Topics of correspondence include general news from friends and family. Hay M Erskine's letters describe his time in Paris; William Erskine attempts again to persuade Mountstuart Elphinstone to write a history of India; Sir James Carnac asks if he can use Elphinstone's name to obtain subscriptions for a statue of the Duke of Wellington. Also includes news of the death of Major Robert E Burrowes' wife and George Keith Erskine's marriage
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1837
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- Dates of Creation27 Apr 1836-26 Dec 1837
- Language of MaterialEnglish
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