Ames Library manuscript collection. Ceylon, 1787-1821.

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Ames Library manuscript collection. Ceylon, 1787-1821.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62483104

A collection of manuscript material, much of it secret and confidential, relating to the history of Ceylon during the period of its conquest by Great Britain from the Dutch, and mostly addressed to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Secretary of War.

1 Hollinger box (28 folders)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7816132

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Ames, Charles Lesley

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Charles Lesley Ames began collecting materials in all bibliographic formats on the British-Indian interaction after a trip to England in 1908. The manuscript portion of his library reflects his interest in official relations between the two cultures and is particularly rich in holdings of the writings of Governors-General and Viceroys, as well an numerous government agencies and the East India Company. From the description of Ames Library manuscript collection, 1627-1978 (bulk 1758-1...

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...