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GB 891 BHH-BHH/5-BHH/5/8
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Correspondence from James R Ballantyne
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- 5th Aug 1831 - 30th Aug 1831 (Creation)
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(1813-1864)
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James Robert Ballantyne went to India in 1845 and became the Principal of Benares College. In 1861, he returned to Europe and became the Librarian of the East India House (India Office).
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Correspondence from James R Ballantyne. Ballantne (1813–1864) was a Scottish Orientalist, who from 1845 was superintendent of the Sanskrit College in Varanasi (then known as Benares). He went to England in 1861 where he was elected librarian of the India Office. There are three letters from him to Hodgson.
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- James Robert Ballantyne (Subject)