Henry Dundas papers
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Henry Dundas papers
Dates: 1772-1814
Collection Number: mssDUN 1-104
Extent:
136 items in five boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
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San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
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URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: A collection of correspondence, manuscripts and documents related to Henry Dundas and his work as Home Secretary, Secretary
of War and First Lord of the Admiralty.
Language of Material: The records are in English and French.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased by the Library Collectors' Council from Maggs Bros. Ltd, London, January 2018.
Biographical Note
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), politician, was born on April 28, 1742 in Edinburghshire, Scotland. He married
Elizabeth (1751-1843), coheir of David Rannie, merchant and shipbuilder. They had four children. In May 1775, Dundas became
Lord Advocate, and in 1782 he became Treasurer of the Navy. He was elected to Parliament for Scotland in 1790; Dundas was
a close political all of William Pitt, the Younger. He became Home Secretary in 1791, President of the Board of Control in
1793, and Secretary of State for War in July 1794. In 1805, Dundas was impeached after a commission of inquiry uncovered accounting
transgressions in naval records. Dundas returned to Edinburgh where he died on May 27, 1811.
Biographical Note
Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851), politician, was born in Edinburgh on March 14, 1742, the only son
of Henry Dundas and his wife Elizabeth. Robert served as his father's private secretary from 1794; he was brought in as MP
for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796, and Midlothian in 1801. He married the heiress Anne Saunders on August 29, 1796; the couple
had four sons and two daughters. In 1807, after his father's "retirement," he became President of the Board of Control for
India; in 1811, he was promoted to First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1814, he was appointed a governor of the Bank of Scotland,
and he was elected Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews, and was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1821. He resigned
his political offices in 1830, over debates about the Reform Act, never to hold office again. He died on June 10, 1851 at
Melville Castle.
Arrangement
The collection is organized in the following series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (Boxes 1-4); Ephemera (Box
5); arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content
The collection contains letters, manuscripts and documents sent mostly to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (Home Secretary,
Secretary of State for War, First Lord of the Admiralty) and some to his son Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
(President of the Board of Control for India, First Lord of the Admiralty). The collection principally focuses on British
possessions in India, the East Indies and the West Indies; relations with the United States; and hostilities, negotiations,
and political maneuvers with other European powers, especially with France and Russia.
The material also deals with the British navy admiralty, maritime history, East India Company, Atlantic World, slavery,
and early North America. A significant amount of material deals with the War of 1812, Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore
and the 3rd and 4th Mysore Wars. Additional significant correspondents include, among others, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis
Cornwallis; Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany; Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone; Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess
Wellesley; and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. The box of Ephemera contains tape, ribbons and string removed from the
material, autograph and printed notes about various items in the collection and Maggs' brown paper wrappers.
Note
Cataloger's notes
1. This material includes 21 letters written by Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, as Governor of Dominica, to Henry Dundas. Maggs
held this material as a separate series within the collection. Once acquired by The Huntington, the decision was made to catalog
all the materials chronologically, thus integrating the Cochrane Johnstone letters into the whole collection.
2. The collection was initially housed in annotated Maggs' brown paper wrappers. The decision was made to remove the wrappers
during cataloging and place them in Ephemera. Also, a number of manuscripts were tied together with tape, ribbon or thread
and for conservation reasons these were removed and placed in Ephemera.
3. In 1923, Henry E. Huntington acquired 42 items from The Dundas Papers pertaining to the War of 1812 (cataloged as the Robert
Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, Papers, mssHM 81125-81166). In 2014, the Library Collectors' Council purchased the Harford
Jones Collection (mssHJ 1-88). At the time of both of those acquisitions, no one at The Huntington nor the seller, Maggs,
knew that all of these manuscripts were actually part of a larger collection. The acquisition of the Henry Dundas Papers allowed
the Library to reunite all of this material and places the bulk of The Dundas Papers at the Huntington Library.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799
Corporate Names
East India Company -- History -- 18th century
East India Company -- History -- 19th century
Great Britain. Admiralty
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subjects
Antislavery movements -- West Indies -- History -- 18th century
Coinage -- Great Britain -- History
Coinage -- India -- History
Diplomats -- Correspondence
Mines and mineral resources
Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815
Slave insurrections -- West Indies, British
Slavery -- West Indies
Soldiers, Black -- West Indies, British -- History
Geographic Areas
America -- Commerce -- Great Britain
East Indies -- History
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
Great Britain -- Commerce -- America
Great Britain -- Commerce -- India
India -- Commerce -- Great Britain
India -- History -- Mysore War, 1790-1792
India -- History -- Mysore War, 1799
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- History -- War of 1812
West Indies, British -- Defenses
West Indies (Federation) -- History
Genre
Documents -– 18th century
Documents -– 19th century
Letters (correspondence) –- 18th century
Letters (correspondence) -– 19th century
Manuscripts -– 18th century
Manuscripts -– 19th century
Official reports -– 18th century
Official reports -– 19th century
Professional papers -– 18th century
Professional papers -– 19th century
Additional Contributors
Baird, David, Sir, 1757-1829.
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826.
Beatson, Alexander, 1759-1833.
Braithewaite, John, Sir, 1739-1803.
Chetwynd, Richard Chetwynd, Viscount, 1757-1821.
Close, Barry, Sir, 1756-1813.
Cochrane, Alexander Forrester Inglis, Sir, 1758-1832.
Colpoys, John, Sir, 1742?-1821.
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.
Cuyler, Cornelius, Sir, 1740-1819.
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808.
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811.
Elphinstone, George Keith, 1746-1823.
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827.
Harris, George Harris, Baron, 1746-1829.
Hartley, James, 1745-1799.
Hobart, Robert, Earl of Buckinghamshire, 1760-1816.
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-.
Kirkpatrick, James Achilles, 1764-1805.
Mackenzie, Colin, 1753?-1821.
Maitland, Thomas, 1759?-1824.
Malcolm, John, 1769-1833.
Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851.
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814.
Oswald, Richard, 1705-1784.
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Prinsep, John, 1746-1830.
Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799.
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Woodford, Ralph James.
East India Company.
Great Britain. Admiralty.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Box 1
Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1772-1794)
DUN 1
[Colpoys, John, Sir, 1742?-1821]. Copy of the Observations taken by Mr. Colpoys at the Mauritius
([1772, June]?)
(20 p.). Bound with thread. Originally enclosed with letter from George Paterson to Henry Dundas, Jan. 12, 1794; now cataloged
separately.
DUN 2
Oswald, Richard, 1705-1784. Observations Relative to the War with America: [report]
(1781, Dec. 20-22)
(28 p.). Subject: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
DUN 3
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1787, Nov. 6)
Alexandria, Egypt. (6 p.). Contemp. copy; originally bundled together with four other Baldwin letters and tied with red tape.
The letters have been cataloged separately and red tape removed to Ephemera.
DUN 4
Hartley, James, 1745-1799. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1788, May 5)
Bombay, India. (5 p.). Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799.
DUN 5
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1788, July 31)
Alexandria, Egypt. (4 p.). Contemp. copy; originally bundled together with four other Baldwin letters and tied with red tape.
The letters have been cataloged separately and red tape removed to Ephemera.
DUN 6
[-----]. An Account of Tippoo Sultan, his Family, the Revenues of his country and of his Army
(1789, Dec. 14)
Fort St George, Madras, India. (13 p.). Originally tied with a dark green ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has
been removed and placed in Ephemera. Originally enclosed with a letter from George Rose to Henry Dundas, Nov. 13, 1790; now
cataloged separately. Subjects: Mysore Wars ; Tipu Sultan, 'Ali...
DUN 7
Rose, George. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1790, Nov. 13)
London, Eng. (2 p.). Originally enclosed with "An Account of Tippoo Sultan, his family…," Dec. 14, 1789; now cataloged separately.
DUN 8
[-----]. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1792, Jan. 8)
St. Petersburg, Russia. (2 p.). In French. Subject: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
DUN 9
Hollingsworth, Samuel. Letter to John Cochrane
(1792, Sep. 19)
Bombay, India. (17 p.). Also enclosed: A.N.S. for Cochrane to Henry Dundas, passing on Hollingsworth's letter, Mar. 28, 1793,
London (2 p.). Subject: East India Company.
DUN 10
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1737-1808. Account of the Islands of Mauritius, Madagascar, Bourbon and Ascension
(1793, Sep. 1)
(117 p.). Originally tied with a dark green ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 11
Paterson, George, 1734-1817. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1794, Jan. 12)
Castle Huntly, Perthshire, Scot. (4 p.). Originally enclosed with Capt. Colpoys Account of Mauritius [June 1772]; now cataloged
separately.
DUN 12
Boylston, W.A. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1794, Feb. 17)
DUN 13
Armstrong, William. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1794, Mar. 24)
St. Pierre, Martinique. (3 p.)
DUN 14
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811. To Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Cornwallis, 1738-1805
(1794, Sep. 1-Nov. 7)
London, Eng. (84 p.). Followed by: letter from Cornwallis to Dundas. This is a copy of the correspondence concerning proposals
for the reorganization of the British Army in India -- handle carefully, final page torn. Originally tied with a dark green
ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 15
MacLeod, William, 1759-1819. Report on the State of the Forces of Tippoo Sultan Oct. 1794
(1794, Nov. 26)
Selum, India. (15 p.). A copy. Also enclosed: a duplicate copy in a different hand (16 p.); the second copy originally enclosed
in letter from Col. James Stuart to Richard Wellesley, Feb. 10, 1795. Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali…
Box 2
Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1795-1798)
DUN 16
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1795, Jan. 19)
Bastia, Corsica. (3 p.). Marked Private.
DUN 17
Wood, Mark, 1747-1829. [Cursory Suggestion Relative to the Dutch Eastern Possessions: rough draft]
(1795, Jan. 25)
Portland Place, London, Eng. (11 p.). Suggestions submitted to Henry Dundas. Also enclosed: a fair copy (8 p.). Originally
tied with a faded pink ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 18
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1795, Feb. 22)
Bastia, Corsica. (4 p.). Marked Private. Subject: Patronage.
DUN 19
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811. To Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Cornwallis, 1738-1805
([approximately 1795], Mar. 22)
Somerset Place, London, Eng. (7 p.). Subject: The Philippines.
DUN 20
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1795, Apr. 17)
Alexandria, Egypt. (6 p.). Contemp. copy; originally bundled together with four other Baldwin letters and tied with red tape.
The letters have been cataloged separately and red tape removed to Ephemera.
DUN 21
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1795, June 18)
Alexandria, Egypt. (4 p.). With original paper wrapper, with red wax seals. Contemp. copy; originally bundled together with
four other Baldwin letters and tied with red tape. The letters have been cataloged separately and red tape removed to Ephemera.
DUN 22
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1796, Jan. 20)
Dominica. (10 p.). Also enclosed: "Extract form the St. Vincents Gazette," Jan. 9, 1796 (copied out by Johnstone, 7 p.).
Autograph note from Dundas to "My dear Lord" passing on Johnstone's material (1 p.) and original paper wrapper (1 p.). Subjects:
Soldiers, Black -- West Indies, British... ; West Indies (Federation) -- History (and following...).
DUN 23
Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1796, Mar. 5)
Bastia, Corsica. (3 p.). Marked Private.
DUN 24
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Grenada dated April 3rd 1796
(1796, Apr. 13)
Dominica. (3 p.). Followed by: A.N.S. by Johnstone. Originally enclosed with: letter from Johnstone to Dundas, May 3, 1796;
now cataloged separately.
DUN 25
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1796, May 3)
Dominica. (3 p.). Originally enclosed: Extract of a letter…, Apr. 13, 1796; now cataloged separately.
DUN 26
Cochrane, John. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1797, Jan. 10)
Bath, Eng. (4 p.). Subjects: Currency ; Coinage ; Cape of Good Hope ; India.
DUN 27
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1798, Apr. 6)
Dominica. (12 p.). Subject: Cuyler, Cornelius, Sir, 1740-1819.
DUN 28
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1740-1819
(1798, May 6)
Government House, Dominica. (3 p.). A copy; with original paper wrapper. Followed by: copy of letter from Cuyler to Johnstone,
May 8, 1798, Fort Royal, Martinique (2 p.). Originally enclosed with: letter from Johnstone to Henry Dundas, May 10, 1798;
now cataloged separately.
DUN 29
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1798, May 10)
Dominica. (8 p.). With original paper wrapper. Originally enclosed: copy of letters between Johnstone and General Cuyler,
May 6-8, 1798; now cataloged separately.
DUN 30
Prinsep, John, 1746-1830. To W. Cabell
([1798, June])
(2 p.). Copies also enclosed: Account of the transport to Bengal… (1 p.); manuscript regarding the returns… (2 p.); manuscript
outlining the terms of remittance… (4 p.). Originally tied with a faded pink ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has
been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 31
Permanent Committee of Public Safety. Report made to the Colonial Assembly of the Isle of France…: [translation from French]
(1798, July 6)
(20 p.). Signed: Rivalz, President. Originally tied with a dark green ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been
removed and placed in Ephemera. Subjects: Isle de France (Mauritius) ; Réunion.
DUN 32
Malcolm, John, 1769-1833. An Abstract of the present state of Tippoo Sultan: [copy]
(1798, July 16)
Madras, India. (45 p.). Originally enclosed: Political Observations, Sep. 14, 1798; now cataloged separately. Originally
tied with a braided string; for conservation reasons the string has been removed and placed in Ephemera. Subject: Tipu Sultan,
Fath 'Ali...
DUN 33
Pignolet, -----, Monsieur. Letter to [Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1799]
(1798, July 22)
Pondicherry, India. (5 p.). A copy, in French. Followed by: a note (in English) from V. Anker explaining this letter was
an "attested copy of Papers found on M. Pignolet," Apr. 29, 1799. Also enclosed: a second copy, in another hand, of Anker's
note (6 p.). Both letters originally tied with dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread has been removed and
placed in Ephemera.
DUN 34
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1798, Sep. 4)
DUN 35
Malcolm, John, 1769-1833. Political Observations on the Situation of the British Government in India with Respect to Tippoo,
the Nizam & Mahrattas
(1798, Sep. 14)
Madras, India. (25 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally enclosed with: An Abstract..., July 16, 1798; now cataloged separately.
Originally tied with a braided string; for conservation reasons the string has been removed and placed in Ephemera. Subject:
Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali...
DUN 36
Cochrane, John. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1798, Dec. 28)
London, Eng. (8 p.). Originally enclosed: Relative to Building Ships at Bombay… [approximately 1798]; now cataloged separately.
DUN 37
[Cochrane, John]. Relative to Building Ships at Bombay for the Service of the Government: [report]
([approximately 1798])
(9 p.). Originally enclosed with: letter from Cochrane to Henry Dundas, Dec. 28, 1798; now cataloged separately.
Box 3
Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1799-1800)
DUN 38
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809. Letter to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, 1767-
(1799, Jan. 16)
Whitehall, London, Eng. (3 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally enclosed with: letter from Johnstone to the Duke of Portland,
Mar. 20, 1799; now cataloged separately. Subject: Currency Rates.
DUN 39
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Jan. 19)
DUN 40
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Jan. 29)
Government House, [Dominica]. (4 p.). Also enclosed: an anonymous and undated letter marked "Private and Confidential" to
"Dear Sir" (6 p.)
DUN 41
Hobart, Robert, Earl of Buckinghamshire, 1760-1816. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Jan. 31)
Berkeley Square, London, Eng. (4 p.). Note: enclosure mentioned in the letter is no longer present.
DUN 42
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Feb. 2)
Dominica. (10 p.). Originally enclosed: copy of a report by Benjamin Mathews, Feb. 2, 1799; now cataloged separately with
a second copy. Subject: Suriname.
DUN 43
Mathews, Benjamin. Declaration of the Captain of the Ship Darlington bound for Dominica captured by 4 Spanish Frigates
(1799, Feb. 2)
Roseau, Dominica. (3 p.). A copy; also a second copy enclosed (2 p.). Originally enclosed with: letters from Andrew Cochrane
Johnstone to Henry Dundas, Feb. 2-7, 1799; now cataloged separately.
DUN 44
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Feb. 7)
Dominica. (6 p.). Originally enclosed: copy of a report by Benjamin Mathews, Feb. 2, 1799; now cataloged separately with
a second copy.
DUN 45
Gordon, Robert, -1835. General Return of the Troops belonging to the Presidency of Bombay, comparing the Army assembled for
field service -- Lieut. Genl James Stuart Commander in Chief
(1799, Feb. 11)
Cannanore, India. (2 p.). A copy.
DUN 46
Byam, Edward. Letter to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, 1767-
(1799, Mar. 2)
Antigua. (3 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally enclosed with: letter from Johnstone to Henry Dundas, Mar. 10, 1799; now cataloged
separately.
DUN 47
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Mar. 10)
Dominica. (11 p.). Originally enclosed: copy of a letter from Edward Byam to Johnstone, Mar. 2, 1799; now cataloged separately.
DUN 48
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of Portland, 1738-1809
(1799, Mar. 20)
Dominica. (6 p.). Originally enclosed: letter from the Duke of Portland to Johnstone, Jan. 16, 1799; now cataloged separately.
Subject: Currency rates.
DUN 49
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Mar. 23)
Dominica. (12 p.). Subjects: Currency rates ; Guadeloupe.
DUN 50
Beatson, Alexander, 1759-1833. Letter to Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, 1760-1842
(1799, Mar. 30)
Camp at Sosiley, India. (4 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally enclosed with: copy of a letter from Beatson to Wellesley, Apr.
5, 1799; now cataloged separately.
DUN 51
Braithewaite, John, Sir, 1739-1803. Abstract Return of the Troops that Marched for the Mysore Country, from the Coromandal
Coast…for the Month of February 1799
(1799, [Mar.])
DUN 52
Beatson, Alexander, 1759-1833. Letter to Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, 1760-1842
(1799, Apr. 5)
Camp before Seringapatam, India. (4 p.). A copy; also enclosed: Extracts from Major Beatson's Journal, Mar. 26-29, 1799 (8
p.). Originally enclosed: copy of a letter from Beatson to Richard Wellesley, Mar. 30, 1799; now cataloged separately.
DUN 53
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. Letter to Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, 1760-1842
(1799, Apr. 5)
Camp…West of Seringapatam, India. (3 p.). Marked: "Copy." Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath "Ali…
DUN 54
[-----]. Abstract of Tippoo Sultan's Force. Taken from a Paper entitled: A Computation of Tippoo Sultan's Army in 1798"
(1799, Apr. 22)
DUN 55
Veer Rajinder Warryar. Translation of a letter from the Rajah of Coorga to the Right Honourable the Govr General [Richard
Wellesley]
([1799, Apr.])
(15 p.). A copy. Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread has been removed and placed
in Ephemera. Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali…
DUN 56
Close, Barry, Sir, 1756-1813. General Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing of Corps composing the Army before Seringapatam
from the 4th April to the 4th of May 1799…
(1799, May 5)
Seringapatam, India. (3 p.). A copy
DUN 57
Macaulay, Charles. Letter to James Achilles Kirkpatrick, 1764-1805
(1799, May 5)
Camp, Seringapatam, India. (3 p.). A copy; also a second copy in same hand (2 p.). Originally enclosed with: letter from
Wellesley to Dundas, May 13, 1799; now cataloged separately. Subjects: India -- History -- Mysore War, 1799 ; Tipu Sultan,
Fath 'Ali...
DUN 58
Harris, George Harris, Baron, 1746-1829. Letter to Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, 1760-1842
(1799, May 7)
Seringapatam, India. (16 p.). A copy in P.A. Agnew's hand. Letter includes an account of the Siege of Seringapatam, the death
of Tippoo Sultan, a list of the British and European wounded and killed and copies of extracts of the general orders from
May 5 & 8, 1799.
DUN 59
Harris, George Harris, Baron, 1746-1829. Extract of a Private letter from Lieutenant General Harris to the Right Honorable
the Governor General [Richard Wellesley]…
(1799, May 10)
DUN 60
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, May 13)
Fort St George, Madras, India. (3 p.). Marked: "Private No 13/Triplicate." Originally enclosed: copy of a letter from Capt.
Macaulay to Wellesley, May 5, 1799; now cataloged separately. Subjects: India -- History -- Mysore War, 1799 ; Tipu Sultan,
Fath 'Ali...
DUN 61
Harris, George Harris, Baron, 1746-1829. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, May 15)
Seringapatam, India. (16 p.). A duplicate copy. Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread
has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 62
[-----]. Memorandum of the Comparative Prices of Public Securities on the 1st March & 30 April 1799
(1799, [May])
DUN 63
Baldwin, George, 1743?-1826. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, July 24)
Trieste, Austria. (3 p.). Originally bundled together with four other Baldwin letters and tied with red tape. The letters
have been cataloged separately and red tape removed to Ephemera.
DUN 64
Manesty, Samuel. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, July 31)
Bussorah, Iran. (2 p.). In secretarial hand.
DUN 65
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1799, Nov. 15)
Holles Street No 4 [Dominica]. (3 p.). Also enclosed: a copy of "The Memorial of Several of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects
in behalf of themselves and others possessed of Lands on Lease in the Island of Dominica…(4 p.)
DUN 66
[-----]. A. Memorandum of the Establishment and Monthly Expense of Tippoo's Army ; B. Return of Tippoo Sultan's Actual Army,
Fighting Men…killed and wounded
(1799)
India. (7 p.). Copies. Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali…
DUN 67
MacLeod, William, 1759-1819. Statement comparing districts and related income acquired after the Treaty of Mysore in 1799
; and the late Tippoo Sultan's schedule of his Dominions delivery in 1792
(1800, Feb. 19)
India. (2 p.). A copy. Also enclosed: Memorandum of the Revenue of the Acquisitions by the late war with Tippoo Sultan (2
p.). Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali…
DUN 68
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, July 31)
Dominica. (8 p.). Subjects: Guadeloupe ; Slave insurrections -- West Indies, British.
DUN 69
Frigge, Thomas. Letter to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, 1767-
(1800, Aug. 17)
Head Quarters, Martinique. (4 p.). Marked: "Copy." Followed by: copy of letter from Johnstone to Frigge, Aug. 30, 1800 (8
p.). Originally enclosed: letter from Johnstone to Henry Dundas, Aug. 30, 1800; now cataloged separately.
DUN 70
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, Aug. 30)
Dominica. (5 p.). Marked: "Private." Originally enclosed: a copy of letters between Johnstone and Thomas Frigge, Aug. 17-30,
1800; now cataloged separately.
DUN 71
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, Oct. 6)
Fort William, Calcutta, India. (4 p.). Marked: "Secret & Confidential."
DUN 72
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, Nov. 26)
St. Pierre, Martinique. (16 p.). Subject: Guadeloupe.
DUN 73
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, Dec. 7)
Dominica. (8 p.). Also enclosed: Present and Proposed Establishment of the 8th West India Regiment… (2 p.) and Present and
Requested Establishment… (2 p.)
DUN 74
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1800, Dec. 30)
Dominica. (10 p.). Also enclosed: Certificate from the Garrison Surgeon, Dec. 30, 1800 (2 p.)
DUN 75
Beatson, Alexander, 1759-1833. View of the Origin & Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultann… : Table of Contents
([approximately 1800])
(13 p.). Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
Subject: Tipu Sultan, Fath 'Ali…
DUN 76
[-----]. [Concerning British tar imports from various countries and colonies for the years 1798, 1799, and 1800]
([approximately 1800])
Box 4
Correspondence, Manuscripts and Documents (1801-1814)
DUN 77
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1801, Feb. 7)
Dominica. (4 p.). Also enclosed: autograph extract from a Dominica newspaper, Feb 6, 1801; extract written from Roseau in
an unknown hand (4 p.)
DUN 78
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. Letter to Sir David Baird, 1757-1829
(1801, Feb. 21)
On board the Suffolk. (4 p.). Marked: "Copy." Also enclosed: a second autograph copy in a different hand (4 p.). Originally
enclosed with: letter from Baird to Henry Dundas, Apr. 2, 1801; now cataloged separately.
DUN 79
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1801, Mar. 7)
Fort William, Calcutta, India. (3 p.). Marked: "Private." Note: printed enclosure no longer present.
DUN 80
Baird, David, Sir, 1757-1829. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1801, Apr. 2)
Bombay, India. (4 p.). Marked: "Duplicate." Originally enclosed: two copies of a letter from Wellington to Baird, Feb. 21,
1801; now cataloged separately. Subject: Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
DUN 81
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1801, May 10)
Barrackpore, India. (7 p.). Marked: "Private No 34."
DUN 82
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1801, Nov. 6-7)
Government House, Dominica. (7 p.). Also enclosed: copies of The Answers received from the Commanders in Chief [Thomas Frigge
and T.T. Duckworth] (3 p.) and Supposed State of the Force in the West Indies, Nov. 1801 (3 p.)
DUN 83
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1802, Mar. 27)
On the Ganges between Patna and Monghyr. (8 p.). Marked: "Duplicate / Private and Confidential." Note: stained, with no loss
of text. Subject: Webbe, Josiah, -1804.
DUN 84
[-----]. Report on the Private Trade between Europe, America & Bengal From the 1st of June 1796 to 31st of May 1802
([1802, June])
DUN 85
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1802, Aug. 12)
Fort William, Calcutta, India. (2 p.). Marked: "Private / Triplicate." Note: account mentioned in the letter no longer present.
DUN 86
Hollingsworth, Samuel. Letter to Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, 1767-
(1804, June 22)
Highbury Place, Eng. (3 p.). Also enclosed: two autograph notes, one signed, regarding misc. purchases and inquiries; one
note written from Hull, Sep. 14, 1818 (1 p.). Subjects: Batavia ; Spice islands.
DUN 87
Skene, James, 1775-1864. Report on the Present State of the Island of Sicily
(1805, Feb. 5)
Edinburgh, Scot. (20 p.). "Sent to Lord Melville."
DUN 88
Johnstone, Andrew James Cochrane, 1767-. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1805, Apr. 4)
Harley Street, London, Eng. (8 p.). Subject: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815…
DUN 89
[-----]. A Description of the Country between New Vera Cruz and Mexico in South America with an Account of all the Principal
Towns, Roads, Rivers &c…
([approximately 1805]?)
(34 p.). Note: final 13 pages are blank; back cover has tear at the bottom of the page.
DUN 90
[-----]. Copy of a Private Letter from Prince of Wales Island : [re the economy and state of trade]
(1806, Dec.)
DUN 91
Cochrane, Alexander Forrester Inglis, Sir, 1758-1832. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
(1807, Oct. 17)
Belleisle at Sea. (18 p.). A copy. Originally tied with a dark green ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been
removed and placed in Ephemera. Subjects: Trade ; West Indies.
DUN 92
[-----]. [Regarding a British response to the imminent French invasion of India]
([approximately 1807])
(4 p.). Subject: Napoleonic Wars…
DUN 93
[Mackenzie, Colin, 1753?-1821]. [A Summary and Description of the routes to India through Persia]
(1808, Mar.)
DUN 94
Durno, James, Sir. Statement of the mode of Cultivating Flax & Hemp in Russia, Prussia & Poland
(1808)
(15 p.). Note: with some staining; small portion cut from p. 13-14. Originally tied with a dark green ribbon; for conservation
reasons the ribbon has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 95
Woodford, Ralph James. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1809, June 1)
Cheltenham, Eng. (2 p.). Marked: "Private."
DUN 96
Woodford, Ralph James. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1809, Nov. 14)
Cheltenham, Eng. (2 p.). Marked: "Private." Also enclosed: an autograph memorandum concerning An Intercourse with the Manilha
Company (3 p.)
DUN 97
Woodford, Ralph James. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1809, Nov. 14)
Cheltenham, Eng. (4 p.). A copy; marked: "Private." Also enclosed: A Resumption for Uniting the Commerce of the Royal Philippine
Company with that of the East India Company, Nov. 14, 1809 (3 p.). Subjects: East India Company ; Royal Philippine Company.
DUN 98
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842. Letter to Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Persian Ambassador to the Court of
King George
(1810, Feb. 16)
Foreign Office, London, Eng. (2 p.). Marked: "Copy." Also enclosed: copy of Articles of Response to Requests, Feb. 16, 1810
(6 p.). Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
Subject: Persia.
DUN 99
Chetwynd, Richard Chetwynd, Viscount, 1757-1821. Letter to Robert Peel, 1788-1850
(1811, July 11)
Whitehall, London, Eng. (6 p.). Marked: "Copy." Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread
has been removed and placed in Ephemera. Subjects: Trade ; Bourbon ; Mauritius.
DUN 100
Maitland, Thomas, 1759?-1824. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1811, Oct. 25)
London, Eng. (20 p.). With a few notes (in pencil) made by Dundas. Subject: Java.
DUN 101
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1812, Sep. 1)
Horse Guards, London, Eng. (1 p.). On verso: draft of Dundas' reply, Sep. 7, 1812. Also enclosed: a fuller draft response
from Dundas to the Prince, confirming the prisoner exchange has been ordered, Sep. 12, 1818 (1 p.). Subjects: War of 1812
; Prisoners.
DUN 102
Elphinstone, George Keith, 1746-1823. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1812, Sep. 12)
Cawsand Bay, Cornwall, Eng. (4 p.). Note: signed as Lord Keith. Subjects: Napoleonic Wars… ; U.S. Revolutionary War.
DUN 103
McCormick, Samuel, -1820. Letter to Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount Melville, 1771-1851
(1812, Apr. 26)
Ayr, Scot. (12 p.). (12 p.). Subject: War of 1812.
DUN 104
Great Britain. Admiralty. Papers on American War, 1812-1814 : re Merchant Ships Captured from the Americans
(1814, Nov. 8)
London, Eng. (3 p.). Copies. Also enclosed: Rates of Insurance for Merchant Ships… (1 p.) ; Premiums on British Vessels bound
to London (1 p.) ; Ships taken from the Americans since the Commencement of Hostilities (4 p.). Subject: War of 1812.
Box 5
Ephemera: Ribbons, Notes and Maggs' Brown Paper Wrappers
Folder 1
Ephemera: Ribbons, String and Thread Removed from Material
(1787-1811)
Folder 2
Ephemera: Autograph & Printed Notes Removed from Various Items in the Collection
(1795-1811)
Folder 3
Ephemera: Maggs' Brothers Brown Paper Wrappers
([1772]-1798)
Folder 4
Ephemera: Maggs' Brothers Brown Paper Wrappers
(1799-1800)
Folder 5
Ephemera: Maggs' Brothers Brown Paper Wrappers
(1801-1814)