Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private Indian correspondence for 1822 to 1823
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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...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence for May to October 1827
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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...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian papers for January to April 1827
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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