Correspondence of Sir Charles Stuart (later Baron Stuart de Rothesay), when British Ambassador to France; and facsimile of a copy of the “Memoire et vote définitif et final de la Cour de Vienne dans l’affaire Aldobrandini".
Scope and Contents
The correspondence consists chiefly of letters to Charles Stuart from French officials and politicians, with drafts or copies of some of his replies and some petitions for help from British residents in or travellers through France, and from French citizens. There are also a few letters to him concerning his book-collecting activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1830, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
5 Volumes ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
BBought Phillips, 16 May 1978, lot 101, except: MS.15386, folio 1, bought Sotheby's sale 13 July 1976, lot 493; MS.15386, folios 13-23, 208, bought, Sotheby’s sale 9 October 1973, lot 290; MS.15386, folio 182, bought, Sotheby’s sale, 23 February 1976, lot 339.
Separated Materials
For the correspondence and papers of Stuart which these papers complement, see MSS.6160-6246 and 21261-21328.
Correspondence and papers relating to the earlier part of Stuart's career are in the Public Record Office, reference FO 342. Further material relating to Stuart's embassy at Paris is in Edinburgh University Library, and further sections of his archive are in the University of Chicago Library, the University of Minnesota Library and the Lilly Library, University of Indiana.
- 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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