Correspondence of Alexander Lindsay of Balcarres
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eight letters of Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, afterwards 23rd Earl of Grawford, 5 to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville and 3 to Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. 1788-1812. All letters are signed "Balcarres". Letters 4 and 5 are written from Jamaica, the others from Edinburgh, Balcarres, and Haigh Hall. Letter 1 is a draft or copy by the Earl of the last part of a letter only, about his brother "Mr Lindsay". With letter 5 is a duplicate also written by the Earl. Letter 7 carries a copy of the reply from Viscount Melville to the Earl of Balcarres, dated at the Admiralty. 9 October 1812.
Dates
- Creation: 1788-1812
Creator
- Lindsay, Alexander, 1752-1825 (6th Earl of Balcarres, Scottish peer, military officer, politican and colonial administrator) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folder
Previous reference
Dk.7.63
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E61/10
Accessioned in 1961.
Bought at Hodgson & Co.'s auction, 23 February 1961, lot.512 for £10:10.
Physical Description
Red box file. Title on binding: "Dk.7.54-64."
Subject
- Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811 (1st Viscount Melville, lieutenant, Scottish politician) (Recipient, Person)
- Dundas, Robert, 1771-1851 (2nd Viscount Melville, British stateman) (Recipient, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Correspondence of Alexander Lindsay of Balcarres, 1788-1812
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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