Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 5476D
Title
Notes on legal cases
Date(s)
- [1766] x [1794] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
After it left the possession of Sir William Jones, the manuscript belonged to Sir Lawrence Jenkins, K.C.S.I., of Cilbronnau, Cardiganshire, who also spent many years in India.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A manuscript which is said to have belonged to Sir William Jones, orientalist and jurist, and which contains notes on cases tried in India for trespass, assault, murder, etc., including cases for the Pundits, together with the answers, 'Sir William Jones's charge to the Grand Jury in 1788', 'Copy of a Paper in the handwriting of the Late Sir W. Jones', queries relating to Hindu law, etc.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 5476D
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004369888
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000369888