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

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

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

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GB 206 Leeds University Library

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