Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto concerning Toulon and Corsica., 1793-1806, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11209-11217
Scope and Contents
The papers contain nearly all of the 1st Earl of Minto's papers concerning Toulon, many concerning Corsica. MSS.11215-11217 contain a substantial amount of material relating to émigrees from Toulon as well as Corsica
Dates
- Creation: 1793-1806, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
9 Volumes
Separated Materials
Most of the 1st Earl of Minto's correspondence with British commanders in the Mediterranean and diplomatists in Italy, 1793-1797, are in the National Maritime Museum, MS.9217. For letters of the 1st Earl to Henry Dundas from Corsica, see MSS.1707, folios 49-77, and 3112, folios 36-53.
Bibliography
Much quotation and reference to the Corsica papers is made by F Beretti in "Pascal Paoli et l'image de la Corse" ('Studies in Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century', volume 253) (Oxford, 1988).
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk