‘Travels in Palestine, May 1876: an extract from the furlough diary of James Simson, Commissioner of Allahabad, Bengal Civil Service’, including a description of a similar visit by Colonel Alexander M. Simson, May 1964.
Scope and Contents
An extract from the travel diary of James Simson, Commissioner of Allahabad with the Bengal Civil Service, on a trip to Palestine. This extract is taken from a more extensive diary written by James Simson when, on his return to Scotland from India on furlough in 1876, he broke his journey with a visit to Palestine. He records visits to Baalbek, Damascus, Ephesus and Corinth, and then the outline of his sea trip to Constantinople, before travelling on to Scotland by train.
The extract was made by Colonel Alexander M. Simson, who added a shorter description of his own visit to Palestine in May 1964. Colonel Simson is understood to have been a descendant of James Simson.
Also included are two letters, c. 1981, written after Colonel Simson`s death which explain how the journal came to be in possession of the Church of Scotland.
Dates
- Creation: 1876, 1964
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.01 Linear metres (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The item was transferred to Archives and MSS from the Ingest Department. It was part of a larger donation of mostly published material which had been in the possession of the donor`s late father, Dr Sloan, Church of Scotland missionary in India.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 2015, by Ms Evelyn Wood.1 December 201513683
Existence and Location of Originals
Original James Simson travel journal remained with the family.
Existence and Location of Copies
A copy of the entire travel journal of James Simson, along with a series of photograph albums depicting his journey, can be found in Acc.3348.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 01 12 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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