Add MS 40102

MELVILLE PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 139). Letters and memoranda, etc., including:-

1. Cabinet minutes, etc., viz. 10 Oct. 1794. f. 1;-7 Sept. 1795. f. 10;-19 June 1800. f. 46;-30 July 1800. f. 69;-22 Sept. and 1, 3 Oct. 1800. ff. 75, 83, 85; -n.d. (proposed lists of cabinet) [1801]. f. 94.

2. Sir Alexander Hope to Dundas, 23 Apr. [1795 ?]. f. 3.

3. Correspondence of Dundas with Frederick, Duke of York, 1795- 1803. ff. 5-9, 48, 108.

4. Letters from Dundas (chiefly copies), to (a) James Harris, Earl of Malmesbury (hologr. draft), 20 Nov. 1796. f. 12;-

(b) Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Comwallis, n.d. [1796-1797]. f. 14;-(c) William Pitt, 10 Feb. 1798-5 May 1805. ff. 16, 36, 44 (hologr), 106, 110, 120, 124 (hologr.), 126, 128, 132, 135, 188;-(d) George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, 8 May 1798- 21 Nov. 1800. ff. 22, 28, 92;-(e) John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, 22 Mar. 1800. f. 40;-(f) [Alexander Wedderburn, Lord Loughborough], Lord Chancellor, 14 Sept. 1800. f. 71;-

(g) Henry Addington, afterwards Viscount Sidmouth, 22 Mar. 1803. f. 98;-(h) Charles Long, afterwards Lord Farnborough, 28 Mar. 1803. f. 102.

5. Memorandum by Dundas on the same subject as 40101, ff. 1-5, 4 June 1798. f. 24.

6. Letters to Dundas from (a) "A friend to the present constitution and government," 14 Jan. 1799. f. 26;-(b) [Adam, Viscount] Duncan, 24 Aug. 1799. f. 32;-(c) Richard St. George, of the Transport Office, 20 Oct. 1800. f. 91..

7. Memoranda, viz. (a) On the interior coast of the Zuyder Zee, n.d. Fr. f. 34;-(b) On reinforcing Sir Ralph Abercromby in the Mediterranean, by Dundas, 10 June, and by [Lord Chatham], 15 June 1800. ff. 50, 52;-(c) The corps in Quiberon Bay, 1800. f. 57;-(d) On the proposed expedition to Belleisle, 2 July 1800, in Dundas's hand. f. 59.

8. Correspondence between Admiral Robert Kinasmill and Lieut.-Col. Edward Baker Littlehales on movement of troops for Quiberon Bay, 25, 27 June 1800. ff. 55, 56. Sale, lot 1026.

includes:

• ff. 1, 10, 46, 69, 75, 83, 85 Privy Council, The: Cabinet minutes: 1794-1800.
• f. 3 General Sir Alexander Hope, GCB; Governor, Royal Military College: Letter to H. Dundas: [1795].
• ff. 5-9, 48, 108 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Correspondence with Lord Melville: 1795-1803.
• f. 12 James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury: Letter to, from H. Dundas: 1796.
• f. 14 Charles Cornwallis, Viscount Brome; 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Correspondence with H. Dundas: 1796-1800.
• ff. 16-138 passim William Pitt, the younger; Prime Minister: Letters to, from Lord Mel ville: 1798-1805.: Chiefly copies.
• ff. 22, 28, 90 George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer: Correspondence with H. Dundas: 1798-1800.
• ff. 24, 50, 52, 55-59 Army; England: Miscellaneous papers rel. to: 1798-1800.
• f.32 Zuyder Zee, Holland: Note on south coast of: [circ. 1799.]: Fr.
• f. 40 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to Lord Chatham: 1800, 1804.: Copies.
• f. 40 John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham: Letters to, from H. Dundas: 1800, 1804.: Copies.
• ff. 50, 52 General Sir Ralph Abercromby: Memoranda rel. to proposed reinforcements for: 1800.
• ff. 50, 52, 87 Navy; England: Memoranda on proposed expedition to Egypt: 1800.
• ff. 50, 87 Egypt: Memoranda conc. proposed expedition to: 1800.
• ff. 53-56 Admiral Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet 1800 formerly Brice: Correspondence with Col. E. B. Littlehales: 1800.: Copies.
• ff. 53-56 Colonel Sir Edward Baker Baker, 1st Baronet formerly Littlehales; Under-Secretary, Military département, Ireland: Correspondence with Adm. Sir R. B. Kingsmill: 1800.: Copies.
• f. 59 Island of Belleisle: Memorandum on proposed expedition to: 1800.
• f. 71 Alexander Wedderburn, Baron Loughborough; 1st Earl of Rosslyn: Letter to, from H. Dundas: 1800.
• f. 91 Richard St. George, of the Transport Office: Letter to H. Dundas: 1800.
• f. 98 Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth; Prime Minister: Letter to, from Lord Melville: 1803.