Papers relating to Eastern shipping received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1786-1817, 1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1066
Scope and Contents
The papers concern the Company's shipping (ship-building, sailings, personnel, victualling, cargoes, harbours, the supply of timber in the East); also dealings of the Royal Navy with the Company and other matters connected with Eastern waters.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1817, 1825, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
263 Leaves
Arrangement
263 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letter to Lord Wellesley (folio 161) bought in 1932.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk