Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1834
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Topics of correspondence include requests for patronage and recommendation; the financial situation in India (see John Milne's letters); Charles Grant's recommendation for Mountstuart Elphinstone for the Order of Bank, which Elphinstone turns down (Mss Eur F88/91/8 and Mss Eur F88/91/9); the Elph...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1836
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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 January to June 1842
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Topics of correspondence includes general news from friends and family, such as the state of James Erskine's health and Mountstuart Elphinstone's trip to Rome. However, the main focus of the correspondence of the failed mission to Kabul and the retreat to Jalalabad (a detailed account is provided...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for July to December 1842
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Topics of correspondence include the conclusion of the William Henderson affair, general news about friends and family, and their concerns for Mountstuart Elphinstone's health. Includes a letter from Lord Elphinstone with news of the Kabul mission and Sir William Hay Macnaugten's murder, complete...