Letters, 1799 October 26 - 1800 September 11.

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Letters, 1799 October 26 - 1800 September 11.

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Three letters, consisting of a draft of one from North to Henry Dundas and copies of two from Dundas to North, marked private. North discusses his difficulties in the administration of Justice in Ceylon, and asks for assistance. Dundas acknowledges North's reports on the Pearl Fishery and discusses the accusation against Mr. Cleghorn that he purloined a set of pearls for Lady Jane Dundas. The second letter of Dundas relates to the Government of Ceylon and suggests that it should be on the same footing as the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Arbuthnot was to succeed Cleghorn, and Sir C.E. Carrington was to be appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827

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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...