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032-002096670

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032-002096670

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Add MS 22717

Title:

CORRESPONDENCE relating to Assam tea, viz.: 1. "Copies of Letters and opinions of different parties on Samples of Assam Tea sent to them in December, 1838." Dated from the India Board. f. 2.

2. Original letters to Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bart. [afterwards Lord Broughton], from [Adolphus Frederic] Duke of Cambridge; Cambridge House, 24 Jan. 1840, f. 28; Colonel [Sir George] Cowper [Secretary to the Duchess of Kent]; Buckingham Palace, 25 Jan. 1840, f. 28b; [Arthur Wellesley] Duke of Wellington; London, 24 Jan. 1840, f. 29; Lady [Mary, widow of Sir] William [Henry Cavendish] Bentinck; Park Place, 25 Jan., f. 30; Lady [Julia, wife of Sir Robert] Peel [Bart.]; Whitehall Gardens, 24 Jan., f. 31; [Richard Wellesley, Marquess] Wellesley; Kingston House, Jan. 1840, f. 31 b; [Mountstuart] Elphinstone; 24 Jan. 1840, f. 32; Lady Alicia Gordon [in the name of the Princess Sophia Matilda]; Blackheath, 27 Jan. 1840, f. 32 b; [William Pitt Amherst, Earl] Amherst; Knowle, 29 Jan. 1840, f. 33; [Dudley Ryder, Viscount] Sandon; House of Commons, 29 Jan. 1840, 33 b; Lady [Anne Glover, wife, of George Robert Hobart, 5th Earl of] Buckinghamshire; 5 Feb. 1840, f. 34.

3. Original letters to [William Vesey Fitzgerald] Lord FitzGerald, from [Richard William Penn Curzon Howe, Earl] Howe [in the name of Queen Adelaide]; Canford House, 20 Oct., f. 34 b; [George Eden, Earl of] Auckland; Kensington Gore, 20 Oct. 1842, f. 35; Colonel Sir George Cowper; Clarence House, 24 Oct. 1842, f. 36 b; [Thomas Hamilton, Earl of] Haddington; Admiralty, 24 Oct. 1842, f. 37; Lord Sandon; Sandon, 25 Oct. 1842, f. 37b; Lady Buckinghamshire; 28 Oct. s.a., f. 38; M. Wm. Bentinck; 30 Oct., f. 39; [George Gordon, Earl of] Aberdeen; Foreign Office, 21 0ct. 1842, f. 40; [Sir] H[enry] Holland [Bart., M.D.]; 25 Brood Street, 22 Oct. s.a., f. 41; Allen; South Street, 22 Oct. s.a., f. 42; J[ohn] W[ilson] Croker; Alverbank, Gosport, 28 Oct. 1842, f. 43. Paper. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Province of Assam, India: Correspondence relating to Assam tea: 1838-1842.

Tea: Correspondence relating to Assam tea: 1838-1842.

includes:

ff. 2-27 India: Correspondence of the India Board relating to Assam tea: 1838.
f. 28 Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge: Letter to Lord Broughton: 1840.
ff. 28-34 Sir John Cam Hobhouse, 2nd Baronet; Baron Broughton: Letters to, from the Duke of Cambridge and others: 1840.
ff. 28 b, 36 b Colonel Sir George Cowper, Secretary to the Duchess of Kent: Letters to Lords Broughton and Fitzgerald: 1840, 1842.
f. 29 Richard Wellesley, MP: Letter to Lord Broughton: 1840.
ff. 30, 36 Mary Bentinck, widow of Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck: Letters to Sir J. Hobhouse and Lord Fitzgerald: 1842.
f. 31 Julia Peel, wife of Sir R Peel, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Lord Broughton: 1840.
f. 31 b Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington; Marquess Wellesley: Letter to Sir J. C. Hobhouse: 1840.
f. 32 Hon Mountstuart Elphinstone, 4th son of John, 11th Baron Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay: Letter to Lord Broughton: 1840.
f. 32 b Lady Alicia Gordon, daughter of Geo. Gordon, Lord Haddo: Letter to Lord Broughton: 1840.
f. 33 William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst: Letter to Sir J. C. Hobhouse: 1840.
ff. 33 b, 37 b Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon; 2nd Earl of Harrowby: Letters to Sir J. C. Hobhouse and Lord Fitzgerald: 1840, 1842.
f. 34 Anne Glover Hobart, wife of George Robert, 5th, Earl of Buckinghamshire: Letter to Sir J. C. Hobhouse: 1840.
f. 34 b Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: 1840.
f. 35 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland; 2nd Baron Auckland: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: 1842.
f. 37 Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: 1847.
f. 38 Anne Glover Hobart, wife of George Robert, 5th, Earl of Buckinghamshire: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: n.d.
f. 40 George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: 1842.
f. 41 Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet; FRS: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: n.d.
f. 42 Allen: Letter to Lord Fitzgerald: n.d.
f. 43 John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Letter to Lord Fitz-Gerald: 1842.

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Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1838

End Date:

1842

Date Range:

1838-1842

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Names:

Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, son of George III, 1774-1850
Allen, of Add MS 22717
Amherst, William Pitt, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, diplomatist and Governor-General of Bengal, 1773-1857
Bentinck, Mary, widow of Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck
Cowper, George, Colonel; Secretary to the Duchess of Kent
Croker, John Wilson, PC, MP, 1780-1857
Curzon-Howe, Richard William Penn, 1st Earl Howe
Eden, George, 1st Earl of Auckland, Governor-General of India and politician, 1784-1849,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000027192314,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/54898570
Elphinstone, Mountstuart, Governor of Bombay, historian of India, 1779-1859
Gordon, Alicia, daughter of Geo. Gordon, Lord Haddo
Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Huntly, courtier and landowner, 1514-1562
Hamilton, Thomas, 9th Earl of Haddington
Hobart, Anne Glover, wife of George Robert, 5th, Earl of Buckinghamshire
Hobhouse, John Cam, 2nd Baronet, Baron Broughton, 1786-1869
Holland, Henry, 1st Baronet, FRS, 1788-1873
Peel, Julia, wife of Sir R Peel 2nd Baronet
Ryder, Dudley, Viscount Sandon, 2nd Earl of Harrowby
Wellesley, Richard Colley, 2nd Earl of Mornington, Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, 1760-1842
Wellesley, Richard, MP

Places:

Assam, Province of, India
India, Asia