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Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry with R. S. Dundas

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MS. Eng. hist. c. 210
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Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry, chairman and deputy chairman of the East India Company, with R. S. Dundas, president of the Board of Control, concerning the activities of missionaries in India, 1807-8.

Dates

  • Creation: 1807-1808

Extent

27 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 210, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. hist. c. 210

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16335

Abstract

Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry with R. S. Dundas, 1807-1808.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Grant, 1746-1823, was was a British politician who became the director of the East India Company in 1794, he was also a philanthropist. Edward Parry, d.1827, was director of the East India Company 1797–98, 1800–03, 1805-08, 1810–13, 1815–18, 1820–23, 1825–27. Richard Saunders Dundas, 1802-1861, was a Royal Navy officer who also served as president of the Board of Control.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by W. H. Hutton, 1930.

Title
Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry with R. S. Dundas, 1807-1808
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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