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Baillie, Anne, 1809-1847 (Former owner of manuscripts)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 1809 - 1847

Biography

Anne Baillie (1809-1847) was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Baillie of Leys (1772-1833), Member of Parliament and East India Company Official, and his second wife "Lulu Begum", a lady of high standing from the court of Awadh, who entered the marriage with her own fortune. Anne was born in India, baptized at Lucknow, and later brought to Scotland for her education. She married John Frederick Baillie of Dochfour and had two sons, John Baillie (1835-1890) and Alexander (1837-1917). Anne was the main heir upon her father's death, despite John having older sons by an earlier marriage. She inherited Leys Castle in Invernesshire and its lands, with the Lucknow jewels of her mother and the Arabic and Persian manuscript collection that her father had brought back from South Asia entailed as heirlooms. Anne and her husband are said to have lived a "... retired domestic life.." at Leys Castle "... planting and improving the surrounding grounds." (John Mitchell, Reminiscences of my life in the Highlands, vol.1. Newton Abbot, David &Charles Reprints, 1971, p. 60.) For further information see Alexander Charles Baillie, Call of Empire from the Highlands to Hindostan. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2017, chapter 16.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

فرمان Farmān, 1222 A.H., 1807 C.E.

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 124
Scope and Contents This is the original manuscript of a farmān, or royal order, of the Emperor Abū al-Naṣr Mu'īn al-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar-Shāh II (d. at the age of about 80 years in 1253 A.H., 1837 C.E., at Dehli), conferring upon Colonel John Baillie, British Resident at the Court of Oudh, the three titles of "'Imād al-Dawlah, Afẓal al-Mulk Bahādur, Arslan Jang." The farmān was issued on the 2nd of Sha'bān, 1222 A.H. (5th October, 1807...
Dates: 1222 A.H.; 1807 C.E.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia

فرمان Farmān, 1222 A.H., 1807 C.E.

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 125
Scope and Contents This is an original MS. of a farmān [royal order] that, like OR MS 124, confirms honorary titles upon Colonel John Baillie, British Resident at the Court of Oudh. This order bears the name of Shāhzādah Mīrzā Muḥammad Jahāngīr at the top, and it was issued on the 19th Sha'ban, 1222 A.H. (22nd October, 1807 C.E.), in the first year of the reign of Emperor Abū al-Naṣr Mu'īn al-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar-Shāh II (d. 1253 A.H., 1837 C.E., at Dehli). This ...
Dates: 1222 A.H.; 1807 C.E.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia