DROPMORE PAPERS. Vol. CCCCIV (ff. 175+80*). 1. ff. 1-130v. The Scottish Peerage election of 1790; 1790-1791. Includes correspondence of Dundas, Lord Elgin, and Thomas Astle, for whom see also Add. 58914-58918, 59006-59008, 59000 respectively. 2. ff. ... 1789-1791
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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...
Astle, Thomas, of Add MS 37518
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Epithet: FSA, Keeper of the Records Tower of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00034e Epithet: of Add MS 37518 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x0001f0 ...
Bruce, Thomas, 1766-1841, 7th Earl of Elgin
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Title: 7th Earl of Elgin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000018 ...