Memorandums.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents recording information used for internal communication.
Found in 993 Collections and/or Records:
Playbills, photographs and miscellaneous personal and medical papers., 1872-1949, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6427 Box 19(1)-(5)
Pocket-book of Sir John Gordon of Invergordon, containing a digest of ten pocket-books of memoranda.
Item
Identifier: MS.108
Scope and Contents
The subjects include a family pedigree with chart and blazonings, accounts of income and expenditure, estate accounts and other business, receipts from the Principality of Scotland, prices, journeys, from Edinburgh to London, politics and elections, household recipes, verses.
Dates:
1754-1759.
Political, academic and personal papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, political academic and MP for Berwick and East Lothian.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13476/1-319
Scope and Contents
John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates:
1927-1978, undated.
Political and miscellaneous papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale., 1605-1653, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14480
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Political papers, 1605-1653, including a bill of charges at Woolwich dockyard, 1618; a letter, 1633, superscribed by Charles I, to the Earl of Morton concerning the Earl of Buccleuch's ward; report, 7 May 1634, into abuses in the Exchequer; memorandum, 1636, concerning Anglo-Scottish trade; ‘a relatione of the earll of Hartfell his carrigge in the bussinese of Dumfries’, 1644; account of the customs, 1647-1648; and a roll of the proportion of 1200...
Dates:
1605-1653, undated.
Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1719-1760, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14521
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the following:(i) 'Instructions for preparing a case for the Duke of Hamilton touching his peerage as Duke of Brandon & c. and proceedings in the House of Lords on the Duke of Queensberry petition’ 1719 (folio 1);(ii) Printed recommendations to the King by the commissioners for securing the peace of the Highlands concerning the provisions of schools in the Highlands, 1716, with a manuscript, 1733, 'Memorial concerning the provisions made by...
Dates:
1719-1760, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum.
Political and official papers of Andrew Stuart., 1767-1796.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8258-8261
Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1776-1806, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11193-11208
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1776-1806, undated.
Political correspondence of Lord James Douglas Hamilton, mainly as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West, 1974-1997, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians, 1999-2007.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.252
Dates:
1972-2010.
Political papers and correspondence of Andrew Stuart., 1767-1787, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8258-8259
Scope and Contents
The subjects include: local politics in Lanarkshire, the county which Stuart represented in Parliament from 1774 to 1784; the American War of Independence; affairs in India; Stuart's conduct while in office; and political affairs in general.
Dates:
1767-1787, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Political and official papers of Andrew Stuart.
Political papers and correspondence of Andrew Stuart., 1767-1782.
File
Identifier: MS.8258
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The subjects include: local politics in Lanarkshire, the county which Stuart represented in Parliament from 1774 to 1784; the American War of Independence; affairs in India; Stuart's conduct while in office; and political affairs in general.
Dates:
1767-1782.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Political and official papers of Andrew Stuart.
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Political papers and correspondence of Andrew Stuart.
Political papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, being largely Scottish Privy Council and Parliamentary papers., 1660-[circa 1697], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14488
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1660-[circa 1697], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs.
Prayers, notes from books, etc., undated, in Mrs Mary Graham's hand., [1771-1792.]
File
Identifier: MS.3637
Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.2877
Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2877, (i)-(xix), (xxi)
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Proclamation for a Tournament’, held at Corfu, 1834, in Greek, English, and Italian.(ii) Proclamation relating to the Rebecca Riots in Brecon, 1843.(iii) ‘Rules and Regulations to be observed on the occupation of cells of approved construction’, issued by the Adjutant-General, November 1844.(iv) ‘Exercise with Heavy Shot, as a means of enforcing a sentence of hard labour’, undated.Numbers (iii) and...
Dates:
1834-1863, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
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Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters.
Printed form, "Memorandum for Judges. Competition of Pipers", filled in by Joseph Gordon.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9076
Dates:
1823.
Printed ‘General Instructions and Orders to be observed by the Squadron under the Command of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane’, 1807, with manuscript additions, and a memorandum, 1809, of Cochrane communicating to the Fleet the congratulations of the House of Commons on the capture of Martinique., 1807, 1809.
File
Identifier: MS.2446
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1807, 1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Printed letters and memorandum concerning Afghan medals, 1892, 1901, acquired as curiosities by the British Agent in Kabul for the interest of the 4th Earl of Minto, 1908., 1892, 1901, 1908.
File
Identifier: MS.12649
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1892, 1901, 1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
Printed memoranda of information received concerning the North-East Frontier (Burma, Thailand, China, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Assam)., 1906-1908.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12641-12643
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1906-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
Printed memoranda of information received on affairs in and beyond the North-West Frontier., 1906-1909.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12645-12648
Scope and Contents
The memoranda contains information on Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Khorasan and Sistan (to 1907; see also MS.12652), Gilgit, Chitral, Sinkiang and the Trans-Caspian provinces of Russia.
Dates:
1906-1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
Printed memoranda of information received relating to Persia and the Persian Gulf., 1906-1909.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12653-12656
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1906-1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
Printed memoranda of information received relating to Saudi Arabia, Aden, Yemen, Muscat, the west coast of the Persian Gulf, and Iraq., 1906-1909.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12660-12663
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1906-1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
Printed memoranda on Native States in India., 1909-1910.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12624-12625
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1909-1910.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Home Department and related topics.
Printed memorandum of information received during the month of January 1906, regarding affairs on and beyond the North-West Frontier of India., 1906.
Item
Identifier: MS.12645
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The memoranda contains information on Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Khorasan and Sistan (to 1907; see also MS.12652), Gilgit, Chitral, Sinkiang and the Trans-Caspian provinces of Russia.
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
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Printed memoranda of information received on affairs in and beyond the North-West Frontier.
Printed memorandum of information received during the month of January 1906, regarding affairs on and beyond the North-West Frontier of India., 1909.
Item
Identifier: MS.12648
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The memoranda contains information on Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Khorasan and Sistan (to 1907; see also MS.12652), Gilgit, Chitral, Sinkiang and the Trans-Caspian provinces of Russia.
Dates:
1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
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Printed memoranda of information received on affairs in and beyond the North-West Frontier.
Printed memorandum of information received during the month of January 1906, regarding external affairs relating to Arabia., 1906.
Item
Identifier: MS.12660
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Foreign Department.
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Printed memoranda of information received relating to Saudi Arabia, Aden, Yemen, Muscat, the west coast of the Persian Gulf, and Iraq.