief Justice of Ceylon; (6) typed copies of 1832 letter.
Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 150 pages.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004067140
036-004067145
040-004067250 - Is part of:
- EAP971/5 : Evelyn Rutnam Institute
EAP971/5/2 : Alexander Johnston Papers
EAP971/5/2/105 : Alex. Johnston's Papers - Hierarchy:
- 032-004067140[0002]/036-004067145[0104]/040-004067250
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP971/5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 154 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP971-5-2-106
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1807-1832
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Former External References:
- Folder 150
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)