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040-002059776
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032-002059725
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Add MS 39903
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WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. XXXIII (ff. 107). Collections for the biography of Warren Hastings.

1. Collections relating to the family of Hastings. f. 1.

2. Fragment of autobiography, partly printed in Lawson, Private Life, p. 30. Followed by various collections bearing on Hastings' life. f. 14.

3. Memorandum on the difference between the treatment accorded to [Henry Dundas, 1st] Lord Melville on his acquittal (12 June 1805) and that received by Hastings. In Hastings' hand. f. 32.

4. Eulogies of Warren Hastings from various sources, some printed. f. 36.

5. Decree of divorce between Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin [afterwards Mrs. Hastings] and her husband, Carl Christoph von Imhoff ; Weimar, I June 1776. Signature of Charles Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. f. 65.

6. Drafts of epitaphs for Warren Hastings. f. 78.

7. Letters from [Sir] C[harles] Imhoff to [Elijah Barwell] Impey, requesting him to undertake the biography of Warren Hastings ; n.d. [watermark 1817]. Followed by a draft of the preface to the proposed biography in Impey's hand, dat. 18 May 1824. f. 90.

8. Lists " of books etc. etc. furnish'd to [Robert] Southey, Impey and [George Robert] Gleig " ; 1821-1836. For the history of the biography see Gleig, i, p. iv. f. 93.

Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Collections for biography of.

Biography: Collections for biography of Warren Hastings: 18th-19th centt.

includes:

  • ff. 1-13 Genealogies: Collections rel. to the Hastings family: 18th-19th centt.
  • ff. 13, 89 John Woodman: Letters to his brother-in-law Warren Hastings: 1810, 1813.
  • f. 32 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Note by Warren Hastings on his claim to indemnity: 1805 [?].
  • f. 63 Sir Philip Francis: Anecdotes of. 19th cent.
  • f. 65 Marian Hastings, wife of Warren Hastings; formerly Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin: Decree of divorce from C. von Imhoff: 1776.: Germ.
  • f. 65 b Charles Augustus; Duke of Saxe-Weimar: Sign manual: 1776.
  • ff. 65, 66, 68 Carl Christoph von Imhoff, first husband of Mrs. Hastings: Decree of divorce to: 1776.: Germ., with transl.
  • f. 70 Julius Charles Imhoff, son of C C von Imhoff: Copy of his baptismal certificate (13 Dec. 1768).: [1769].
  • f.73 George Frederick Beltz, Lancaster Herald: Letter to E. B. Impey: 1820.
  • ff. 75-77, 90 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Imhoff, stepson of Warren Hastings: Letters to E. B. Impey: 1816-[?1824].
  • ff. 78-88 Epitaphs: Drafts of epitaphs for Warren Hastings (d. 1818).: Lat. and Engl.
  • ff. 78-88 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Drafts of epitaphs for.: Lat. and Engl.
  • f. 89 Daylesford, Worcestershire: Papers rel. to the patronage of the church, and its restoration by W. Hastings: 1797-1817.
  • f. 92 Elijah Barwell Impey, son of Sir Elijah Impey: Draft of preface to his proposed Life of Warren Hastings, etc.: 1824.
  • f. 94 Robert Southey: List of books sent to, for a proposed life of Warren Hastings: n.d.
  • ff. 94, 106 George Robert Gleig, Chaplain-General of the Forces: Lists of books and papers sent to, 1836, for his Life of Warren Hastings: 1841.
  • f. 95 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Lists of books and MSS. at Daylesford: 1821-1836.

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Western Manuscripts
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Additional Manuscripts
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032-002059725
040-002059776
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Add MS 39871-39904 : WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS, supplementary to the collection in Add. MSS. 28973-29236. They comprise official letter-books,…

 

Add MS 39903 : WARREN HASTINGS PAPERS. Vol. XXXIII (ff. 107). Collections for the biography of Warren Hastings. 1. Collections relating to the…
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Languages:
English
German
Latin
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Latin
Start Date:
1776
End Date:
1836
Date Range:
1776-1836
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CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Beltz, George Frederick, Lancaster Herald
Charles Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Francis, Philip, Knight, politician, 1740-1818
Gleig, George Robert, army chaplain, clergyman and author, 1796-1888
Hastings, Marian, wife of Warren Hastings; formerly Anna Maria Appolonia Chapusettin
Hastings, Warren, governor-general of Bengal, 1732-1818
Imhoff, Carl Christoph, first husband of Mrs. Hastings
Imhoff, Charles, Lieutenant-General; stepson of Warren Hastings
Imhoff, Julius Charles, son of C C von Imhoff
Impey, Elijah Barwell, son of Sir Elijah Impey
Southey, Robert, of Add MS 39903
Woodman, John, of Add MS 39903
Places:
Daylesford, Worcestershire