Archive of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, as governor and president of Fort St. George, Madras
Papers of Lord Macartney as governor and president of Fort St. George, consisting predominantly of correspondence, but also including financial papers and copies of various papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1762-1790
Extent
2.52 Linear metres (24 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. hist. b. 173, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. hist. b. 173-185, c. 66-118, c. 399, d. 142-143
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10094
Abstract
Archive of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, as governor and president of Fort St. George, Madras, 1762-1790.
Biographical / Historical
George, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806) was a diplomat and colonial governor. He was governor and president of Fort St. George, Madras, 1762-1792. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 39564-632.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1964.
Bibliography
- Letters from this collection and that held by the British Library are printed in The private correspondence of Lord Macartney...(1781-85), ed. C.C. Davies (Camden Society, 3rd series 77, London, 1950).
- Title
- Catalogue of the archive of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, as governor and president of Fort St. George, Madras
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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