Alexander Johnston papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"1578", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 1578", "type"=>"local_call"}

origination

{"value"=>"Johnston, Alexander, Sir, 1775-1849", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Alexander Johnston papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1643-1817", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1643/1817"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot (1 box)"}]}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 1900M?"}

{"date"=>"1900", "source"=>"Henschel, Albert E.", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"<p>Gift, Henschel, Albert E., 1900</p>"}

langmaterial_codes

eng

tam

tel

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of papers concerning the government, history and customs of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), especially the establishment of land revenue, 1800-1817. Includes letters to Johnston as chief justice; transcripts of rules and orders of the Dutch consistory at Batavia, 1643; memorial, 1740, by Gustaaf van Imhoff to the new governor; letters, 1790s, to William Jacob van de Graaf, Governor of Ceylon; journals describing the exploration of Tangella, 1800, and a journey from Colombo around Ceylon, 1805; minutes, 1817, of the governor relating to land tenure and agriculture; and seven slips of palm leaf containing writing in Tamil and Telugu characters.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Alexander Johnston (1775-1849), British statesman, was advocate-general of Ceylon.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_start

1643

keydate

1643

date_end

1817

date_inclusive_start

1643

date_inclusive_end

1817

extent_statement

.3 linear foot (1 box)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Alexander Johnston papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Alexander Johnston (1775-1849), British statesman, was advocate-general of Ceylon. Collection consists of papers concerning the government, history and customs of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), especially the establishment of land revenue, 1800-1817. Includes letters to Johnston as chief justice; transcripts of rules and orders of the Dutch consistory at Batavia, 1643; memorial, 1740, by Gustaaf van Imhoff to the new governor; letters, 1790s, to William Jacob van de Graaf, Governor of Ceylon; journals describing the exploration of Tangella, 1800, and a journey from Colombo around Ceylon, 1805; minutes, 1817, of the governor relating to land tenure and agriculture; and seven slips of palm leaf containing writing in Tamil and Telugu characters.", "generated"=>true}

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