'A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom', the last independent state in Sri Lanka, which had its capital at Kandy, c. 1835, 186 pages; a memorandum on the law of inheritance, 30 pages; rules for administering justice, 25 pages; Sir John Doyley's notes on the Kandyan law of inheritance, 8 pages; Singhalese law of inheritance, etc., 47 pages; and notes on the law of marriage, etc., 30 pages.
Sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 96
- Dates of Creation
- 1835
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
W. de S. Wickramesekere's background is not known.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from John Orr, 1925.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 3
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 72.
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Alternative Form Available
The contents of the manuscript are almost identical to those in RCMS 95.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Wickramesekere, W de S, fl 1835-1853