Alexander Johnston Papers

14pp letter to Lord Goderich [most likely Viscount Godreich, who was Secretary of State for War and Colonies at the time and later became the Prime Minister of Great Britain] written by Sir Alexander Johnston in 1832. Mss. Content relates to A.J.'s classification of caste as a political rather than a religious distinction amongst the inhabitants of Ceylon.

Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 14 pages.