Nine bills and receipts sent to and received by Sir Edward Strachey regarding freight and docking expenses and maps and books requested by and sent to Elphinstone
Includes notes on Sir Barry Close, notes written in Naples regarding the translation of Persian verses, notes on the arguments on the unity of Homer, a list of goods and evils and other scrap
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1839
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Sir Lionel Smith's transfer as Governor of Mauritius (Mss Eur F88/110/16); Dr Philips' treatment of Elphinstone's illness by hot water bottles and mercurial tablets (Mss Eur F88/110/23); invitations to weddings; requests for letters of introduction to Lord Elphins...