Papers of Mountstuart Elphinstone: his journey homewards from India to Europe, travelling through Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt and Greece
Scope & Content:
With papers on his travels through Syria, Asia Minor, Egypt and Greece. Includes a bundle of letters about Egypt, etc., 1820-1828 and other letters, 1828-1829; thirteen notebooks of travels, written in pencil, 1827-1828; an account of a passage from Bombay to Mocha and Cossier in 1821; passports ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Italian, and Persian
Papers of Mountstuart Elphinstone connected with the Settlement of the Deccan in 1826
Scope & Content:
Includes several bundles: 1) Notes on correspondence with Mr Pringle, notes on instructions for the Superintendent of Assessment and notes on the state of affairs in the Deccan, e.g. police and criminal justice, January-February c 1826; 2) Moonsisses and Mueens - with statements of rates of pay, ...
Papers and correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Comprises several bundles: 1) No 4 Bombay 1823. Adam and James's separate private letters - with a draft letter of resignation from Mountstuart Elphinstone to the Court of Directors (later withdrawn), private correspondence from John Adam and James Ruthven Elphinstone and draft letters by Mountst...
Papers of Mountstuart Elphinstone: notes, routes and accounts of Germany and Italy
Scope & Content:
Includes a letter dated 8 April 1831 from Mr Cambington with a suggested itinerary for Elphinstone; a list of places with a breakdown of distance, the number of days and dates for travelling; hotel bills; reading lists and bills for books; letters of credit and bankers notes and so on. A bundle i...