Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: juvenile letters
Scope & Content:
Comprises letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone mostly to his mother but also to his father and uncles. They cover his time at school in Kensington, London and what he thought of it; his departure for India and sea sickness on the voyage; and his arrival and early years in India
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone to his sisters
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Comprises four letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone to his sisters. He talks about his life in India and his desire to return home to England, and his travels in Europe
Juvenile letters, mostly from James Ruthven Elphinstone, to John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone and Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Contains letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone's brothers Charles Elphinstone and James Ruthven Elphinstone, to their parents, John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone and Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone. The majority of the letters date from their childhood and their time at school in Londo...