Melville family papers

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 MEL
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Melville family papers
Date(s)	: [1760-1830]
Level of description	: Collection View subfonds/series records
Extent	: 8 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Dundas | Henry | 1742-1811 | 1st Viscount Melville Dundas | Robert Saunders | 1771-1851 | 2nd Viscount Melville

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Henry Dundas, consisting of miscellaneous letters and documents relating to Dundas's official career as a naval administrator, 1760 to 1811. A further section was purchased from Madame Elisabeth La Serre in 1976. It consists of letters received between 1794 and 1806, from, among others, Admirals Cornwallis, Duncan, Orde, Keith, and Hallowell, as well as a number of ship lists.

Papers of Robert Saunders Dundas, consisting of a small collection of letters for the period during which Dundas was First Lord. In addition, there are some papers concerning Lord Cochrane's secret plan of 1812. A further section consists of letters received, 1812 to 1830, from naval officers, including Admirals Sir Charles Rowley, Sir David Milne, Sir Graham Moore (1764-1843) and Captain Sir George Grey.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

See sub-fonds level descriptions.

Allied Materials

Related material:

The main Dundas collections are held in the Scottish Record Office and the National Library of Scotland.

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
2011-05-13