Letters to James Munro Macnabb from Lady Sophia Hastings [later Lady Bute] concerning her sister Lady Flora Elizabeth Hastings; death of her mother, 1840; family disputes and legal proceedings over estates of Rowallan and Loudon; also settlement of Lord Bute's estate (of which Macnabb was executor and trustee).
Papers relating to the death of Hastings: Lady Selina Henry's journal at Malta describing her father's illness and subsequent death; poems of Hastings and his daughter Flora Elizabeth; copy of sealed letter with his burial wishes; extracts from letter of Lady Sophia to Sir Charles D'Oyly, 1827; letters concerning Jane Mary Macnabb's wish to have a biography of Hastings written, 1879-80.
Papers relating to slander against Lady Flora Elizabeth Hastings and her death
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Includes pamphlets - The Court Doctor Dissected with Observations on the Statements of Ladies Portman and Tavistock by John Fisher Murray MD, London 1839, and The Lady Flora Hastings: A Brief Sketch by Charlotte Elizabeth, extracted from the Christian Lady's Magazine, Aug 1839.
Letters to Lady Hastings from Jane Mary and James Munro Macnabb; also several letters from Jane Mary to her mother Mary Campbell staying with Lady Hastings at London Castle.
Letters from Hastings to his sister-in-law, Lady Eliza D'Oyly on tour, and at Barrackpore and Calcutta, and later Italy and Malta
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Including reference to publication of libellous article by Lord Buckingham (20 Dec 1820); departure from India and delays in appointing successor; bitterness at misrepresentation of Hyderabad question and lack of recognition for his work in India; discomfort of the Directors of the E.I. Co. in th...