LETTERS from Lord Wellesley to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control [afterwards Viscount Melville, 23 Feb. 1798-10 May, 1801. 2 Vols. Folio. [13,456, 13,457.] 23 Feb 1798-10 May 1801

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LETTERS from Lord Wellesley to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control [afterwards Viscount Melville, 23 Feb. 1798-10 May, 1801. 2 Vols. Folio. [13,456, 13,457.] 23 Feb 1798-10 May 1801

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Board of Control for the Affairs of India (active 1798-1805)

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Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842

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Governor-General. Governor of Madras, 1797; Governor-General of India, May 18, 1798-July 30 1805. From the description of Correspondence with Lord Melville, 1797-1802 (bulk 1798-99). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62423136 From the description of Papers, 1797-1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122427185 Governor-General of India. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), letter signed (1) and letter (1) : Killin...

Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811

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Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville (1742-1811), statesman, was the father of Robert Saunders Dundas, the second Viscount Melville (1771-1851), also a statesman. Henry Dundas was educated at Edinburgh High School and University, before becoming solicitor-general for Scotland in 1766. He was M.P. for Midlothian 1774-1790, except for a few months in 1782, when he sat for Newtown, Isle of Wight. He was lord advocate 1775-1783, lord rector of Glasgow University 1781-1783, privy councillor, and...