Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1836
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation and patronage (triggered by Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Governor of Madras). Also includes James Erskine's plans as the new head of the office at Rajcote [Rajkot]; Mountstuart Elphinstone's introduction to the author, Emma Roberts...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1837
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include the Deccan prize money (Mss Eur F88/100/17); Mountstuart Elphinstone's recommendation for Colonel Hamilton Tovey-Tennent for the companionship for the Order of Bath (Mss Eur F88/100/18); an appeal for relief to help those suffering from a fire in Surat (Mss Eur F8...