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Container Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F88 Series 2 Sub-series 2

1. Mss Eur F88/55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/55
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and official Indian letters for c 1807 to 1817
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include personal business such as applications for work, literacy works on astrology and a certificate of illness (Mss Eur F88/55/29 contains a certificate of illness to support Lieutenant Smith's inability to travel to Poona due to a liver disorder). Letters also focus o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1807-21 Nov 1817
Extent:
1 file 111 folios

2. Mss Eur F88/56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/56
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: Indian letters from Bombay, Seroor [Sirur] and other places
Scope & Content:
Comprises private letters to Mountstuart Elphinstone during his Residency in Poona. Topics of correspondence includes daily life and work in India. Some of the letters are in poor condition as they have been damaged
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1811-20 Apr 1814
Extent:
1 volume 189 folios

3. Mss Eur F88/61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/61
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: Indian correspondence for 1818 to 1821
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Mountstuart Elphinstone's preparations for taking up the post as Governor of Bombay (hence the list of furnishings in Mss Eur F88/61/7), support in the application for a pension of a native [Niyeef Klee Khan?] and news from friends and acquaintances
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
04 Aug 1818-20 May 1821
Extent:
1 file 73 folios

4. Mss Eur F88/62

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/62
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private Indian correspondence for 1822 to 1823
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for information (for example, Mrs Ellen Ricketts' letter to Mrs Keith Erskine, Mountstuart Elphinstone's sister, regarding Captain John Simpson Bamford); letters of thanks for Elphinstone's patronage; letters from old friends renewing acquaintances; lette...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
09 Apr 1822-23 Aug 1823
Extent:
1 file 51 folios

5. Mss Eur F88/63

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/63
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private Indian correspondence for c 1823
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for Mountstuart Elphinstone's support for applications for prize money and vacant posts in the Company; discussion of a description of Elphinstone in a travel book and his brother, James Ruthven Elphinstone's marriage
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
02 Jan 1823-15 Sep 1823
Extent:
1 file 33 folios

6. Mss Eur F88/64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/64
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence and papers for 1824 to 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include James Ruthven Elphinstone's marriage, establishing a school in Tabreez [Tabriz], requests for patronage and a memorial for the services of Richard Jenkins
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1824-27 Apr 1827
Extent:
1 file 123 folios

7. Mss Eur F88/65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/65
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence and papers for 1826
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendations and patronage; discussing literature; their travels (such as William Chaplin's journey to Cape Town) and Mountstuart Elphinstone's departure from India
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1826-25 Dec 1826
Extent:
1 file 38 folios

8. Mss Eur F88/66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/66
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence and papers for 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include general news from family and friends; applications for a year's absence; and relations with the natives
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1827-25 Sep 1827
Extent:
1 file 52 folios

9. Mss Eur F88/67

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/67
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian papers for January to April 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include general news from friends and family; Mountstuart Elphinstone's resignation as Governor of Bombay and his return to England; requests for patronage and so on. One letter, Mss Eur F88/67/3, from Condo do Rio Parde, is in French
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
15 Aug 1826-28 Apr 1827
Extent:
3 files 106 folios

10. Mss Eur F88/68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F88/68
Title:
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: private and semi-official Indian correspondence for May to October 1827
Scope & Content:
Topics of correspondence include Mountstuart Elphinstone's departure from India and Sir John Malcolm replacing him as his successor; the death of Sir Thomas Munroe and the Jagire cause; requests and thanks to Elphinstone for his patronage; and general news from friends and family. One letter, Mss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
02 May 1827-03 Nov 1827
Extent:
1 file 153 folios

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