Memorials received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) ‘Memorial representing ... the necessity of continuing the present duties on foreign linen and the bounties ... by the committee of the ... dealers in linen in the shire of Forfar’, etc., 1788; with a letter of George Dempster of Dunnichen, MP, supporting the memorial, 1788 (folio 1);
(ii) Memorial respecting the necessity of signing the oath of allegiance in Scotland, 1791 (folio 12).
Dates
- Creation: 1788, 1791.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
15 Leaves ; Large folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
15 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1930.
Separated Materials
These papers are additional to MSS.1-67.
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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