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Mss Eur F88/134
- Record Id:
- 040-000677234
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000673747
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001006.0x000276
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F88/134
- Title:
- Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for August to December 1847
- Scope & Content:
- Topics of correspondence include concerns over Mountstuart Elphinstone's health; Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Lord-in-Waiting; General Monteith's return to India (Madras) and general comments and discussion of the monetary crisis and Peel's government. Also includes several letters from John Erskine regarding his father's illness and eventual death. Some of the letters have brief annotations by Elphinstone regarding his response. Two letters, or part thereof, Mss Eur F88/134/2 and Mss Eur F88/18, are written in Hindustani and two letters, or part thereof, Mss Eur F88/134 and Mss Eur F88/134/31, are written in French
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000673220
036-000673285
037-000673747
040-000677234 - 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 F88/134 : Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for August to December 1847 - Contains:
- Mss Eur F88/134/1 : Letter from Sarah Austin at 7 Rue Lavoisier, Paris, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/2 : Letter from Mrs Lawrence at Salt Hill, Monkstown, Dublin, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a letter from Colonel Lawrence…
Mss Eur F88/134/3 : Letter from General William Monteith at Madras, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing newspaper cuttings
Mss Eur F88/134/4 : Letter from General William Monteith at Madras, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/5 : Letter from TC Robertson at Granton, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/6 : Letter from Mrs Robertson at Northwick Terrace, Maida Hill, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a letter from Lord John…
Mss Eur F88/134/7 : Letter from James [Cunninghame] Grant Duff at Eden, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/8 : Letter from Mrs Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/9 : Letter from William Henry Leslie-Melville at the New Club, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/10 : Letter from John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone at Edinburgh, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/11 : Letter from Colonel John Low at the United Service Club, Pall Mall, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/12 : Letter from Mrs Eliza Fletcher at Lancrigg, Westmorland, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/13 : Letter from Messrs Tennant, solicitors, at Grays Inn, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/14 : Letter from [TH] Ernst at Westcombe, Shepton Mallet, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a copy letter from Lord Clarendon to…
Mss Eur F88/134/15 : Letter from Mrs Maria Mill at Brasted Rectory, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/16 : Letter from [TH] Ernst at Westcombe, Shepton Mallet, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a copy letter from Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/17 : Letter from William Henry Leslie-Melville at the New Club, Edinburgh, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/18 : Letter from Achmet Khan at Cabul [Kabul]
Mss Eur F88/134/19 : Letter from John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone at London, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/20 : Letter from John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/21 : Letter from TJ Phillips at 7 Lincolns Inn, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/22 : Letter from John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone at London, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone, enclosing a letter from…
Mss Eur F88/134/23 : Letter from Sarah Austin at 7 Rue Lavoisier, Paris, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/24 : Letter from John Erskine at 12 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/134/25 : Letter from Miss Anne Elizabeth Elphinstone Fleeming at 31 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square, to her uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
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- 032-000673220[0002]/036-000673285[0003]/037-000673747[0068]/040-000677234
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F88
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file 158 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Hindi - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- 21 Apr 1847-31 Dec 1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- Mss Eur F88 Box 4 E25
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)