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Project / Collection Additional Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 88900 Name Wemyss, David Douglas, General, 1760-1839

1. Add MS 88900/1/5

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Add MS 88900/1/5
Title:
Ceylon
Scope & Content:
Includes a draft of North's will, dated February 1804, his correspondence with General Wemyss, commander of troops, and correspondence with Marquis Wellesley about Wemyss' requiring native troops to parade during Divine Service. Messrs Alexander & Colvin Colonel Baillie Lord William Bentinck...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1804
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 88900/1/6

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Add MS 88900/1/6
Title:
Ceylon
Scope & Content:
Includes documents relating to negotiations to end the Kandyan war, and correspondence about the end of North's governorship, the appointment of his successor Sir Thomas Maitland, and his journey back to England. George Arbuthnot Robert Arbuthnot William Arbuthnot George Atkinson Anthony Bertola...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1805-1808
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 88900/2/9

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Add MS 88900/2/9
Title:
Vidau-Winchester, unidentified correspondents
Scope & Content:
Includes a letter from the Bishop of Winchester, concerning the removal of some of North's books for safety. François Vidau (12 letters) Jean Baptiste Vidau F Vincenti Peter Warne Josiah Wedgwood, shipping charges Marquess Wellesley General Wemyss Joseph White George James Williams. Papers of Lo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1798-1809
Extent:
1 volume