Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
Scope and Contents
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing concern for Indian affairs throughout his retirement which led him to maintain or create a wide range of correspondents, and his passionate interest in native customs and traditions which involved him in the collecting of copious materials intended for publication. There are also some papers relating to his small estate at Bowland, near Galashiels, acquired in 1810, and some papers, after his death in 1831, relating to his immediate family.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1592-1594, 1734-1830, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
593 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follow: MSS.13601-13629. Malabar papers. MSS.13630-13719. Gujarat papers. MSS.13720-13740. Retirement. MSS.13741-13774. St. Helena papers. MSS.13775-13960. Proposed publications. MSS.13961-14193. Family and estate affairs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by Tods Murray & Jamieson, Writer to the Signet.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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