Letter Written and Signed by Henry Dundas, Secretary of State in the British Cabinet, First Viscount Melville From Edinburgh, Feb.16, 1802. to Mrs. Ensson. 1802.

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Letter Written and Signed by Henry Dundas, Secretary of State in the British Cabinet, First Viscount Melville From Edinburgh, Feb.16, 1802. to Mrs. Ensson. 1802.

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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...

Ensson, Mrs.

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