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- 1821 (Creation)
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1 archival folder handwritten
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Biographical history
Charles Elliott was born in London in 1776. He married Alicia Boileau in Calcutta in 1802 whilst working for the East india Company. He returned to London, living in Portland Place and was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society. He died in 1856. One of his sons, Rev Charles Boileau Elliott, became a well-known travel writer.
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Archival history
This manuscript was found within a Pushto-Persian Dictionary which was donated by Charles Elliot in 1831 along with other manuscripts and the published travel diary of his son, Charles Boileau Elliott, Letters from the North of Europe. It is unknown whether these are Elliott's own notes or made by some other researcher.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The manuscript was discovered within the Pashto-Persian Dictionary (RAS Persian MS 222) in 1983, by Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian.
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"Introduction on the Elements of the Afghan language" which explains about the two divisions of Afghans and their languages, the different tribes in various locations. It consider the alphabet, vocabulary and grammar of the language. This manuscript is 13 pages on loose folded sheets.
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Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
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- English
- Pashto
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The manuscript was discovered within the Pashto-Persian Dictionary (RAS Persian MS 222). This dictionary is still part of the RAS Collections. Full details can be found https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2642&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20RAS%20Persian%20MS%20222.
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- Elliott Charles 1776-1856 (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.