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Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812. Papers, 1806-1809.

Title: Papers, 1806-1809.

Correspondence including a letter concerning the inquiry into the conduct of Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Princess of Wales (later Queen, Consort of George IV), 1806; letters from John Morrison seeking the post of envoy to Delhi, India, and criticizing the East India Company; an invitation from Perceval to Edward Law, First Baron Ellenborough, to a formal dinner, 1807; a letter of Robert Dundas concerning the formation of Perceval's cabinet; and a letter of 1811 concerning Perceval's opinions of military events in Spain and Portugal.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20077968 View

Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Title: Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 31 volumes (7.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01782/catalog View

Papers of Henry Dundas and Robert Saunders Dundas, 1st and 2nd Viscounts Melville, 1782-1848

Title: Papers of Henry Dundas and Robert Saunders Dundas, 1st and 2nd Viscounts Melville 1782-1848

ArchivalResource: ca. 500 letters in two boxes

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb227-msda816.d8(ms4427-4923) View

Woodford, Robert, fl. 1809. Letter to Robert Dundas [manuscript], 1809 May 23.

Title: Letter to Robert Dundas [manuscript], 1809 May 23.

Woodford acknowledges Dundas's letter and discusses disposition of articles smuggled into New Spain by France after 1793. A docketing note indicates that the letter may be referring specifically to the "Philippine Company."

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647868938 View

Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to his brother-in-law Charles Carpenter, 1808 Feb. 16.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to his brother-in-law Charles Carpenter, 1808 Feb. 16.

Sending a copy of his new poem; mentioning his friendship with Lord Minto and Henry Dundas, and suggesting that Carpenter use these connections to further his situation; discussing his success and financial affairs; mentioning his cousin Alexander Russell and saying "I suppose you think by this time that my cadet cousins grow up like crops of pease & beans" but assuring him this is the last cousin Scott will send Carpenter's way; mentioning the good health of his family and referencing politics.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p., with address) ; 25.2 cm

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758675245 View

Boswell Collection, 1428-1936, 1700-1795

Title: Boswell Collection 1428-1936 1700-1795

The Boswell Collection contains the correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of author James Boswell; estate records, letters, personal and professional papers, and other materials documenting the lives and careers of ten generations of Boswells and their possession of the barony of Auchinleck; and correspondence relating to the political career of Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 196; Linear Feet: 102.50

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.boswell View

Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : "Ashestiel by Selkirk" [near Melrose], to George Ellis, [1809] Sept. 26.

Title: Autograph letter signed : "Ashestiel by Selkirk" [near Melrose], to George Ellis, [1809] Sept. 26.

Concerning the resolution of a conflict involving Canning; mentioning his friend Robert Dundas, whom Scott has seen mentioned as Secretary at War; referencing the European political situation and hoping that this is not the case.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 24.2 cm

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743938927 View