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Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings letters

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    Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1799-1800)

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    Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1772-1794)

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    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.

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    Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1801-1814)

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    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.

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    Ephemera: Ribbons, Notes and Maggs' Brown Paper Wrappers

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    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.

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    Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1795-1798)

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    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.

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    Unknown author. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811

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    This diplomatic archive spans Harford Jones's time at the Persian court; it consists of correspondence and documents, most of which are written by Jones. The bulk of the collection is comprised of 71 letters dating from September 1799 to January 1814, all written to, or enclosures intended for, firstly Henry Dundas first Viscount Melville and secondly Robert Dundas second Viscount Melville.

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