Notes on Aitchison's Treaties, Engagements and Sunnuds, and Wheaton's Elements of International Law

Mss Eur F126/26

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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 1873. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Notes on the following publications:

Charles Umpherston Aitchison (compiler), A collection of Treaties,Engagements,and sunnuds relating to India and neighbouring countries, (India 1862-65)

Henry Wheaton, Wheaton's Elements of International Law (Boston:Sampson Low, 1864)

The notes take the form of answers to questions on the publications, although the questions are only included for the notes on Wheaton's elements.

The answers to questions on Aitchison's treaties are dated 19 May 1873 and all appear to relate to the states in India. The answers to Wheaton's work are dated 31 May 1873 and relate primarily to definitions on natural law and international law.

At the end of both the answer sections there is an illegible signature with the initials CB and his position which may be 'Assistant Agent Governor General'.

The title for this file originally attributed the notes to Lewis Pelly however not only do the signatures not match Pelly's but none of the papers in the file are written in his handwriting.

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1 file (7 folios)
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This file has been foliated in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

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English in Latin script
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Mss Eur F126/26

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1873 (CE, Gregorian)

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Henry Wheaton, Elements of International Law, (Boston: Sampson Low, 1864)

A collection of Treaties, engagements and sunnuds relating to India and neighbouring countries, complied by Charles Umpherston Aitchison (Calcutta: G.A Savielle and P.M. Cranenburgh, Bengal Print Co., 1862-1865)

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