Seventeen letters, dated Jun-Jul 1815, from William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773-1857), Governor-General of Bengal 1823-28, to his wife giving social, political and family news.
Elphinstone Collection (3): papers of William Fullerton Elphinstone (1740-1843), East India Company Director 1786 1825, Chairman 1804, 1806 and 1814; and of other members of his family including his son Maj-Gen William George Keith Elphinstone (1782-1842), British Army 1804-42; also Elphinstone estate papers
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Elphinstone Collection (3): papers of William Fullerton Elphinstone (1740-1834), East India Company Director 1786-1825, Chairman 1804, 1806 and 1814; and of other members of his family including his son Maj-Gen William George Keith Elphinstone (1782-1842), British Army 1804-42; also Elphinstone e...