Topics of correspondence include letters from the Bombay Native Education Society requesting Mountstuart Elphinstone's support in establishing three professorships (Mss Eur F88/78/14 - Mss Eur F88/78/17); a request from John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, to be added to the list of subscribers for the new geographical society; progress of James Ruthven Elphinstone's property; a comparison of the internal revenue and charges for the Bombay residency (Mss Eur F88/78/11 and Mss Eur F88/78/13); requests for his recommendation and patronage in obtaining appointments; invitations to dinner; and general news from friends and family. One letter, Mss Eur F88/78/25, is in French
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for 1830
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- ReferenceGB 59 Mss Eur F88/78
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- Dates of Creation01 Dec 1827-05 Dec 1830
- Language of MaterialEnglish French
- Physical Description1 file 135 folios.
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