Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount, together with some letters written by them.
File
Identifier: MS.6524
Scope and Contents
The subjects of the letters include the Peninsular War, East India Company affairs, and matters relating to many European countries.
Dates
- Creation: 1780-1830.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
227 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
227 folios.
The letters were acquired inserted in an album and arranged according to subject-matter. This order has not been changed.
Other Finding Aids
A list of the subjects in a modern hand, received with the volume, has been placed at the beginning.
Custodial History
The volume was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 9 April 1957, lot 488.
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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk