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Autograph File, M

Title: Autograph File, M

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 10.5 linear feet (21 boxes)

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War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879

Title: War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879

Consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchase from a variety of sources, relating to the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 3181 items

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Hamilton, Archibald (Capt. Archibald H. I. E. C.'s Navy), d. 1848. [Letter from Captain Archibald Hamilton addressed to "My Lord"], 1820 October 14.

Title: [Letter from Captain Archibald Hamilton addressed to "My Lord"], 1820 October 14. 1820.

This letter was written by Captain Archibald Hamilton from "79 Jermyn Street, St. James's", in London. The letter was written to Robert Dundas, 2nd Lord Melville. Hamilton recounts his experiences in Batavia in January and February 1820, relative to Raffles' foundation of Singapore and the Dutch reaction thereto. "The great jealousy of the Dutch at our new establishment at Singapore was then much the subject of conversation, during the few days I lived on shore at Batavia ... I was persuaded, that our settlement, as an emporeum of British commerce generally; and particularly for the dispersion of British manufacturers in the Eastern archipelago, was of the utmost consequence to the Nation: independant of its' commanding situation ... Upon my arrival in this country i am informed that the important point, whether we are to retain or abandon Singapore, is still the subject of discussion between the British government and that of the Netherlands: and the strong feeling I entertain of the national importance of this new settlement is revived so much, that I am induced to offer a few remarks ... Whether Singapore is viewed in a commercial or in a political light it strikes of great importance to our commercial prosperity and political consequence." He goes on to assess the commercial and strategic importance of Singapore. He also describes the situation at Batavia: "At present the Dutch government still tolerate British merchants at Batavia, and I do not think just at present they can do well without them. British & American ships, notwithstanding their heavy duties carry on almost all the trade, which added to the tin of Banca constitutes I believe the principal source of their revenue." Hamilton adds that " ... the jealousy of the Dutch is so apparent ... that they will as soon as possible get rid of the English merchants of Batavia; and that they will do so the sooner if we abandon Singapore ... then we shall have no depot for British commerce East of Penang, where a Malay trader can anchor his prow, and consequently the whole trade must fall into the hands of the Dutch ... Secondly as to the judicious selection of Singapore as the emporeum ... a mere inspection of the chart appears almost sufficient to prove it ... added to the circumstance of the popularity of the British, as contrasted with the unpopularity of the Dutch flag; must render Singapore the successful rival of Malacca, and whilst in the hands of the English I have little doubt the ruin of that old settlement." Farquhar is praised: "The fortunate selection of Col. Farquhar as the settler, a man of the most mild and conciliating character with all, who has resided for the last 25 years at Malacca, 17 or 18 of which he was governor, and who is beloved by all classes of the inhabitants, is of itself a circumstance of the most propitious nature for this infant settlement." Hamilton goes on to discuss the benefits of Singapore, in particular concerning the distribution of opium from India - "the principal article at all times in bartering ... Singapore again appears of great consequence as an emporeum for the support and encouragement of this important trade."

ArchivalResource: [8] p. on 2 folded leaves, 1 leaf ; 23 x 19 cm.

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Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Letters, 1809-1849.

Title: Letters, 1809-1849.

Letters to Melville from G. FitzClarence, George Rose, Lord Exmouth, Earl of Clarendon (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), Duke of Montrose and Capt. W. Ramage.

ArchivalResource: 25 items.

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Collection of autograph letters, notes, and related material, mainly sent to the first and second Lords Melville, 1755-1848

Title: Collection of autograph letters, notes, and related material, mainly sent to the first and second Lords Melville 1755-1848

ArchivalResource: 107 letters held in 2 boxes, manuscript, some of them with associated printed material.

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Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts apparently from the collection of the first or second Lord Melville, ca. 1789-1805

Title: Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts apparently from the collection of the first or second Lord Melville ca. 1789-1805

ArchivalResource: Some 77 folios of manuscript material held in seven envelopes and one bound volume.

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Papers, 1808-1888.

Title: Papers, 1808-1888.

Diaries and correspondence of English historical painter Benjamin Robert Haydon.

ArchivalResource: 35 v. and 2 boxes (5 linear ft.)

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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

Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Papers, 1796-1842 and n.d.

Title: Papers, 1796-1842 and n.d.

Correspondence (1812-1826) between Melville and Sir Thomas Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, relating to naval budgets and construction and maintenance of the fleets. Other correspondents and topics include Sir Harry Burrard Neale and relations with Algiers, and Sir Robert Waller Otway.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

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Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942.

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q.

Index to ownership/provenance information primarily from printed books at Houghton Library.

ArchivalResource:

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Viscounts Melville papers 1600-1851 1780-1830 Melville, Viscounts papers

Title: Viscounts Melville papers 1600-1851 1780-1830 Melville, Viscounts papers

The Viscounts Melville papers contain the letters of British statesman Henry Dundas, 1st viscount Melville, and of his son Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville, first lord of the admiralty. The collection contains incoming correspondence and some copies of letters and drafts of memoranda by the Melvilles. The papers are almost entirely political in nature and deal with English, Scottish, American, Indian, and European affairs.

ArchivalResource: 14 linear feet

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Farquhar, Robert Townsend, Sir, 1776-1830. Robert Townsend Farquhar letters to Robert Dundas, 1810 May-1811 May.

Title: Robert Townsend Farquhar letters to Robert Dundas, 1810 May-1811 May.

Letters and letters copy from Robert Townsend Farquhar to his patron on the East India Company's Board of Control, Robert Dundas, concerning the British expedition against Mauritius and Réunion and Farquhar's appointment as Governor. Subjects include the initial phase of the naval campaign against the French islands; their capitulation; and Farquhar's preliminary establishment of British rule. Farquhar frequently alludes to the importance of Dundas's patronage in his advancement, and when he is abruptly displaced as governor of Mauritius he sends Dundas several copies of his reply to the change in orders. Other items include a 1796 memorandum urging the British government to conquer the two islands; a 1798 letter by the emigre comte de Fouchecour claiming to have a secret plan to persuade the islanders to support the British; and a discouraging letter from Spencer Perceval to Dundas about a suggestion that the British take the Portuguese settlements in East Africa.

ArchivalResource: 1.13 linear feet (2 boxes) + 1 broadside.

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Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Autograph letter signed : Melville Castle, to Agnes Strickland, 1849 Oct. 6.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Melville Castle, to Agnes Strickland, 1849 Oct. 6.

Declining to allow a copy of a miniature amongst the Scottish regalia to be made without the queen's permission.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Correspondence of Sir Walter Scott, with related material, ca. 1807-1929

Title: Correspondence of Sir Walter Scott, with related material ca. 1807-1929

ArchivalResource: 14 vols and 3 boxes, manuscript, typescript, and printed.

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The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B., from his lordship's manuscripts, extra-illustrated.

Title: The life of Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B., from his lordship's manuscripts,extra-illustrated.

Manuscripts inserted into James Stanier Clarke, The life of AdmiralLord Nelson, K.B., from his lordship's manuscripts (London: T. Bensley, 1809), includingletters, sketches, and drawings.

ArchivalResource: 13 items inserted in 2 v.

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William L. Clements Library. Viscounts Melville papers, 1600-1851, bulk 1780-1830.

Title: Viscounts Melville papers, 1600-1851, bulk 1780-1830.

The Viscounts Melville papers contain the letters of British statesman Henry Dundas, 1st viscount Melville, and his son, Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd viscount Melville, first lord of the admiralty. The collection contains incoming correspondence and some copies of letters and drafts of memoranda by the Melvilles. The papers are almost entirely political in nature and deal with English, Scottish, American, Indian, and European affairs.

ArchivalResource: 14 linear feet.

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Dickinson, Richard, 1786-1840. Richard Dickinson family correspondence, 1824-1856.

Title: Richard Dickinson family correspondence, 1824-1856.

Collection of personal letters, mainly containing family news and addressed to other family members. Many of the letters are from Jane Dickinson to her husband, Richard, which describe balls she attends, her pregnancy, and the death of their first-born son, the description of which is accompanied by an elegiac poem. In the letters dated 1829, she also frequently refers to Richard Dickinson's impending court-martial, reporting rumors she has heard about the trial and criticizing its instigator, Sir Edward Codrington. Other letters include one to Jane Dickinson from her sister, Anne (Searle) Lowe, congratulating her on the birth of her third child; and one to Anne's brother-in-law, Richard, announcing her marriage to Peter Stanley-Howe. Other letters are from Jane's mother, Ann (Maddock) Searle, sharing a recipe for an ointment, commenting on the activities and health of friends and family, and inquiring about the birth of her first great-grandchild. The collection also includes three condolence letters from Thomas Smith on the death of Richard Dickinson. The collection also contains one business letter, a memorial of Richard Dickinson addressed to Robert Dundas, Viscount Melville written in 1824, summarizing his accomplishments in the Navy and requesting employment in the Preventive Service.

ArchivalResource: 0.42 linear ft. (1 box)

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Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1759-1841. Autograph letter signed : London, to Robert Dundas, 1807 Apr. 18.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to Robert Dundas, 1807 Apr. 18.

Concerning a transfer for Mr. Taylor.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824. Letters, 1809 February 13 - November 11.

Title: Letters, 1809 February 13 - November 11.

Original and duplicate letter, signed, to Robert Dundas Saunders, relating to disturbances in the Travancore Country, stating measures taken by him and the Madras government. Also, draft of a letter from North to Maitland thanking him for the measures he took in suppressing the insurrection in Travancore.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811. Letters, 1777-1831.

Title: Letters, 1777-1831.

Letters to Melville (1789-1809), as well as letters to the Second Lord Melville (1813-1824), one letter from Lord Macartney (1777) and five random letters (1798-1831).

ArchivalResource: 57 items.

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Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Papers, 1811-1842.

Title: Papers, 1811-1842.

Correspondence (1812-1826) between Melville and Sir Thomas Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, relating to naval budgets and construction and maintenance of the fleets. Other correspondents and topics include Sir Harry Burrard Neale and relations with Algiers, and Sir Robert Waller Otway.

ArchivalResource: 191 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20019756 View

Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811. Collection of autograph letters, notes, and related material, mainly sent to the first and second Lords Melville.

Title: Collection of autograph letters, notes, and related material, mainly sent to the first and second Lords Melville. 1755-1848.

Comprises autograph letters from upwards of 52 main correspondents to one or other of the Viscounts Melville between 1755 and 1848 with some additional letters to or from different correspondents included, and 1 volume entirely devoted to typescript transcripts of some, but not all, of the manuscript material.

ArchivalResource: 107 letters held in 2 boxes, manuscript, some of them with associated printed material.

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Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Viscount Melville, 1823 May 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Viscount Melville, 1823 May 3.

In which he petitions to be appointed to the office known as the King's "First Limner & Painter in Scotland"; the request was complied within the same month, but Raeburn lived only two months more to enjoy the honor.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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Blackwood, Henry, Sir, 1770-1832. Letter and manuscript, 1821.

Title: Letter and manuscript, 1821.

Manuscript entitled : Remarks on the present state of Trincomale and the means of improving its resources, by H.B. One ALS to [R.S. Dundas?] sending the ms. for his approval and action. He advocated that Trincomale should be developed as a naval base and port for the improvement of trade, saying that the port was poor and that in the surrounding district there was good timber which could be used for boat building. He also comments on the pearl fisheries, and supplies of cinnamon, cocoanut, tobacco, and grain. He thought that Trincomale should be made a free port for 20 years.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (28 p.)

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Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Papers of Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1812-1814.

Title: Papers of Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1812-1814.

The War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States, particularly the British and American navies, as reflected in Admiralty reports and memoranda.

ArchivalResource: 42 pieces.1 box.

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Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811. Papers of Henry and Robert Saunders Dundas, 1st and 2d Viscounts Melville, 1661-1829.

Title: Papers of Henry and Robert Saunders Dundas, 1st and 2d Viscounts Melville, 1661-1829.

Correspondence and other papers relating chiefly to Admiralty affairs.

ArchivalResource: 100 items.1 container.

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Shortland, Thomas George. Letter : Plymouth, to Lord Melville.

Title: Letter : Plymouth, to Lord Melville. 1823 Apr. 14.

Letter concerning settlement on the east coast of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land and King Georges Sound.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

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Minto, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Sir, 1st earl of, 1750-1814. Correspondence of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto, and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville.

Title: Correspondence of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto, and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. 1807-1812.

Comprises correspondence between Minto and Dundas (73 letters, including 39 copy letters); two letters from Lady Minto to Dundas requesting information about her husband in India; a letter from Lord Clancarty to Dundas; 6 other letters from either Minto or Dundas; and a copy of a proclamation to the inhabitants of Java dated 14 March 1811 in the name of Thomas Raffles.

ArchivalResource: 83 items held in 3 boxes, manuscript.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54877297 View

Scafe, Anne. Scrapbook, 1696-1808.

Title: Scrapbook, 1696-1808.

Scrapbook kept by Anne Scafe, containing clippings from London newspapers and magazines, with some clippings from regional and Scottish publications as well as manuscripts and letters from the Spencer and Devonshire family members, including a letter from Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire; from Lady Sarah Lyttelton announcing her marriage; a manuscript poem written by "Caroline Lamb's page" with a watercolor portrait, dated 1807 at Holywell House; a letter recounting the visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas to Chatsworth in December 1816; an account of the death of Lady Charlotte Finch. Many of the clippings center around the announcements of births, marriages, deaths, and the settlement of the estates of these two families and their circle as well as announcements of their social engagements, political activities, scandals, etc. The clippings include references to Horace Walpole; the theatrical world; new inventions; style; foreign travel; domestic and foreign politics, especially the revolution in France and reports on the French royal family and later the Bonaparte family. Also included are autographs of prominent British nobility, including the King, and foreign dignitaries and royalty. In addition to the clippings, the scrapbook includes a variety of ephermal items given to Scafe by members of the extended family such as as well as ephemeral items from their travels, political, and social activities; calling cards and letters of introduction given to Sir William Ponsonby by members of the Russian aristocracy in 1805 and similar items from his trip to Spain in 1809; autographs of foreign royalty; invitations to the funeral of William Pitt a memorial to Lord Nelson, and the trial of Lord Viscount Melville (1805). Scafe also includes clippings and ephemera of a more general nature: humorous anecdotes, reports on curious events, jokes, odd behaviors; epitaphs, poems, epigrams; advertisements for employment as well advertisements by tradespeople; announcements and broadsides of events such as lottery drawings; several promissary notes; and etchings. Scafe includes two lengthy test: one from The Morning Post's account of the writing of "Modern characters by Shakespear" (published later the same year); and, a transcription of "The butterfy's ball and The grasshopper's feast".

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (ca. 250 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.

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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : to Sir Robert Dundas, 2d Viscount Melville of Melville Castle near Edinburgh, [postmarked Mar. 24 1811].

Title: Autograph letter signed : to Sir Robert Dundas, 2d Viscount Melville of Melville Castle near Edinburgh, [postmarked Mar. 24 1811].

Scott speaks of Dundas' father, Lord Melville, "The very early friend with whom I carried my satchel to school and whose regard I have always considered as one of the happiest circumstances of my life."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (4to)

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Correspondence of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto, and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, 1807-1812

Title: Correspondence of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto, and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1807-1812

ArchivalResource: 83 items held in 3 boxes, manuscript.

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Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851. Letters, 1809-1811.

Title: Letters, 1809-1811.

Draft of a letter to the Earl of Liverpool (2 p.) relating to certain books and manuscripts of the Dutch East India Company which were found at Walaheren; two letters to the Chairman of the East India Company, transmitting letters from Mr. Huskisson, Colonial Agent for Ceylon; copy of a letter from Mr. Huskisson to the Earl of Liverpool (8 p.) containing a proposition for opening direct commercial intercourse between Great Britain and Ceylon with a limited number of ships licensed by the East India Company; and draft of a letter to the EIC discussing "limitation of one ship annually of the burthen of 400 tons for the exportable produce of Ceylon.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Portrait file: Guide.

Title: Portrait file: Guide.

The Portrait File is an alphabetically arranged collection of portait images of individuals, groups of individuals, and views and miscellany, received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (5 linear ft.)

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