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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | NLS MS.1063 |
| Collection Title | Melville Papers |
| Title | Letters of the 2nd Lord Melville entitled 'Bengal', 1807-1812. |
| Document Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1807-1812 |
| Description | Letter-book, containing copies of letters of the 2nd Lord Melville to the Governor-General of India, the Governors of Madras and Bombay, and other officers and officials in India, 1807-12. Received bound. |
| Theme(s) | The East India Company: Government and Administration c. 1750-1857 |
| Keywords | correspondence, government, Commission for the Affairs of India, Board of Control, military, army, finance, threat of an attack by France on British territories in India, Portuguese in India, war, trade, missions, invasion of Mauritious and Bourbon, East India Company Charter, discipline in the army, diplomacy, politics, moral imperialism, Napoleonic Wars |
| Names | Dundas, Robert; Bentinck, Lord William; Bonaparte, Napoleon; Minto, Lord; Barlow, Sir George; Brownrigg, General; Harford Jones, Sir |
| Places | Bengal, Persia, Madras, Bombay, Europe |
| Library | National Library of Scotland |
| Copyright | National Library of Scotland |