Papers relating to the Near East received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1790-1810, 1827, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers concerning routes to India by the Red Sea and overland, the possibilities of a French or Russian attack on India from the north-west, the missions of John Malcolm and Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and affairs in Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan, etc., 1790-1810, undated (folio 1);
(ii) Correspondence between Commodore Gawen W Hamilton, Prince Alexandras Maurokordatos, and others on Greek affairs, 1827 (copies).
Dates
- Creation: 1790-1810, 1827, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
195 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.
Arrangement
195 folios.
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Repository Details
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