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"Diary Commencing October 20th 1825" by "Mr Rowlandson", the date when he departed from Madras (Chennai) heading for Bengal. They departed from Bengal on 8 December 1825. The diary marks the latitude and longitude each day and journals things seen and thoughts about the experience as he sails for England. Includes some sketches of land formations that he has seen, and additional notes in the margins. After completing this journal, he then restarts using the notebook in 1887 to write copies of letters and sermon notes. The final page has a musical composition dated 29 March 1826. Handwritten, hardback journal.

Letter from Muriel Turner, great-grand-daughter of Major-General Michael Rowlandson of the Madras Staff College, to send to the Royal Asiatic Society four notebooks belonging to Rowlandson to complement the two books of his printed works previously donated to the Society. Handwritten, dated 16 March 1982.

This material contains 4 handwritten notebooks and a letter concerning their donation.

Sacra Privata of M J Rowlandson in which he records his prayers and spiritual thoughts. The book is written from front and reverse dating from 1830-1867 and includes both his time in India and back in England. Some pages have been cut out, some additional notes inserted including memorial notice of the deaths of two of his daughters in 1858. Handwritten leather bound journal.

"Spare copies of certain Letters and Reports to Government of Fort St. George for convenience of reference, 8th December, 1840". Series of handwritten documents. Inserted into the journal was a "Hindoostan Report" or "A Native Gentleman Letter" and a copy of "Persian Court Gazette for sana-yi 1267 (21 February 1851). (These documents have been removed from the journal for better preservation.) Leatherbound journal.

Copies of official documents and letters:

• Appointment to act as Govt. Agent in 1836
• Translates of suspected Arabic and Persian Papers intercepted on disaffected Arabs
• Letter to Hon'ble J. Sullivan on Public Instruction
• Memorandum on Govt. Education Madras Presidency
• Minute to A.D. Campbell, Res. Men College Board
• Extract Minute of Consultation Captn Rowlandson Service Government Agent at Chepauk
• Notes as Persian Interpreter on words Arabic [Mookher]
• Memorandum Case Azeem on Aifa Begum and Supreme Court
• To Private Secretary Madras University
• Memo on Guardianship of Niwaub
• Abstract Hon'ble Court of Directors Orders of September 2nd 1846

• Examination in Persian Military Officers

  From verso: "Translation of Arabic Charms", "Remarks on Mahomedans of S India", Abstract of lending axioms of Mahomedan Law", "Abstract of political Relations of British India with native tribes etc.", "Abstract of land principles Mahomedan law. - titles of articles listed in verso of book which contains these and further articles and notes regarding British India and translations.

  Handwritten leather bound journal. Several items were inserted into the journal. These have been removed in order to preserve them better, but their original locations are marked within the journal.

• 1. Hindustani Examination May-1861. Paper No. 2, 1 item
• 2. Memo of supposed casualties discovered from 8 Decr 1842 to 8 Aug 1846, 1 item
• 3. Notes and tables concerning Rowlandson's work including "!Tabular Statement of Reports and Letters dispatched by Several Gov agents and Paymaster [ ] Stipends at Chepauk... ", "Statement of Service" for M J Rowlandson, 8 items.
• 4. Newspaper cutting from The Circulator and address label, 2 items
• 5. Letter to Lieutenant Campbell recommending Arabic works, dated 8 December 1848, 1 item
• 6. "Mahomedans and their habits and languages and laws...", 1 item
• 7. Letter to Rowlandson to thank for books sent, handwritten, dated 19 August 1946; and note concerning document No. 604, 8 December 1843; 2 items