MELVILLE PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 337). Autograph letters from George III, with copies, and occasional drafts, of Dundas's answers to some of them, 1791-1805. Included (f. 212) is a letter from Lord Cornwallis to Dundas, 14 Mar. 1799. Sale, lot 1023.Georg... 1791-1805

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MELVILLE PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 337). Autograph letters from George III, with copies, and occasional drafts, of Dundas's answers to some of them, 1791-1805. Included (f. 212) is a letter from Lord Cornwallis to Dundas, 14 Mar. 1799. Sale, lot 1023.Georg... 1791-1805

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