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Date(s)
- 1842 - 1851 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 folders
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas John Newbold was born in Macclesfield in 1807. He joined the Madras Light Infantry in 1828. Arriving in India in that year, he undertook further study and passed an examination in Hindustani in 1830, and in Persian in 1831. From 1830 to 1835… read more
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Archival history
The majority of the letters were sent to Richard Clarke, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society. Therefore they would have been in his custody. The Papers were generally sent by Newbold to be read at the Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is assumed the correspondence was kept at the Society by Richard Clarke and became part of the Society's records. Similarly the Papers were sent to the Society and remained in its custody.
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Scope and content
Correspondence and Papers written by Captain Thomas John Newbold between 1842 and 1849. The majority of the correspondence is from Newbold to Richard Clarke, the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society. The Papers were mainly sent by Newbold to be read at… read more
System of arrangement
The material was divided into two series for correspondence and papers, and arranged chronologically.
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.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 is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID
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
- Arabic
- French
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Within our Library Collections are two editions of Newbold's book: "Political and statistical account of the British settlements in the Straits of Malacca". We also have a manuscript, "Tuzuk-i Timuri", supposedly translated from Eastern Turkish by Mir… read more
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Archivist's note
The Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.