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Biography of John Elphinstone, RN, including his role in the Russian service, by his grandson, Alexander Francis Elphinstone, RN.

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Identifier: Acc.12747
Scope and Contents

Comprising a 39-page memoir of Alexander Francis Elphinstone's grandfather, John Elphinstone, arranged by date, with geneaological notes. The volume also includes 9 pen and ink sketches and watercolours of buildings and scenery, probably depicting locations from Alexander Francis Elphinstone's early years in the Baltic.

Dates: c.1820s.

Photographs and watercolour portraits of, or assembled by, William Simpson.

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Identifier: Acc.11877
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript of memoir "Notes and Recollections".

Dates: 1843-1893.

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Elphinstone, Alexander Francis, 1788-1865 (naval officer) 1
Elphinstone, John, RN, naval officer in the Russian service, 1722-1785 1