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Professional papers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents amassed in the course of the execution of a vocation, career, or occupation, including correspondence, memos, official forms, etc.

Found in 479 Collections and/or Records:

Official papers of Sir Robert Liston, from his second embassy to Constantinople, concerning the Ionian Islands., Circa 1817.

 File
Identifier: MS.5632
Scope and Contents From the Series: The objects of Robert Liston's second embassy to Constantinople were to build up good relations between Turkey and Russia, and to frustrate any prospect of an alliance between Turkey and France. By the Treaty of Vienna, Britain acquired the protectorship of the seven Ionian Islands, and it was understood that she should hand back Parga to Turkey; negotiations on this point strained relations severely, and it took all his skill to preserve peace. These topics, Russia, France, and the Parga...
Dates: Circa 1817.

Official papers of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at Stockholm., 1789-1792, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5563-5565
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert Liston's general instructions were to report on the progress of the Russo-Swedish war, and the official papers contain copies of reports from Swedish generals. His reports also deal with the internal structure of the Swedish government, and with economic affairs. There is a long memorandum on economics drawn up by a Swedish statesman for Sir John Sinclair, who had asked Liston to secure such a report for him.

Dates: 1789-1792, undated.

Official papers of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at Stockholm., 1789-1790.

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Identifier: MS.5563
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert Liston's general instructions were to report on the progress of the Russo-Swedish war, and the official papers contain copies of reports from Swedish generals. His reports also deal with the internal structure of the Swedish government, and with economic affairs. There is a long memorandum on economics drawn up by a Swedish statesman for Sir John Sinclair, who had asked Liston to secure such a report for him.

Dates: 1789-1790.

Official papers of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at Stockholm., 1791-1792.

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Identifier: MS.5564
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert Liston's general instructions were to report on the progress of the Russo-Swedish war, and the official papers contain copies of reports from Swedish generals. His reports also deal with the internal structure of the Swedish government, and with economic affairs. There is a long memorandum on economics drawn up by a Swedish statesman for Sir John Sinclair, who had asked Liston to secure such a report for him.

Dates: 1791-1792.

Official papers of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at the Hague., 1803.

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Identifier: MS.5596
Scope and Contents From the Series:

In 1802 Robert Liston was instructed to put the relations between the new Republic and Britain on a good footing. After the outbreak of hostilities between France and Britain in 1803, he received orders to return immediately if France would not give guarantees to respect Batavian neutrality by withdrawing her troops.

Dates: 1803.

Official papers of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale as Governor of Madras and Commander-in-Chief at Madras., 1842-1848.

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Identifier: MS.14563
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1843, concerning teak cultivation in Malabar (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1843-1847, including statistics, concerning cotton production in the Madras Presidency (folio 12);(iii) Paper, 1844, by William Gilchrist, of the Madras Medical Service, entitled 'The question whether there are numerous boulders scattered over the surface of Peninsular-India considered' (folio 123);(iv) Miscellaneous official papers,...
Dates: 1842-1848.

Official papers, undated, covering the period of Sir Robert Liston's embassy in Madrid., [1783-1788.]

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Identifier: MS.5529
Scope and Contents From the Series: Having taken up his post as Chargé d'Affaires in Madrid, Robert Liston was, in May 1783, appointed Minister Plenipotentiary on Lord Mountstuart being ordered to Sweden.The main themes of his reports home were: the strength of the Family Compact; the constant endeavours of Spain to retrieve Gibraltar; and the negotiations for the removal of British settlers from the Mosquito shore. Liston's constant pressure eventually resulted in an amicable settlement on the settler issue, but...
Dates: [1783-1788.]

Official papers, undated, of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at Stockholm., [1789-1792].

 File
Identifier: MS.5565
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert Liston's general instructions were to report on the progress of the Russo-Swedish war, and the official papers contain copies of reports from Swedish generals. His reports also deal with the internal structure of the Swedish government, and with economic affairs. There is a long memorandum on economics drawn up by a Swedish statesman for Sir John Sinclair, who had asked Liston to secure such a report for him.

Dates: [1789-1792].

Ogilvie papers., 1812-1816.

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Identifier: MS.15201
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1812-1816.

Ogilvie papers., 1808, 1813, 1818, 1825.

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Identifier: MS.15202
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1808, 1813, 1818, 1825.

Ogilvie papers., 1815.

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Identifier: MS.15203
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1815.

Ogilvie papers., 1794-1796, 1810, 1812, 1814, 1819, 1821.

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Identifier: MS.15204
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1794-1796, 1810, 1812, 1814, 1819, 1821.

Ogilvie papers., 1795-1796, 1809, 1814-1817, 1819, 1821.

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Identifier: MS.15205
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1795-1796, 1809, 1814-1817, 1819, 1821.

Ogilvie papers., 1807-1808, 1813-1814, 1816, 1821.

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Identifier: MS.15206
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1807-1808, 1813-1814, 1816, 1821.

Ogilvie papers., 1812, 1814-1818.

 File
Identifier: MS.15207
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1812, 1814-1818.

Ogilvie papers., 1794-1796, 1809-1811, 1814, 1816, 1826.

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Identifier: MS.15208
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1794-1796, 1809-1811, 1814, 1816, 1826.

Ogilvie papers., 1809-1810, 1814.

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Identifier: MS.15209
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1809-1810, 1814.

Ogilvie papers., 1812-1814.

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Identifier: MS.15210
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1812-1814.

Ogilvie papers., 1810, 1815.

 File
Identifier: MS.15211
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1810, 1815.

Ogilvie papers., 1809, 1812-1814.

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Identifier: MS.15212
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1809, 1812-1814.

Ogilvie papers., 1813-1814.

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Identifier: MS.15213
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1813-1814.

Ogilvie papers., 1794-1797, 1799, 1805-1806, 1808-1809, 1811, 1813, 1815-1816.

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Identifier: MS.15214
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1794-1797, 1799, 1805-1806, 1808-1809, 1811, 1813, 1815-1816.

Ogilvie papers., 1815.

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Identifier: MS.15215
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1815.

Ogilvie papers., 1795, 1799, 1813.

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Identifier: MS.15216
Scope and Contents From the Series: James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1795, 1799, 1813.