Fonds TS - Papers of Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 TS

Title

Papers of Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange

Date(s)

  • 1836 - 1837 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 archival folder handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange (November 30, 1756 – July 16, 1841) was, from 1789 to 1797, the sixth Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. He became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Madras and in that capacity was also the first Chief Justiceread more

Name of creator

Biographical history

Thomas Lumisden Strange (1808–1884) was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange. He was educated at Westminster School, and on leaving in 1823 went out to his father in India, becoming a writer in the East India Company's civil service atread more

Archival history

The papers were written by Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange and his son, Thomas Lumisden Strange.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The papers were sent by Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange to the Royal Asiatic Society.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The papers consist of a letter from Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange to Captain Henry Harkness, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send an extract from a letter that he had received from his son, Thomas Lumisden Strange in Tellicherry, (Thalassery) India.read more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/ . 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 isread 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

The Council Minutes for 18th February 1837 record: 'Read a note from Sir Thomas Strange. Resolved, that the thanks of the Council be communicated to Sir Thomas Strange for his kind attention.'

Access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-ts

Archivist's note

These papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.