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Total number of records: 42
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811 | 24 |
| Townshend, Thomas, 1st Viscount Sydney | 4 |
| Sir | 2 |
| Mcleode, Roderick | 2 |
| Montagu, George, 4th Duke of Manchester | 1 |
| Montagu, John, 4th Earl of Sandwich | 1 |
| Montgomery, Sir James William, 1st Baronet | 1 |
| Moore, John, Archbishop of Canterbury | 1 |
| Morres, Hervey Redmond, 2nd Viscount Mountmorres | 1 |
| Molyneux, Green and Fountain | 1 |
Sender: Monkhouse, Thomas
Recipient: Brydges, James, 3rd Duke of Chandos
Letters: 1
Date(s): 6 Dec 1786
Location: BC Lt., Young (E.)
Note: Reply to recipient's letter of 10 November. Discusses further "the inclos'd" manuscript by Edward Young, poet, of his unpublished verse dedication to the recipient's grandfather, 1st Duke, of the same name, of Young's "Love of Fame ... Satires", 1728. Authenticity of autograph vouched for by Sir Herbert Croft, 5th Baronet, student of Young. Quarto, 2pp. of 4.
Sender: Allen, T.
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 30 Dec 1792
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848. Letter enclosing a sheet from "The Edinburgh Herald", dated 26 December 1792, containing a speech by the Rt. Hon. Charles James Fox.
Sender: Anderson, Eneas
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 4 Apr 1795
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Relative to his work "An Account of Lord Macartney's Embassy to China" and requesting some employment. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Black, William, 1749-1829
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): Jan 1792
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Presenting Melville with a copy of "General Lloyds Rhapsody". A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Bruce, James, fl. 1790
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 19 Nov 1790
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Enclosing a note from William Glen and a copy of Mr Bruce's answer. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Brydson, Thomas
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 14 Dec 1789
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Relating to Brydson's publications, notably "The Distinctions of Rank in Society". A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: McLeode, Roderick
Recipient: Grahame, Walter
Letters: 1
Date(s): 14 Jul 1722
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Jacobite 1722
Note: Official transcript of letter suspected of being of a treasonable nature, and written by Jacobites. Bound with four autograph letters from the Hon. E. Cartaret, Postmaster General to Charles Viscount Townshend.
Sender: McLeode, Roderick
Recipient: Cobrine, John
Letters: 1
Date(s): 14 Jul 1722
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Jacobite 1722
Note: Enclosed in letter to Walter Grahame of same date. Official transcript of letter suspected of being of a treasonable nature, and written by Jacobites. Bound with four autograph letters from the Hon. E. Cartaret, Postmaster General to Charles Viscount Townshend.
Sender: Carlyle, Alexander, 1722-1805
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 20 Feb 1792
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Making several requests for others and enclosing a memorial respecting himself. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Chalmers, William
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 25 Mar 1793
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Transmitting a discourse inculcating loyalty. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Gillies, John, 1747-1836
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 29 Jun 1788
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: Asking Viscount Melville for some reward for his publications. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.
Sender: Grisel, Le Chevalier de
Recipient: Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Letters: 1
Date(s): 28 Mar 1799
Location: BC MS Misc. Letters 1 Melville 1
Note: In French. Soliciting Lord Melville's patronage of a work in vindication of the British Government. A collection of autograph letters, notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts sent to Lord Melville, 1755-1848.