Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1832
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include general news from friends and family, invitations to dine/visit and requests for Mountstuart Elphinstone's recommendation, patronage and benevolence. Also includes a letter from Charles Lushington (Mss Eur F88/83/7) which contains a brief account of the death of S...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1833
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation, patronage and financial aid, and invitations to dine/ visit. Also includes news of the death of Mountstuart Elphinstone's sister, Miss Anne Elphinstone; John Briggs' resignation from the Board of Commissioners in Mysore; Mrs Julia Stra...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1835
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation and patronage. Also includes comments on Lord Robert Clive's memoirs (see letters from William Erskine); the case of John Pollard Willoughby and Colonel Ballantine, who was found guilty of gross neglect of duty and dishonour (Mss Eur F8...