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Mss Eur F88/179

Record Id:: 040-000679191
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 037-000673747
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000001006.0x0002a9
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F88/179
Title:: Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for September to December 1857
Scope & Content:: Topics of correspondence include the sale of Lord Elphinstone's farms (in letters from A Begbie); Sir Edward Strachey's impending marriage (Mss Eur F88/179/9); George Elphinstone Erskine's departure for India (Mss Eur F88/179/17), with advice from Mountstuart Elphinstone on how to behave when he gets there (Mss Eur F88/179/21); and comments on the Indian Mutiny and Indian affairs (e.g. in letters between General John Briggs and Elphinstone, and Mr Ellice). Some of the letters have brief annotations by Elphinstone regarding his response. Also includes draft letters from Elphinstone
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-000673220
036-000673285
037-000673747
040-000679191
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 F88/179 : Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for September to December 1857
Contains:: Mss Eur F88/179/1 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, to John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/2 : Letter from Mrs Emily Erskine at 13 Hanover Street, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/3 : Letter from George Collett at Agra Fort, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/4 : Letter from A Begbie at 15 York Terrace, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/5 : Letter from General John Briggs at Bridge Lodge, Hurstpierpoint, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/6 : Letter from General William Monteith at London, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/7 : Letter from General John Briggs at Bridge Lodge, Hurstpierpoint, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/8 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, Limpsfield, to A Begbie
Mss Eur F88/179/9 : Letter from Sir Edward Strachey at Clifton, Bristol, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/10 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, Limpsfield, to General John Briggs
Mss Eur F88/179/11 : Letter from Cowasjee Patell at 11 Delamere Crescent, Westborne Terrace, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/12 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, Limpsfield, to Sir Edward Strachey
Mss Eur F88/179/13 : Letter from A Begbie at Leamington, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/14 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, Limpsfield, to A Begbie
Mss Eur F88/179/15 : Letter from General John Briggs at Bridge Lodge, Hurstpierpoint, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/16 : Letter from George Collett at Agra Fort, to Mountstuart Elphinstone, with enclosures
Mss Eur F88/179/17 : Letter from George Elphinstone Erskine at St Peters, Bedford, to his uncle Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/18 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, to General John Briggs
Mss Eur F88/179/19 : Letter from Henry S Close at Bank, Henry Street, Dublin, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/20 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, to John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone and Cowasjee Patell and notes…
Mss Eur F88/179/21 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, to George Elphinstone Erskine
Mss Eur F88/179/22 : Draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone at Hookwood, Limpsfield, to Henry S Close
Mss Eur F88/179/23 : Letter from Henry S Close at Dublin, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/24 : Letter from William Patrick Adam at Blair Adam, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
Mss Eur F88/179/25 : Letter from General John Briggs at Bridge Lodge, Hurstpierpoint, to Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Hierarchy:: 032-000673220[0002]/036-000673285[0003]/037-000673747[0099]/040-000679191
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Record Type (Level):: File
Extent:: 1 file 187 folios
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1857
End Date:: 1858
Date Range:: 23 Sep 1857-21 Mar 1858
Era:: CE
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Former External References:: Mss Eur F88 Box 5 C27
Material Type:: Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:: Not Public Record(s)