Elphinstone, Mountstuart, 1779-1859

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1801-1804 assistant to governor-general's political agent at Poona; 1804-1808 resident at Nagpur; 1808 envoy to Kabul; 1811-1817 resident at Poona; 1819-1827 governor of Bombay; 1841 author of History of India

Epithet: Governor of Bombay, historian of India

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referencedIn	38091. MISCELLANEOUS original letters and papers, etc., 1530-1845, 1530-1845	British Library
referencedIn	CORRESPONDENCE relating to Assam tea, viz.: 1. "Copies of Letters and opinions of different parties on Samples of Assam Tea sent to them in December, 1838." Dated from the India Board. f. 2. 2. Original letters to Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bart. [afterw..., 1838-1842	British Library
referencedIn	De Havilland, Thomas Fiott, 1775-1866. Thomas Fiott De Havilland correspondence, 1799-1844.	Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn	Elphinstone Collection (3): papers of William Fullerton Elphinstone (1740-1843), East India Company Director 1786 1825, Chairman 1804, 1806 and 1814; and of other members of his family including his son Maj-Gen William George Keith Elphinstone (1782-..., 1788-1841	British Library
referencedIn	Erskine Collection: papers collected by William Erskine (1773-1852), legal office holder, Bombay from 1804, Master in Equity, Recorder's Court 1820-23; Secretary and later Vice-President of the Bombay Literary Society 1805-23; oriental scholar; chief..., 1804-1841	British Library
referencedIn	Grant-Duff Papers: copies of official records of the Bombay Government and of other official and private papers compiled or collected by Capt James Cunningham Grant-Duff (1789-1858), Bombay Army 1807-27, Resident at Satara 1818-23; relating to the Ma..., 1754-1822	British Library
creatorOf	Horner/Lyell Papers. Album originally containing letters and papers of and relating to George Washington, and to a number of British, American and other statesmen, soldiers and others. Partly French, Italian, Hungarian. Partly copies. Partly prin..., 1785-1894	British Library
referencedIn	John Ryley papers., 1797-1799	British Library
referencedIn	Letters received by Horace Hayman Wilson, orientalist, 1812-1860	British Library
referencedIn	Maria Sykes papers., 1812-1820	British Library