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Mss Eur F88/54
- Record Id:
- 040-000673287
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000673286
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001006.0x000213
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88/54
- Title:
- 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 London, although there are also letters from James Ruthven Elphinstone upon his arrival in India and his early years there. The letters have been mixed up at one point so they are not in strict chronological order. Some of the letters are incomplete, with only the first or last page intact
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000673220
036-000673285
037-000673286
040-000673287 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F88 : Elphinstone Collection (2): Private Papers, Correspondence and Journals of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859), Bengal Civil Service…
Mss Eur F88 Series 2 : Mountstuart Elphinstone: Chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives
Mss Eur F88 Series 2 Sub-series 1 : Mountstuart Elphinstone: Juvenile letters and correspondence with family
Mss Eur F88/54 : Juvenile letters, mostly from James Ruthven Elphinstone, to John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone and Mrs Anne Elphinstone,… - Contains:
- Mss Eur F88/54/1 : Letter from James Ruthven, 5th Lord Ruthven of Freeland to John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone regarding the birth of…
Mss Eur F88/54/2 : Letter from Charles Elphinstone at Castle, to his papa John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/3 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Edinburgh Castle, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/4 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Old Cavendish Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/5 : Letter from Charles Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/6 : Letter from Charles Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/7 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Colmar, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/8 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/9 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/10 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/11 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/12 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/13 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Cumbernauld House, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/14 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Angel Inn, Doncaster, to his mama Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/15 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Mortomer Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/16 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Mortomer Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/17 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Mortomer Street to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/18 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at Grafton Street, to his brother Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/19 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Little Tavers Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/20 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Little Tavers Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/21 : Letter from J Elphinstone at Little Tavers Street, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/22 : Letter from J Elphinstone at London, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/23 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at London, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/24 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at London, to his mother Mrs Anne Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/54/25 : Letter from James Ruthven Elphinstone at London, to his father John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone
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- 032-000673220[0002]/036-000673285[0001]/037-000673286[0001]/040-000673287
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F88
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file 158 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1776
- End Date:
- 1793
- Date Range:
- 23 Oct 1776-04 Mar 1793
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- Mss Eur F88 Box 3 A1
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)