Examinations taken before a committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up article of impeachment against Lord Viscount Melville : manuscript, 1805.

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Examinations taken before a committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up article of impeachment against Lord Viscount Melville : manuscript, 1805.

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Transcript of hearings at which various individuals testified before a committee chaired by Samuel Whitbread concerning Lord Melville's handling of public funds when serving as treasurer of the Admiralty. The transcripts are dated July 2-12, 1805. Every day except the first has the note, "Copy from Mr. Gurney's shorthand notes."

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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