Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: the Bombay Professorships
Scope & Content:
Includes letters on the Elphinstone Professorships from: Robert Cotton Money; J Mill; RW Rothman; John Mackay; Reverend W Cureton; AC Donaldson; Arthur Bedford Orlebar; William Henry Sykes; John Loch; and William Ogillvy. Persons considered for the post include RW Rothman, Arthur Bedford Orlebar,...
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1834
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for patronage and recommendation; Mountstuart Elphinstone's refusal of the post of Governor General of India, after the resignation of Lord Bentinck (his explanation for his refusal can be seen in Mss Eur F88/89/16-Mss Eur F88/89/18). Also includes letter...