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Mss Eur F88/106
- Record Id:
- 040-000675558
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000673747
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001006.0x00025a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88/106
- Title:
- Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: 'The History of India'
- Scope & Content:
- Comprises correspondence which focuses mostly on Elphinstone's book, the 'History of India'. The book was published by John Murray and the correspondence revolves around the book, such as the editing of the volumes (the size of the page and type), the expenses and sales of the book and comments and corrections from his friends who have read it
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000673220
036-000673285
037-000673747
040-000675558 - 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 F88/106 : Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone: 'The History of India' - Contains:
- Mss Eur F88/106/1 : Letter from William Erskine at Blackburn House, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/2 : Letter from John Murray at Albemarle Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/3 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff at 7 Prospect Place, Harrogate, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/4 : Letter from John Murray at Albemarle Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/5 : Letter from William Erskine at Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/6 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/7 : Letter from Thomas C Shaw at New Street, to John Murray
Mss Eur F88/106/8 : Copy letter from Mr Shaw to Mr Cooke
Mss Eur F88/106/9 : Letter from Thomas C Shaw at New Street for A Spotteswoode, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/10 : Letter from John Murray at Albemarle Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a letter from Thomas C Shaw to John Murray
Mss Eur F88/106/11 : Letter from Sir Henry Strachey at Tutton, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/12 : Letter from John A Murray at 11 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/13 : Letter from Cockerell & Co at London, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/14 : Letter from the East India Army Agency, Charing Cross, to Mountstuart Elphinstone [author illegible]
Mss Eur F88/106/15 : Letter from Charles Walker at 9 Castle Street, Holborn, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/16 : List of people who were sent copies of Mountstuart Elphinstone's book
Mss Eur F88/106/17 : Letter from Charles Walker at 9 Castle Street, Holborn, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/18 : Letter from William Mure at Caldwell, Beith, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/19 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff at Eden, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/20 : Letter from John Murray at Albemarle Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/21 : Letter from Sir Henry Russell at Swallowfield, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/22 : Letter from William Erskine at Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/23 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff at 4 Wigman Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/24 : Letter from John A Murray at 11 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/106/25 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff at 7 Prospect Place, Harrogate, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F88/106 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000673220[0002]/036-000673285[0003]/037-000673747[0040]/040-000675558
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F88
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file 105 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1834
- End Date:
- 1843
- Date Range:
- 11 Nov 1834-13 Jan 1843
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- Mss Eur F88 Box 3 H53
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- Mountstuart Elphinstone published 'The History of India' (London, John Murray, 1841). Files relating to this publication can be found in Series 8: Papers of Mountstuart Elphinstone relating to History of India