Correspondence of Mary Elizabeth, Baroness Dunfermline, eldest daughter of the 2nd Earl of Minto, and of her husband Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron., 1828-1859.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11766-11773
Scope and Contents
Lord Dunfermline was successively Secretary of Legation at Berlin (1831-1835), Minister at Florence (1835-1838) and Frankfurt (1839-1840), and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Turin (1840-1851) and The Hague (1851-1858), the letters describe diplomatic and political events in Germany, Holland and Belgium, and, particularly, Italy.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1859.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
8 Volumes
Separated Materials
For further papers of the Abercromby family see MSS.13154-13180 below, and the Abercromby Papers, MSS.24725-21774.
Bibliography
Some letters relating to Italian politics have been printed by Frederico Curato in ‘Fonti per la Storia d'ltalia; Gran Bretagna e Italia; Nei Documenti della Mlsslone Minto’, 2 volumes, (Roma, 1970)
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Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk