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1. Mss Eur F88/82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/82
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1832
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation and patronage; news from Miss Elizabeth Mackenzie Elphinstone about the death of their sister (Mss Eur F88/82/40); native education in India and other news from India, including the Naroba Oritia case (in the letters from Archibald Robe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
25 Nov 1828-27 Dec 1832
Extent:
1 file 119 folios

2. Mss Eur F88/91

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/91
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1834
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for patronage and recommendation; the financial situation in India (see John Milne's letters); Charles Grant's recommendation for Mountstuart Elphinstone for the Order of Bank, which Elphinstone turns down (Mss Eur F88/91/8 and Mss Eur F88/91/9); the Elph...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
06 Jan 1834-31 Dec 1834
Extent:
1 file 146 folios

3. Mss Eur F88/167

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/167
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for September to December 1853
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Governor of Bombay and requests for patronage or recommendation to him (for example Mss Eur F88/167/16). Also includes the news of the death of Sir Charles Adam (for example Mss Eur F88/167/17) and Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke's a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
01 Feb [1853]-01 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 file 266 folios

4. Mss Eur F88/97

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/97
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1836
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation and patronage (triggered by Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Governor of Madras). Also includes James Erskine's plans as the new head of the office at Rajcote [Rajkot]; Mountstuart Elphinstone's introduction to the author, Emma Roberts...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Persian
Date Range:
19 Jan 1836-19 Nov 1836
Extent:
1 file 111 folios

5. Mss Eur F88/153

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/153
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1820-1853: Indian [Persian and Marathi] letters
Scope & Content:
Includes a translation of letter from Syyad Irrutoolah of Delhi, 1820; Captain Graham's Persian poem, 1821; a prospect and specimen of the first volume of the epic George Nameh by Moollah Fyrooz bin Caoos, June 1836; letter from Tatia and Dada Maharaji, 1838; letter from the Iman of Muscat; lette...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Marathi, and Persian
Date Range:
1820-1853
Extent:
1 file

6. Mss Eur F88/121

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/121
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for January to June 1842
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence includes general news from friends and family, such as the state of James Erskine's health and Mountstuart Elphinstone's trip to Rome. However, the main focus of the correspondence of the failed mission to Kabul and the retreat to Jalalabad (a detailed account is provided...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Persian
Date Range:
24 May 1841-24 Jun 1842
Extent:
1 file 202 folios

7. Mss Eur F88/122

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/122
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for July to December 1842
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include the conclusion of the William Henderson affair, general news about friends and family, and their concerns for Mountstuart Elphinstone's health. Includes a letter from Lord Elphinstone with news of the Kabul mission and Sir William Hay Macnaugten's murder, complete...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
30 Dec 1841-19 Jan 1843
Extent:
1 file 237 folios

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