Letters, mostly to William Erskine, the historian.
Scope and Contents
The correspondents were members of the army and civil service in India, most of whom were interested in Indian history, philology, literature and art, and discussed these in their letters. Some of them refer to their own books and articles, or to the Literary Society of Bombay, of which Erskine was the secretary. A few of the letters concern legal matters or current military and political topics.
The letters have been grouped under the various correspondents.
Dates
- Creation: 1790-1842, and undated.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (4 boxes, 1 volume. Folio and under.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The manuscript was presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1920 by Mrs Henry Beveridge, Haslemere.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 12 08 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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