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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1863) and of his son Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1880), and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, American and West Indian Merchant in London, who died at Bath in 1805. Edit

Summary

Identifier
MSS.15001-15195

Dates

  • 1757-1934, undated. (Creation)

Extents

  • 195 Volumes (Whole)

Subjects

Notes

  • Conditions Governing Access

    Normal access conditions apply.

  • Conditions Governing Use

    Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

  • Scope and Contents

    The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

  • Related Materials

    For charters and other formal documents, see Ch.12601-12763.

  • Separated Materials

    For other letters of Edward Ellice (died 1863), see MS.15196.

  • Arrangement

    The collection had previously been deposited in a number of instalments at different times, and as it had been frequently consulted (and portions of it had been microfilmed for the Public Archives of Canada) before being catalogued, it has been catalogued chiefly in the order in which it had been provisionally arranged after deposit.

    Except in MSS.15041-15046 (correspondence with Joseph Parkes), no attempt has been made to separate letters to Edward Ellice from those to his son, especially as letters addressed to the one were in any case meant to be shown to the other.

    The papers are arranged as follows: MSS.15001-15061. Edward Ellice and his son: general correspondence. MSS.15062-15070. Edward Ellice and his son: family correspondence. MSS.15071-15102. Correspondence and papers of Marion Coleman. MSS.15103-15105. Correspondence on politics and on proposed publication of Ellice papers. MSS.15106-15112. Estate and business correspondence. MSS.15113-15129. Canada papers. MSS.15130-15136. United State of America papers. MS.15137. West Indies papers MSS.15138-15139. Business account books. MSS.15140-15151. Journals. MSS.15152-15169. Estate books. MSS.15170-15175. Drawings. MSS.15176-15180. Miscellany. MSS.15181-15186. Papers of Edward Ellice and Russell Ellice. MSS.15187-15195. Legal and other papers.

  • Other Finding Aids

    A concordance of the interim and permanent reference numbers allocated to the collection has been prepared. To see a copy of the concordance follow the link under 'External Documents'.

  • Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Bought, 1973.

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