Topics of correspondence include requests for patronage; letters from Alexander Francis Elphinstone regarding his research into the charter papers in order to find out more about the Balmerino claim (Mss Eur F88/23); Lord Prudhoe beginning work on an Arabic-English dictionary (Mss Eur F88/124/18); and G Adam's request for Mountstuart Elphinstone to write a letter to Lord Aberdeen to encourage interest in his application for a consulship in China (Mss Eur F88/124/22). Some of the letters have brief annotations by Elphinstone regarding his response
Correspondence of Mountstuart Elphinstone for July to December 1843
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- Dates of Creation26 Jan 1843-26 Dec 1843
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