Topics of correspondence include Lord Elphinstone's appointment as Governor of Bombay and requests for patronage or recommendation to him (for example Mss Eur F88/167/16). Also includes the news of the death of Sir Charles Adam (for example Mss Eur F88/167/17) and Sir Thomas Edward Colebrooke's accident while out shooting which resulted in an amputation (for example Mss Eur F88/167/18). Also includes several draft letters by Mountstuart Elphinstone. Some of the letters have brief annotations by Elphinstone regarding his response. Part of a letter, Mss Eur F88/167/1, is in Persian script (items in Persian are awaiting further investigation to determine their exact language)
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for September to December 1853
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- ReferenceGB 59 Mss Eur F88/167
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- Dates of Creation01 Feb [1853]-01 Jan 1854
- Language of MaterialEnglish Persian
- Physical Description1 file 266 folios
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