Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 27595
- Record Id:
- 032-002031002
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002031002
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000045.0x000332
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 27595
- Title:
-
ORIGINAL letters of Henry Dundas [afterwards Viscount Melville], Secretary for war, to Lieut.-General David Dundas, chiefly concerning the raising of foreign troops for the English service on the continent and in the West Indies; 26 May-24 Dec.1795. Included also are the following letter is, among others:-
H. Dundas to [Frederick] Duke of York, Commander-in-chief 17 Apr. 1795; copy; f. 6;-[Lieut.-General] William Harcourt to General Dundas; Bremerlehe, 19 Apr. 1795, f. 8;-[Colonel] C[olebrooke] Nesbitt to the same; Stadton the Elbe, 6 May, 1795, f. 12; -[William Henry Cavendish Bentinek, Duke of] Portland, Secretary of state, to the same; 23 June-7 July, 1795; signed; ff. 24-35;-
[Christian Heinrich Car], Count von Haugwitz, Prussian minister, to [Charles William Ferdinand] Duke of Brunswick [Aug. 1795]; translation; f. 61. Paper.. Folio.
- Scope & Content:
-
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to Gen. O'Hara, Maj.-Gen. D. Dundas, and Gen. Sir R. Boyd: 1793-1795.
General Sir David Dundas, GCB: Letters to, from H. Dundas: 1793-1795.
includes:
- f. 6 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letter to the Duke of York: 1795.: Copy.
- f. 8 William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt: Letter to Gen. Dundas: 1795.
- ff. 8, 12, 24-35 General Sir David Dundas, GCB: Letters to, from the Duke of Portland and others: 1795.
- f. 12 Colonel Colebrooke Nesbitt, Major -General 1796: Letter to Gen. Dundas: 1795.
- f. 24 Willam Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Letter to Gen. Dundas: 1795.
- f. 61 Christian Heinrich Carl von Haugwitz, Count; Prussian Minister: Letter to the Duke of Brunswick: 1795.
- f. 61 Charles William Ferdinand; Duke of Brunswick - Lüneburg - and-Wolfenbüttel: Letter to, from Count von Haugwitz: 1795.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002031002", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 27595: ORIGINAL letters of Henry Dundas [afterwards Viscount Melville], Secretary for war, to Lieut.-General David Dundas, chiefly concerning…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002031002
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002031002
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1795
- End Date:
- 1795
- Date Range:
- 26 May 1795-24 Dec 1795
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Portland, prime minister, 1738-1809
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick - Lüneburg - and-Wolfenbüttel
Dundas, David, Knight, army officer and writer, 1735-1820
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Harcourt, William, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Haugwitz, Christian Heinrich Carl, Count, Prussian Minister
Nesbitt, Colebrooke, Colonel; Major -General 1796