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Mss Eur F88/97
- Record Id:
- 040-000675070
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000673747
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001006.0x000251
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88/97
- Title:
- Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1836
- Scope & Content:
- Topics of correspondence include requests for recommendation and patronage (triggered by Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Governor of Madras). Also includes James Erskine's plans as the new head of the office at Rajcote [Rajkot]; Mountstuart Elphinstone's introduction to the author, Emma Roberts; and Hay M Erskine's description of Castel Franco. Four letters, Mss Eur F88/97/29, Mss Eur F88/97/38, Mss Eur F88/97/39 and Mss Eur F88/97/47, are in Italian. One letter, Mss Eur F88/97/19, is in French and two letters, Mss Eur F88/97/16 and Mss Eur F88/97/43, are in Persian (items in Persian are awaiting further investigation to determine their exact language)
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000673220
036-000673285
037-000673747
040-000675070 - 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 3 : Mountstuart Elphinstone: Chiefly private correspondence with friends and relatives at home
Mss Eur F88/97 : Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1836 - Contains:
- Mss Eur F88/97/1 : Letter from Sir Keith A Jackson at Maidstone, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/2 : Letter from John McNeil at 12 George Street, Hanover Square, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/3 : Letter from James Erskine at Bombay, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/4 : Letter from Sir Keith A Jackson at Maidstone, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/5 : Letter from Lady Charlotte Malcolm to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/6 : Letter from William Adam at Charlotte Square, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/7 : Letter from Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, Baron Metcalfe to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/8 : Letter from John McNeil at 12 George Street, Hanover Square, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/9 : Letter from Roderick Murchison at 3 Bryanston Place, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/10 : Letter from Francis Whitworth Russell at Forres House, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/11 : Letter from Charles Lushington at 6 Great George Street West, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/12 : Letter from James Erskine at Rajcote [Rajkot], to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/13 : Letter from Francis Whitworth Russell at the Carlton Club, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/14 : Letter from Captain R Cogan at 11 Beaumont Street, Devonshire Place, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/15 : Letter from Charles Lushington at London, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/16 : Letter from [Lodiana], enclosing a letter in Persian script [author illegible]
Mss Eur F88/97/17 : Letter from Thorl Gudin Repp at 121 Prince Street, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/18 : Letter from Francis Whitworth Russell at the Carlton Club, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/19 : Letter from Juliaō José da Silva Vieira at Rome, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing two letters
Mss Eur F88/97/20 : Letter from Mrs McNeil at 12 George Street, Hanover Square, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/21 : Letter from Donald Gregory at 10 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/22 : Draft notes by Mountstuart Elphinstone, taken from Harkness and sent to Mr Repp
Mss Eur F88/97/23 : Letter from Emma Roberts at Portland Cottage, Portland Road, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/24 : Letter from Thorl Gudin Repp at 1 Alva Street, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/97/25 : Letter from Mr Harkness to Mountstuart Elphinstone
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- 032-000673220[0002]/036-000673285[0003]/037-000673747[0031]/040-000675070
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F88
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file 111 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Italian
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1836
- End Date:
- 1836
- Date Range:
- 19 Jan 1836-19 Nov 1836
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Mss Eur F88 Box 3 G44
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)