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
'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
- Creation: written in or soon after A.D. 1806
Extent
300 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. C. 74, fols. 1-2]
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.
Subject
- Dundas | Henry | 1742-1811 | 1st Viscount Melville | statesman (Person)
- House of Commons (Organisation)
- 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
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