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Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Language Latin Level [32] Fonds

1. Mss Eur C100/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C100/1
Title:
Manchu-Latin Dictionary
Scope & Content:
A manuscript Manchu-Latin dictionary compiled by French missionaries in the eighteenth century, but not dated. Partly based on earlier Manchu-Chinese dictionaries, the Qing wen hui shu (淸文彙書) of 1751 and the Qing wen bu hui (青文補彙) of 1789. Alongside the Manchu words (in Manchu vertical script) a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French, Latin, and Manchu
Date Range:
Before 1799
Extent:
1 volume; 1000 pages plus 249 interleaved sheets

2. Mss Eur F88

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88
Title:
Elphinstone Collection (2): Private Papers, Correspondence and Journals of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Bengal Civil Service from 1795, Envoy to Afghanistan 1808-09, Resident at Poona 1810-17, Commisioner for territories annexed to Bombay 1817-19, Governor of Bombay 1819-27
Scope & Content:
The private and semi official papers, correspondence and journals of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Bengal Civil Service from 1795, Assistant to Resident at Poona 1801-1804, Resident at Nagpur 1804-1808, Envoy to Afghanistan 1808-1809, Resident at Poona 1811-1817, Commissioner for territor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Marathi, and Persian
Date Range:
1765-1879
Extent:
483 files

3. Mss Eur G37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G37
Title:
The Clive Collection, comprising the papers of Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal 1757-1760 and 1765-1767; Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (1754-1839), Governor of Madras 1798-1804 and other family members."
Scope & Content:
The major part of this collection comprises the incoming correspondence received by Clive and members of his circle, particularly Margaret, Lady Clive, Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis and Henry Strachey. In addition to this, there are a significant number of petitions addressed either to Clive as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Armenian, Bengali, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Tamil
Date Range:
1728-1832
Extent:
97 boxes