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Thomas Bruce was born on 20 July 1766, and on the death of his elder brother, William Robert, in 1771 he became 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine. He was educated at Harrow and Westminster and studied at St. Andrews University and in Paris. He entered the army in 1785 and by 1837 had become a General. In 1799 he had been appointed to the embassy in Istanbul (then Constantinople), and his mission began the study and examination of Grecian remains within Turkish jurisdiction including those in Athens. A collection of ornamental sculpture removed from the Parthenon began to be shipped to Britain in 1803, and they became known as the Elgin Marbles. They were bought for the nation in 1816. Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, died on 14 November 1841.

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Title: 3rd Earl of Elgin and 2nd Earl of Ailesbury

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Epithet: Lord Bruce, Earl of Elgin and of Ailesbury (1685)

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Epithet: Major-General

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Epithet: General

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Epithet: alias Bonner

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Epithet: Ambassador at Constantinople

Title: Earl of Elgin

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referencedIn Vol. CCLXVI (ff. 192). 1708-May 1709.includes:f. 3 Sir John Huband, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1708.f. 5 Captain Isaac Gouyquet St Eloy, 10th Foot: Letters to Duke of Marlborough: 1703, 1708.: Partly Fr.f. 7 Bada Duiardain, of ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXVII (ff. 171). June 1709-June 1710.includes:f. 1 Chevalier d' Acquille: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1709.: Fr.f. 3 Madeleine Françoise de Fiennes de Croix, widow of Alexandre, Marquis d'Heuchin: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1709.: F... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXV (ff. 193). Aug. 1706-1707.includes:ff. 1, 117, 167 Courthuy, née Carteret; Baronne de: Letters to Duke of Marlborough: 1706, 1707, n.d.ff. 1-2 Jean Jacques Quesnot de la Chênée, author: Ode to Duke of Marlborough: circ. 1704.: Fr.f. 3 ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCLXIII (ff. 175). 1680-1704.includes:f. i Richard Bayly, trustee to John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1680.f. 3 Sir John Werden, 1st Baronet: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1681.f. 5 Frances Talbot, formerly Ha..., 1680-1704 British Library
referencedIn VOL. I.: [William Gordon] Earl of Aberdeen; Kelly, 6 Apr. 1733, f. 1. [Montagu Venables-Bertie] Earl of Abingdon; [? 1712] and Rycott, 7 Apr. 1726, ff. 3, 7. [Thomas Bruce] Earl of Ailesbury; Brussels, etc., 19 Nov. 1711-7 Mar. 1714[5], ff. 9-29. Geo..., 1698-1755 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxix. July-Sept. 1741.Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letters to Sir T. Robinson, with enclosures: 1736-1747.Arthur Villettes, Secretary to the British Embassy at Turin, and Resident at Berne: Letters to T. Robinson, with enclosures: 173... British Library
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referencedIn Vol. CCLXIV (ff. 186). 1705-July 1706.includes:f. 1 [Christina Hendrina?] van Haersolte, [daughter?] of Johan van Haersolte: Letter to Duke of Marlborough: 1705.: Fr.ff. 3-6b W. Ramsay, of Ifield, county Sussex: Letter, etc., to Duke of Marlborou... British Library
referencedIn ESSEX PAPERS. Vol. XII. (ff. 351). Jan.-Apr. 1677. 1. Letters from Hugh May, Comptroller of the Works to Charles ll., on payments for works at Cashiobury House and Windsor Castle; Whitehall, 6, 23 Jan. 1677. ff. 3, 53. 2. Letters from James Touchet, ... British Library
referencedIn PAPERS relating to the Navy; 1638-1699; chiefly on business transacted with Sir Henry Johnson, Knt., and Sir Henry Johnson, Knt., M. P. his son, shipbuilders of Blackwall. Among the various official signatures are those of [William Brouncker] Viscoun..., 1638-1699 British Library
referencedIn DRAFTs and copies of Letters from Lord Wellesley to the Earl of Elgin, J. P. Morier, Alex. Straton, W. Drummond, etc., 9 March, 1800-13 March, 1804. Folio. [13,792]J-P -Morier: Letters to Lord Wellesley: 1798-1804.William Drummond: Letters to Lord ... British Library
referencedIn Frederick Tennyson letters from various correspondents, 1831-1884. Houghton Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Thomas and Paul Sandby, the artists, with a few other family letters, verses and (from f. 67) painting recipes; circ. 1755-1840. See W. Sandby, Thomas and Paul Sandby, 1892, where some of the letters are printed. Paper; f..., approximately 1755-1840 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS historical letters, etc.; 1375-1810. In two series, English or relating to England and (artt. 87-106) foreign. 1. Andrea Contarini, Doge of Venice, to Edward III. of England, desiring a safe conduct for merchant-ships about to be sent t... British Library
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referencedIn ORIGINAL letters chiefly addressed to Daniel Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, on public and private business; 1732-1771. The writers are:-[Charles Seymour, Duke of] Somerset; Petworth, 3 Mar. 173A, 6 Feb. 173.2/3, ff. 1, 2. [John Hay, Marqu..., 1732-1771 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXXIV (ff. 204). Bef. 1677-1709.includes:f. 1 Elizabeth Graydon, milliner: Letter to Duchess of Marlborough: 1694.ff. [1-5b?], 10 Mary Parker, née Fortrey; wife of Sir P Parker, 2nd Baronet: Letters to Duchess of Marlborough: bef. 1677-be... British Library
referencedIn HANOVER PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 517). 1/12 Jan. -13.April/11.May, 1714. The writers are:-R-A-, of London, to Baron Bothmer ; London, 27 April. Fr. transl. f. 427. [Franz Caspar von] Bothmer; Hague, 13 Jan.-8 May. ff. 5, 7, 20, 31, 43, 47, 53, 55, 78, ... British Library
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referencedIn Vol. XL (ff. 372). 1 Apr. 1793-15 Aug. 1794.includes:f. 1 Joseph de Boffe, bookseller: Letters to the lst Earl of Liverpool, etc.: 1788, 1793. ff. 3, 13, 16, 79, 85, 131, 233-371 passim George Chalmers, Scottish antiquary: Correspondence with the l... British Library
referencedIn HANOVER PAPERS. Vol. XI. (ff. 221.) Copies and abstracts of intercepted Jacobite correspondence; 14 Febr. 1717 -13 Oct. 1719. Fr. and Engl. 1. Jane Barker to the Duke of Ormonde; London, 19 March, 1718. f. 93. 2. The Laird of Borrowfields, al. O'Bryo... British Library
creatorOf Material relating to Thomas Bruce (1766-1841), 7th Earl of Elgin, 1801-1833 Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn LETTERS from the Earl of Elgin, whilst Ambassador at Constantinople, to Lord Wellesley, 16 Nov. 1799-16 Jan. 1803; with enclosures. 3 Vols. Folio. [13,788-13,790.] British Library
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