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Papers relating to the Near East received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1790-1810, 1827, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1071

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Papers concerning routes to India by the Red Sea and overland, the possibilities of a French or Russian attack on India from the north-west, the missions of John Malcolm and Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and affairs in Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan, etc., 1790-1810, undated (folio 1);

(ii) Correspondence between Commodore Gawen W Hamilton, Prince Alexandras Maurokordatos, and others on Greek affairs, 1827 (copies).

Dates

  • Creation: 1790-1810, 1827, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

195 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

195 folios.

Bibliography

The correspondence has been published under the title 'Correspondence of Commodore Hamilton' with an introduction by Joannes Gennadius (London, 1930).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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