Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up Articles of Impeachment against [Henry Dundas] lord viscount Melville, from 27th January to 3d April, 1806
Single Item
MS. Add. C. 74
Held at the Weston Library
'Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up Articles of Impeachment against [Henry Dundas] lord viscount Melville, from 27th January to 3d April, 1806.' The impeachment began on April 29, and Melville was acquitted on June 12, 1806.
Dates
- written in or soon after A.D. 1806
Extent
300 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. C. 74
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18535
Abstract
'Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up Articles of Impeachment against [Henry Dundas] lord viscount Melville, from 27th January to 3d April, 1806,' written in or soon after A.D. 1806.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Dundas, first Viscount Melville (1742–1811) was a politician.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 28164.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented in 1822 by dr. Richard Laurence, archbp. of Cashel.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
13 × 9 in.
- Title
- Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up Articles of Impeachment against [Henry Dundas] lord viscount Melville, from 27th January to 3d April, 1806
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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