Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry with R. S. Dundas
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].
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.
Other Finding Aids
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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