Letters of the diplomatist Sir John McNeill to the author John Paget.
Scope and Contents
Many of the letters discuss the eastern question and particularly Russia's policies towards Turkey and Afghanistan, but there are also comments on home affairs. Some of the letters concern ‘Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort’ by Sir Theodore Martin (London, 1875-1880), which John McNeill felt to have misrepresented the Crimean Report of 1856, made by himself and Sir Alexander Tulloch. Drafts of letters to Martin on this subject, with Martin's replies, are included.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1883.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
156 Leaves ; Quarto and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
156 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 22 July 1969, lot 419.
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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