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Reference | Title | Date |
GD51 | Papers of the Dundas Family of Melville, Viscounts Melville (Melville Castle Papers) | 1628-1939 |
GD51/1 | Letters and papers on state and public affairs | 1752-1879 |
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Country code |
GB |
Repository code |
234 |
Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
Reference |
GD51/1/195/1-127 |
Title |
Correspondence, with enclosures, between Lord Melville and his son, Robert Dundas. A brief note of the subject matter is given for each letter. The documents form one group as found, and the original arrangement has been preserved |
Dates |
9 Feb 1801-19 Feb 1811 |
Access status |
Open |
Location |
On site |
Description |
1. 1801, Feb. 9 Resignation of government. 2. 1802, Apr. 23 Position of Mr. Pitt; Henry Dundas decides not to retire from public life; his attitude towards a peerage. 3, 4. 1802, May 17 Succession to late Dr. Gloag, King's Almoner, for Rev. John Paton, Lasswade. 5. 1806, Feb. 3. Lord Moira to have direction of government affairs in Scotland. 6. 1806, Feb. 4 Political groups- "Mr. Pitt's friends". 7. 1806, Feb. 5 Lord Moira's situation in new arrangement of government; Melville's wish to get out of politics. 8. 1806, Feb. 6 New arrangement of government; question of any active opposition and position of "Mr. Pitt's friends"; Sir Evan Nepean's pension; promotion for Walter Scott. 9, 10. 1806, Feb. 11 "Mr. Pitt's friends"; Lord Moira and Scots patronage; attitude of Scots members to new government. 11, 12. 1806, Feb. 12 Same; Fife politics. 13. 1806, Feb. 12 Melville's approval of refraining from a factious opposition and his attitude to government; position of H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 14, 15. 1806, Feb. 13 Lord Moira's position with regard to Scotland. 16-18. 1806, Feb. 16-26 Criticism of conduct of William Dundas, M.P.; Edinburgh and Midlothian politics; attitude of Scots members to government. 19. 1806, Mar. 10 Impeachment proceedings against Melville; Midlothian politics. 20-23. 1807, Jan. 7-Feb. 4 Melville's reasons for not going to London and his hostility to the administration; his opinion of Lord Grenville; undue influence of H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 24. 1807, Mar. 7 Melville willing to lead a united front of "Mr. Pitt's friends" to overthrow the government, if the King approved. 25. 1807, Mar. 23 Dundas asks for Melville's view on the new administration; how they would affect Dundas' taking office under it. 26. 1807, Mar. 24 Melville's views on office for himself and Dundas, and on the new government. 27. 1807, May 10 Politics in various Scots counties. 28. 1807, Aug. 16 Circumstances in which Melville accepted office as First Lord of the Admiralty from Mr. Pitt in 1804 and resultant financial hardship caused to Melville. 29, 30. 1807, Nov. 16 Claims of Scots peers to government notice. 31-35. 1807, Dec. 8 Appointment of John McLeay as paymaster in West Indies vice his brother, K[enneth] McLeay (32); Bengal writership for Robert Lowther, son of Col. James Lowther (33); proposed establishment of a Fishery Board at Edinburgh, of which Sir John Sinclair wished to be President (34, 35). 36-38. 1807, Dec. 10 Mr. Bond's pamphlet on N. America (36); case of Capt. John Drummond, late fort major and barrackmaster [at Prince of Wales' Island] (37); succession to Mr. Maclean, barrackmaster at Berwick, for Major George Logan, jun., of Edrom. 39. 1807, Dec. 12 Government wish for a more effective head than the Duke of Portland; question of Melville returning to office; ill health of Lord Castlereagh and Duke of Portland causing neglect of business. 40. 1807, Dec. 30 Protection and support for J. Sedgwick, Inner Temple. 41. 808, Jan. 2 Indian affairs. 42. 1808, Jan. 3 State of Company's military and financial resources in India. 43. 1808, Jan. 5 Wish that Melville would come to London to lend active support to government; Indian affairs; state of health of Lord Castlereagh and Duke of Portland. 44. 1808, Jan. 11 Melville's views regarding taking office; his wish to continue in retirement; Indian affairs. 45, 46. 1808, Jan. 12 Succession to Colin Mackenzie, Clerk of Session, for Robert Dundas, W.S. 47. 1808, Jan. 12 Melville's reasons for not coming to London; reference to events when Duke of Portland took over Home Department in 1794; comment on Lord Sidmouth. 48, 49. 1808, Jan. 14 Protection and support for John Buchan, son of George Buchan of Kelloe, who had returned from Ceylon. 50-52. 1808, Jan. 18 Recommendation to Duke of Manchester, Governor of Jamaica, for James Reid there, son of David Reid, late Commissioner of Customs, Edinburgh. 53-57. 1808, Jan. 19 Earl of Glasgow's proxy (54); active employment for Lt. David Paterson, R.N., son of George Paterson of Castle Huntly (55); death of Lord Gray (55); recommendations for Lady Saltoun's son (56); pension for two Miss Frasers (56); some reward for Donald McLeod of Geanies, Sheriff of Ross. 58-59. 1808, Jan. 19 David Steuart's memorial to the Treasury. 60. 1808, Jan. 20 Exchange of Bombay writership to Bengal for Mr. Lindsay of Balcarres' son. 61. 1808, Jan. 31 Communications with Russian and Austrian governments; maritime rights of Gt. Britain should be excluded as a subject of any negotiation. 62. 1808, Feb. 5 Estate leases at Dunira. 63-65. 1808, Feb. 22 American disputes; succession to Mr. Russell, Receiver General of Upper Canada, for George Leslie, Schenectady. 66, 67. 1808, Feb. 26 Scots Judicature Bill; government aid for East India Company; estate leases at Dunira. 68. 1808, Mar. 26 Mr. Oakes unsuitable to be a Member of Council in India. 69. 1808, Jun. 8-Oct. 4 Strictures on military and naval operations and policy with regard to Spain and on the expedition sent to Gothenburg. 4 documents. 70, 71. 1808, Jul. 14 Lord Hermand to succeed Lord Dunsinnan in Justiciary Court; proposed resignation of Ilay Campbell, Lord President, to be succeeded by Robert Blair; Archibald Campbell, son of Lord President, to have a seat on the Bench. 72, 73. 1808, Jul. 22 Law arrangements in Scotland; baronetcy should be offered to Ilay Campbell, Lord President, on his resignation. 74. 1808, Jul. 30 Archibald Campbell's pretensions to the Bench. 75, 76. 1808, Jul. 31 Expedition to Spain and Melville's apprehensions; suggestions by an old officer for military operations in Spain and Low Countries. 77. 1809, May 8 Melville's satisfaction with his political independence and pleasure in his retirement. 78. [1809,] May 13 Melville's comments on government and their conduct towards him. 79. 1809, Jul. 27 State of Melville's books and papers at Wimbledon; suggested employment of Mr. Jones to arrange them. 80, 81. 1809, Sep. 15 Duke of Portland's resignation. 82. 1809, Sep. 17 Lord Castlereagh and Canning's resignations; Dundas' intention not to join any new administration formed out of remnants of present one. 83. 1809, Sep. 20 Melville has had no recent communication with any public man. 84, 85. 1809, Sep. 21 Duel between Lord Castlereagh and Canning; dissolution of government; narrative of events leading up to it by William Huskisson. 86. 1809, Sep. 23 Dundas' opinion of possible government arrangements and his own position. 87. 1809, Sep. 25 Melville's opinion on same. 88, 89. 1809, Sep. 26 Same; Lord Castlereagh and Canning's duel, with holograph note by George Canning thereanent. 90. 1809, Sep. 27 Melville's opinion as to future government arrangements. 91. 1809, Sep. 27 Melville's conception of his own position. 92. 1809, Sep. 28 Invitation to Lords Grenville and Grey; proposed union with opposition and the King's reaction to same; alternatives facing the Cabinet; possibility that Dundas would be offered the War Department. 93. 1809, Sep. 29 Dundas willing to take higher situation only under conditions. 94. 1809, Sep. 30 Question of an overture to Lord Sidmouth to join government. 95-97. 1809, Sep. 30 Relative strength of attachment to Pitt's memory amongst his friends in England and Scotland; Lord Lonsdale's opinion on government's actions to strengthen itself. 98. 1809, Oct. 2 Question of enlisting aid of Lords Harrowby and Moira in forming a government if no understanding was reached with Lords Grenville and Grey; value to government of friendship of H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 99. [1809,] Oct. 2 Melville advises Dundas not to accept War Department unless he knows who his colleagues are to be. 100. [1809,] Oct. 2 Appointment of Perceval as Prime Minister and proposed government arrangements, War Department being for Dundas; Perceval's wish to have Melville's assistance. 101. 1809, Oct. 7 Perceval intended writing to Melville; King's wish that Melville should be advanced in the peerage. 102. 1809, Oct. 8 Terms of Perceval's letter and Melville's refusal of intended advancement in the peerage; Melville would prefer to see Dundas at Board of Control rather than at War Department. 103. 1809, Oct. 15 Recapitulation by Dundas of their recent correspondence; his intention to decline War Department or any other office. 104. 1809, Oct. 16 Question of Melville returning to office; Perceval's reaction to Dundas declining any office in the administration now forming; no dependence to be placed on Lord Moira or H.R.H. Prince of Wales. 105. 1809, Oct. 19 Request in favour of a son of Mr. Newton of Curriehill; Dundas declines to be the channel of any future Scots applications, suggesting Melville instead; Sir Harford Jones' mission to Persia. 106. 1809, Oct. 20 Melville's opinion of recent correspondence and events. 107. 1809, Oct. 23 Melville's concern at Dundas' line of conduct; asks him to regard his letters as never having been written and act on his own judgment exclusive of any consideration respecting Melville. 108. 1809, Oct. 26 Dundas willing to return to the Board of Control on Lord Harrowby's ill health; Perceval's agreement to this but wants Dundas in Cabinet. 109. [1809,] Oct. 27 Dundas' "curious" correspondence with Canning on his complaining of Dundas not following him in withdrawing from the government. 110. 1809, Oct. 28 Government arrangements; riot of East India writers at Hertford College. 111. 1809, Oct. 31 Melville's pleasure on Dundas returning to the India Board; his first reaction is that Dundas should decide against joining Cabinet; Melville's comments on Huskisson and Canning. 112, 113. [1809,] Nov. 4 Dundas agrees to be member of the Cabinet. 114-117. 1810, Apr. 15-Nov. 28 King's illness and regency question; Melville advises Dundas against becoming a "party man" (115); Melville Castle household matters (117); East India writership for Sir Evan Nepean's son(117). 118. 1811, Feb. 14 Distressing situation of David Scott who wished to be appointed Secretary to Order of the Thistle on resignation of Mr. Dempster; capture of Mauritius. 119-121. 1811, Feb. 19 Ayrshire election. 122-126. N.D. Proposed erection of a lighthouse on the Bell Rock. 127. N.D. Title deeds of Melville's house in Charles Street, London; appointments of chaplains; purchase of land tax on Melville and Dunira estates. |
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