Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1785 Dec 1.

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Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1785 Dec 1.

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The letter suggests an expedition by the East Indian Company to the northwest coast of North America to secure furs for the China market.

4 p. ; 23 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012665

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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...

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Paton, James

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