Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 SC29-SC29/1-SC29/1/15
Title
English identificatory documents
Date(s)
- 1825 - 1874 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
3 items handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
English identificatory documents. These are:
- 'Original letters of the Poona government in the possession of Nana Furnaveese at his death. Presented to Colonel Briggs at Satara by his widow".
- A piece of paper created into a sleeve for the letters and sealed with a wax seal.
- Blue lined paper with the note 'Sundry papers in Mahratta appertaining to the family of the Great Minister Nana Furnevees and his cotemporaries on subjects connected with his administration till his death in A.D.1799 presented to Col Briggs in 1825 by his widow'.
- Letter from John Briggs to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to state that he wished to present to the Society a 'specimen of the art of portraiture at the Court of Bijapura A.D. 1579' and 'the collection of original letters and other documents in the Mahratta language'. Three sides, dated 18 September 1874.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Briggs John 1785-1875 (Subject)