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Date(s)
- [1845 - 1874] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Iltudus Thomas Prichard was born in 1826 in Bristol, the fifth son of physician and ethnologist James Cowles Prichard and Anna Marie Estlin. He attended Rugby School before entering the Bengal army, serving through the mutiny before retiring in 1859.… read more
Repository
Archival history
The custodial history of the item is unknown.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is unknown how this material came to be part of the Royal Asaitic Society Collections. It could be that it was donated by Prichard himself, or came as part of the material belonging to Henry Myers Elliot (see GB 891 HME).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
There is a single item in these Papers - this is a partial translation of Lubb ut-Tawarikh Hind undertaken by Prichard. This is a handwritten manuscript of 44 foolscap sides plus a front cover with the titles "Lubbu-t Táwáríkh Hind" "Translated by Lieut… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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.… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
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.
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Within our Library Collections we have printed works by Prichard: The Administration of India from 1859 to 1868, Volumes I and II, London, 1869. The Chronicles of Budgepore, Volumes I and II, London Details can be found on the Library Catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/ .
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Prichard Iltudus Thomas 1826-1874 (Subject)
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Archivist's note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.