Official papers of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, during his embassy to Paris, 1815-1830.
Scope and Contents
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.
The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French affairs and some comments on British domestic affairs, the papers refer to the Peace treaties, the Congresses at Vienna, Trappau and Laybach, international relations with Russia, Prussia and Austria, and diplomatic problems connected with Spain, Portugal, South America, Italy, Turkey and Greece.
Private letters come mostly from successive Secretaries of State, explaining to Stuart their policies more fully than was thought advisable in the public dispatches.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1831.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
87 Volumes ; Each volume contains papers of various sizes, folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The original chronological arrangement of the collection has been preserved.
Other Finding Aids
Each volume has also its original contents list, giving a summary of the dispatches, but taking no account of any private letters it may contain.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Part bought, Sotheby's, 6 November 1951, lot 371; the remainder, 1952.
Separated Materials
Papers and correspondence relating to the earlier part of Charles Stuart's career are in the Public Record Office, reference FO 342.
Further material concerning Charles Stuart's Paris embassy is in the University of Chicago Library, and in Edinburgh University Library.
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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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