Miscellaneous correspondence of the 1st and 2nd Viscounts Melville.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Draft letters and memoranda of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, on Indian and naval affairs, the proceedings against the Duke of York, 1809, and family matters, 1794-1810, undated (folio 1); (ii) Letter, with copies of other correspondence, from Admiral Sir David Milne to Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, concerning intrusions of American fishermen into Canadian waters, and measures taken against them, 1818 (folio 48); (iii) Letters to Robert Dundas from the 6th Earl of Seafield requesting patronage, 1819, and from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, on the building of additional churches in the city, with Melville's reply, 1820 (folio 120).
Dates
- Creation: 1794-1820.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
125 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
125 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from four separate accessions: folios 1-47, bought, 1963, Bernard Quaritch Ltd, London (the papers were sold at Sotheby’s, 15 October 1963, lot 441); folio 48, bought, 1961, John Grant Ltd, London; folios 49-119, bought, Hodgson’s sale, 16 December 1965, lot 187; folios 120-125, bought, 1967, H T Jantzen, East Grinstead.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1961-1967.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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