Correspondence and papers of Sir Charles Stuart (created Baron Stuart de Rothesay in 1828), British Ambassador to France, 1815-1830.
Scope and Contents
The contents of the collection range from 1800 to 1847 with a few later, and many undated items. Most (about two-thirds) of the collection concern Sir Charles Stuarts years as ambassador.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1868, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
68 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The collection was in a disturbed condition when it was acquired, and many of the undated letters could not be restored to their correct places.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 20-21 July 1981, lot 34, except MS.21272, folio 26, bought, 1982.
Separated Materials
This is only a part of Sir Charles Stuart's archive. Other parts are at MSS.6160-6246 and 15386-15390 at this Library; at the Public Record Office, reference FO 342; in Edinburgh University Library, and in the University of Chicago Library.
For three formal papers contained in this collection see Ch.15528-15530.
Bibliography
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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk