Papers relating to Eastern shipping received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1786-1817, 1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1066
Scope and Contents
The papers concern the Company's shipping (ship-building, sailings, personnel, victualling, cargoes, harbours, the supply of timber in the East); also dealings of the Royal Navy with the Company and other matters connected with Eastern waters.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1817, 1825, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
263 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
263 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letter to Lord Wellesley (folio 161) bought in 1932.
Genre / Form
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