Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1828 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Beighton was born at Ednaston, Derbyshire, on 25 Dec. 1790. He went with the London Missionary Society as a missionary to Malacca. In 1819 he was stationed at Penang. Besides teaching in schools and holding religious services, he set up a printing-… read more
Repository
Archival history
The list was created by Thomas Beighton and sent to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The list was sent by Thomas Beighton to the Society in 1828 according to the article, Leona O'Sullivan & Russell Jones (1983) Short notes: Malay manuscripts collected by the Reverend Thomas Beighton. — Fourth European colloquium on Malay and… read more
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Catalogue of Malayan Books' by Thomas Beighton. A list provided by Thomas Beighton, London Missionary Society, to the Royal Asiatic Society of the Malay manuscripts in his possession. These are written in English and in Jawi script.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
- Malay
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Beighton Thomas 1790-1844 (Subject)