Macartney, George (1737-1806), 1st Earl Macartney

  • Macartney, George Macartney, 1737-1806, Earl
Date:
1782-c.1805
Reference:
MSS.3352 & 5746
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

MS. 3352: Copy dated c.1805 of a journal of a voyage from London to Cochin-China, 11 September 1792-15 June 1793. Note on verso of leaf 2 signed 'J.B.' (Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), Secretary to the Admiralty, and founder of the Royal Geographical Society) states 'This journal was written by Lord Macartney on board the Lion merely for his own amusement and to pass away a few heavy hours on a very long sea voyage'.

MS. 5746: Material relating to India: correspondence and papers relating to medical services in Madras, 1782-1787, comprising 2 letters to Macartney from John Ruding, surgeon, Chingleput, 1782, 1783; letter to Macartney from James Hodges, Masulipatam, 1783; letter to Macartney from George Bell (d.1789), surgeon, Tanjore, 1783; Committee Minute on a proposal by Macartney for a fixed establishment of surgeons, 1784; letter to Macartney from Terence Gahagan, surgeon, enclosing a copy of his plan for the reform of the medical department, Vellore, 1787 (the plan is addressed to Macartney's successor as Governor of Fort St George, Madras, Sir Archibald Campbell.)

Material dated 1782-1787, c.1805.

Publication/Creation

1782-c.1805

Physical description

1 volume and 1 file

Acquisition note

MS. 3352 purchased from Stevens, London, 1930 (acc.56577). MS. 5746 purchased from Glendining, London, November 1932, (acc.67744) and R D Gurney Ltd., 1989 (acc.348236).

Biographical note

George Macartney (1737-1806), 1st Earl Macartney, was Governor and President of Fort St George, Madras, 1780-1786.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973) and Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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  • 56577, 67744 and 348236