Catalogue of manuscripts in European languages belonging to the library of the India Office ... / Published by order of the secretary of state for India in council.

  • Great Britain. India Office. Library.
Date:
1916-
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Credit: Catalogue of manuscripts in European languages belonging to the library of the India Office ... / Published by order of the secretary of state for India in council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    time at his private expense and which the Executrix solicits His Excellency The Most Noble The Governor General in Council to order to be taken on the part of Government at whatever valuation those appointed by Government for the purpose may put upon them, We have the honor to be ete. (Signed) Parmer & Co, 31-32. Enclosure. Ordered that the following letter [contents as indicated above] be addressed to W. B. Martin and J. Crawford, Esqrs. (2) The Committee recommended the purchase of 160 out of 212 volumes, or parcels, at the price of Rs.3200, which was approved. Bengal Public Consultations. 18th January 1822. No. 41. Committee appointed to examine and report on certain Books and MSS the property of the late Colonel Mackenzie Surveyor General. To C. Lushington Esqre. Secretary to Government. SiR, We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt. of your letter of the 7th of September, transmitting copy of a letter from Messrs. Palmer & Company with list of books and manuscripts belonging to the estate of the late Colonel Mackenzie, and directing us to form ourselves into a Committee for examining and reporting whether it would be advisable for Government tv purchase any of the books or manuscripts in question, as well as for reporting upon their pecuniary value, In obedience to the instructions thus received, we proceed to submit our report. The books and manuscripts amount in all to 212 volumes or parcels, of which 33 are in the Malay language and Character, and 66 in the Javanese language and Character. There are 94 manu- scripts in the Dutch and English language, and 19 printed books in Dutch. With regard to the native manuscripts we find it a matter of considerable difficulty to form a just pecuniary appreciation of them. Abstractedly considered, they are of little intrinsic merit as literary