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1. Mss Eur D829/12/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D829/12/3
Title:
Le Nepal Royaume des Himalayas
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
c 1960
Extent:
1 volume

2. Mss Eur F88/62

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/62
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private Indian correspondence for 1822 to 1823
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for information (for example, Mrs Ellen Ricketts' letter to Mrs Keith Erskine, Mountstuart Elphinstone's sister, regarding Captain John Simpson Bamford); letters of thanks for Elphinstone's patronage; letters from old friends renewing acquaintances; lette...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
09 Apr 1822-23 Aug 1823
Extent:
1 file 51 folios

3. Mss Eur F88/67

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/67
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian papers for January to April 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include general news from friends and family; Mountstuart Elphinstone's resignation as Governor of Bombay and his return to England; requests for patronage and so on. One letter, Mss Eur F88/67/3, from Condo do Rio Parde, is in French
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
15 Aug 1826-28 Apr 1827
Extent:
3 files 106 folios

4. Mss Eur F88/68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/68
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence for May to October 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Mountstuart Elphinstone's departure from India and Sir John Malcolm replacing him as his successor; the death of Sir Thomas Munroe and the Jagire cause; requests and thanks to Elphinstone for his patronage; and general news from friends and family. One letter, Mss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
02 May 1827-03 Nov 1827
Extent:
1 file 153 folios

5. Mss Eur F88/69

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/69
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for November to December 1827
Scope & Content:
Comprises several letters of introduction to Mountstuart Elphinstone, in order to meet people in Europe on his return to England. Also includes several letters from people taking their leave of Elphinstone. One letter, Mss Eur F88/88/69/9, is in French and two letters, Mss Eur F88/69/28 and Mss E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
01 Nov 1827-26 Mar 1829
Extent:
1 file 128 folios

6. Mss Eur F88/70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/70
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1828
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Mountstuart Elphinstone's travels; news from friends in India (including comments on his successor, Sir John Malcolm); his sister Mrs Keith Erskine's recovery from the death of Charles Erskine (the death of James Ruthven Elphinstone, is also mentioned); Elphinston...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
09 Mar 1828-26 Dec 1828
Extent:
1 file 113 folios

7. Mss Eur F88/73

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/73
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for June to August 1829
Scope & Content:
Comprises several letters from friends and family, many expressing pleasure at Mountstuart Elphinstone's return to England, with several invitations to visit. Other topics of correspondence includes news on Indian affairs and Sir John Grant's petition against the Privy Council; requests for recom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
22 Jan 1829-12 Dec 1829
Extent:
1 file 136 folios. There is no Folio 48

8. Mss Eur F88/78

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/78
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1830
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include letters from the Bombay Native Education Society requesting Mountstuart Elphinstone's support in establishing three professorships (Mss Eur F88/78/14 - Mss Eur F88/78/17); a request from John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, to be added to the list of subscribers fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
01 Dec 1827-05 Dec 1830
Extent:
1 file 135 folios.

9. Mss Eur F88/79

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/79
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1831
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Mountstuart Elphinstone's membership of the Travellers Club; requests for introductions, recommendation and patronage; a monument erected for James Ruthven Elphinstone in St Helena; correspondence about a proposed heritable security loan Elphinstone was going to l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
08 Jan 1831-10 Jun 1834
Extent:
1 file 97 folios

10. Mss Eur F88/80

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/80
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1831
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include invitations to dine and requests for recommendation and patronage; Mountstuart Elphinstone being elected a member of the Dilettanti Society (Mss Eur F88/80/5); James Ruthven Elphinstone's preserved stomach being transported back to England (Mss Eur F88/80/26); and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
07 Feb 1831-18 May 1832
Extent:
1 file 110 folios