Manuscripts
Great Britain. Admiralty. Papers on American War, 1812-1814 : re Merchant Ships Captured from the Americans
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Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
Manuscripts
Horse Guards, London, Eng. (1 p.). On verso: draft of Dundas' reply, Sep. 7, 1812. Also enclosed: a fuller draft response from Dundas to the Prince, confirming the prisoner exchange has been ordered, Sep. 12, 1818 (1 p.). Subjects: War of 1812 ; Prisoners.
DUN 101
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Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809. Letter to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, 1767-
Manuscripts
Whitehall, London, Eng. (3 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally enclosed with: letter from Johnstone to the Duke of Portland, Mar. 20, 1799; now cataloged separately. Subject: Currency Rates.
DUN 38
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Great Britain. Admiralty. Memorandum of Force on American Stations, [1810-1812]
Manuscripts
The collection consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States as reflected in Admiralty reports and memoranda, particularly concerning: strategy and ship deployment of British Admirals Cochrane, Schanck, and others on the American and West Indian stations; the superiority of American over British frigates and attempts to remedy the situation; a little information about the American navy and American military preparedness.
HM 81139
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Henry Dundas papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, manuscripts and documents sent mostly to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (Home Secretary, Secretary of State for War, First Lord of the Admiralty) and some to his son Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (President of the Board of Control for India, First Lord of the Admiralty). The collection principally focuses on British possessions in India, the East Indies and the West Indies; relations with the United States; and hostilities, negotiations, and political maneuvers with other European powers, especially with France and Russia. The material also deals with the British navy admiralty, maritime history, East India Company, Atlantic World, slavery, and early North America. A significant amount of material deals with the War of 1812, Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore and the 3rd and 4th Mysore Wars. Additional significant correspondents include, among others, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis Cornwallis; Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany; Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone; Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley; and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. The box of Ephemera contains tape, ribbons and string removed from the material, autograph and printed notes about various items in the collection and Maggs' brown paper wrappers.
mssDUN 1-104