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Papers of Archibald Seton covering the period of his life spent in India, 1782-1818 : Manuscript 1782-1818.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- India, Raj & Empire.
- India, Raj & Empire
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- East India Company.
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947--Sources.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1782-1818]
- Summary:
- His career as a civilian in the East India Company was a brilliant one and his papers include letters of appointment to posts in India such as Resident at Delhi, Governor of Prince of Wales Island, and Member of the Supreme Council of Bengal. Among the private papers here is his correspondence with Alexander Adamson of 1794-5 concerning the wanderings and death of his father, Hugh Seton. There are also a number of letters to the Commissioners of his affairs in Britain, but the majority form his correspondence with his brother-in-law Hugh Stewart, 1st Bart. of Allanton, regarding family affairs and the management of his estate of Touch.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: NLS MS.19208.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2008. Digitized from a copy held by the National Library of Scotland.
- Description based on online resource (viewed August 22, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1394991376
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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