Guide to the Papers of George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (as filmed by the AJCP)
M1890 - M1892
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2018
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Gordon, George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1st Viscount Gordon
- Title
- Papers of George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (as filmed by the AJCP)
- Date Range
- 1828 - 1855
- Collection Number
- M1890 - M1892
- Extent
- 59 items
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Australian Joint Copying Project
- Sponsor
- The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) online portal was created with the assistance of the Australian Public Service Modernisation Fund, 2017-2020. The National Library of Australia gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the other foundation AJCP partners, the State Library of New South Wales and The National Archives of the UK, and all other organisations which supported the work of the AJCP, the world's most extensive collaborative copying project, operating from 1948 to 1997.
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Correspondence mostly dated 1841-46, dealing particularly with Anglo-French rivalry in the Pacific, the French annexation of Tahiti, actions of Sir James Brooke in Sarawak, and the Dutch East Indies.
Major correspondents are Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, W.E. Gladstone, Lord Derby, Lord Ripon, Sir Charles Bagot, F.P.G. Guizot, Lord Clarendon, Sir James Graham, Lord Brougham, Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey, J.W. Croker, Sir Edward Disbrowe, Lord Cowley and Capt. T. Nicolas.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.
Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
Archival History
Material selectively filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project, 1981 (AJCP Reels: M1890-M1892). Original microfilm digitised as part of the AJCP Online Delivery Project, 2017-2020.
Existence and Location of Originals
British Library, 96 Euston Road, London. The Aberdeen Papers: Add MSS 43039-43358. For further information see George Hamilton Gordon at the British Library (http://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x000149).
Existence and Location of Copies
The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2283473] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.
Finding-aid Notes
This finding aid is a revised online version of the original finding aid prepared by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP), published by the National Library of Australia in 2018. The original AJCP finding aids were unpublished typescripts or photocopies available from libraries that held copies of the original microfilm.
Dates used in this finding aid refer to the date range of the records selected for filming rather than to the date range of the Series or Files.
Subjects
Albert, Prince Consort. ; Tahiti: annexation; Bagot, Sir Charles; Politicians: Britain; Brooke, Sir James; Brougham, Henry, 1st Baron; Clinton, Henry P., 5th Duke of Newcastle; Croker, J.W. ; Disbrowe, Sir Edward; Dutch East Indies; French in the Pacific; Gladstone, W.E. ; Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; Graham, Sir James; Grey, Sir George, 2nd Baronet; Guizot, F.P.G. ; Nicolas, T., Capt. ; Peel, Sir Robert, 2nd Baronet; Robinson, Frederick J., 1st Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon; Russell, Lord John, 1st Earl; Sarawak, Malaysia; Stanley, Edward S., Lord Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; Temple, Henry J. 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain; Villiers, George, 4th Earl of Clarendon; Wellesley, Henry R.C., 1st Earl Cowley
Bibliography
Originally cited in Australian Joint Copying Project Handbook. Part 8: Miscellaneous (M) Series. Third Edition, published 1998. Entry 1, p1.
Biographical / Historical
George Hamilton Gordon (1784-1860), 4th Earl of Aberdeen (secceeded 1801), 1st Viscount Gordon (created 1814).
Educated at Harrow and St. John's College, Cambridge. Took his seat in House of Lords as a Tory peer 1806. Ambassador Extraordinary in Vienna 1813-14. Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster 1828, Foreign Secretary in Wellington Government June 1828-November 1830, Secretary of State for War and Colonies in Peel Government December 1834-April 1835, Foreign Secretary in Peel Government September 1841-June 1846. After the split in the Conservative Party in 1846 Aberdeen remained a supporter of Sir Robert Peel and after the death of Peel in 1850 he was acknowledged as the leader of the Peelites. Prime Minister, heading a Peelite-Whig coalition ministry, December 1852-January 1855.
Item Descriptions
Series Add MSS 43041-43050. Correspondence with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1843 - 1854
25 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume VI, February 1844 - September 1844 (File Add MS 43044)
16 itemsFilmed selectively.
Aberdeen to Queen Victoria, 23 February 1844 (Item ff.28-29)
Sends note from F. Guizot on events at Tahiti and actions of Admiral Du Petit Thouars.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762625254.
Queen Victoria to Aberdeen, 24 February 1844 (Item ff.30-31)
Serious situation in Tahiti; need for French Government to disavow acts of Admiral.
Aberdeen to Queen Victoria, 26 February 1844 (Item ff.33-34)
Sends despatch from Lord Cowley on Tahiti; rumour of destruction of H.M.S. Dublin
Queen Victoria to Aberdeen, 27 February 1844 (Item ff.35-36)
Acknowledgment; need to prevent recurrence of disagreeable affair.
Aberdeen to Queen Victoria, 28 May 1844 (Item ff.128-30)
Consular appointments, including J.W. Farren as Consul in Philippines.
Prince Albert to Aberdeen, 20 August 1844 (Item ff.204-5)
Has heard F. Guizot will write about Tahiti.
Prince Albert to Aberdeen, 22 August 1844 (Item ff.207-8)
Better prospects in Tahiti affair.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762625430.
Prince Albert to Aberdeen, 24 August 1844 (Item ff.209-10)
King Leopold wishes to know precise terms of reparations demanded by Britain.
King Leopold to Prince Albert, 21 August 1844 (Item ff.213-14)
Tahitian affair; G. Pritchard overstepped position of consul by being minister of Queen Pomare. (extract).
Aberdeen to Queen Victoria, 4 September 1844 (Item ff.234-36)
Addition to Queen's Speech; French admit principle of pecuniary indemnity for G. Pritchard.
Volume VII, April 1845 - September 1845 (File Add MS 43045)
3 itemsVolume XI, May 1854 - August 1854 (File Add MS 43049)
4 itemsSeries Add MSS 43052-43055. Correspondence with Princess Dorothea Lieven, 1844 - 1845
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43061-43065. Correspondence with Sir Robert Peel, 1842 - 1845
28 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume XXV, February 1844 - August 1844 (File Add MS 43063)
12 items
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 24 February 1844 (Item ff.235-36)
Offer of Queen to write to King Louis Philippe about Tahiti.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 25 February 1844 (Item ff.237-42)
Tahiti and right to search foreign vessels.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626019.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 25 February 1844 (Item f.243)
Tahitian policy; G. Pritchard may have been cause of many of Queen Pomare's problems.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 11 August 1844 (Item ff.301-2)
Letter from F. Guizot on Tahiti; compensation for G. Pritchard.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 12 August 1844 (Item ff.303-10)
F. Guizot responsible for situation at Tahiti; absurd to blame G. Pritchard.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 19 August 1844 (Item ff.319-21)
Tangiers; Tahiti; difficulty of allowing G. Pritchard to return to Tahiti.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626097.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 20 August 1844 (Item ff.322-23)
Tahiti; Tangiers.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626113.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 21 August 1844 (Item ff.324-32)
Relations with France; letters to G. Pritchard.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 21 August 1844 (Item ff.333-36)
Tangiers; Collingwood should be sent to Pacific as soon as possible.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626159.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 21 August 1844 (Item ff.337-39)
Tahiti; hostile naval preparations by France.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 30 August 1844 (Item ff.370-71)
Report of discussion of Tahiti by French Cabinet.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626192.
Volume XXVI, September 1844 - September 1845 (File Add MS 43064)
14 items
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 1 September 1844 (Item ff.1-2)
Despatch of F. Guizot on Tahiti; compensation to G. Pritchard; French political situation.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 16 September 1844 (Item ff.15-16)
Alterations to compensation despatch; China.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 22 September 1844 (Item ff.24-25)
Compensation; G. Pritchard to go to Navigators Islands.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 23 September [1844] (Item ff.26-28)
Alteration of French conditions on Tahiti.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 8 October [1844] (Item f.38)
Instructions for officer proceeding to Borneo.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 18 October 1844 (Item ff.52-54)
Guizot's letter of apology for expulsion of G. Pritchard; Brazil.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 20 October 1844 (Item ff.60-64)
Letter of F. Guizot; charges made against G. Pritchard.
Aberdeen to Sir Robert Peel, 22 October 1844 (Item ff.67-68)
Amendments to despatch of F. Guizot on position of G. Pritchard as consul; letters for J. Brooke to Sultan of Borneo.
Sir Robert Peel to Aberdeen, 20 December [1844] (Item ff.124-25)
Claim that French are assuming further protectorates in Pacific.
Series Add MS 43066-13068. Correspondence with Lord John Russell, 1844 - 1854
10 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume XXVII, August 1844 - March 1853 (File Add MS 43066)
4 items
Lord John Russell to Aberdeen, 29 August 1844 (Item ff.16-19)
Surprise that Tahitian affairs have so prejudiced Anglo-French relations.
Aberdeen to Lord John Russell, 30 August 1844 (Item ff.20-21)
Fears Tahiti will cause overthrow of F. Guizot.
Volume XXX, May 1854 - June 1854 (File Add MS 43068)
6 items
Lord John Russell to Aberdeen, 5 May 1854 (Item ff.57-58)
Requires consent of Lord Palmerston and S. Herbert.
Aberdeen to Lord John Russell, 30 May 1854 (Item ff.66-67)
War and Colonial Offices; Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey.
Series Add MS 43069. Correspondence with Lord Palmerston, 1853
2 itemsFilmed selectively.
Lord Palmerston to Aberdeen, 20 May 1853 (Item ff.60-61)
Problem of disposal of convicts with cessation of transportation; possibility of forming colony for pardoned convicts.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762626852.
Series Add MSS 43070-43071. Correspondence with W.E. Gladstone, 1843 - 1846
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume XXXII, May 1843 - May 1846 (File Add MS 43070)
4 itemsSeries Add MS 43072. Correspondence with Lord Derby and Lord Ripon, 1844
2 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43086-43087. Correspondence with Sir Charles Bagot, Ambassador to Netherlands, 1829
Filmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43106-43107. Netherlands Letterbooks, 1828 - 1829
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43129-43133. Papers relating to France, 1841 - 1845
51 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume XCI, November 1841 - April 1843 (File Add MS 43129)
4 itemsVolume XCII, February 1844 - August 1845 (File Add MS 43130)
26 items
Lord Cowley (Paris) to Aberdeen, 23 February 1844 (Item ff.7-12)
Report French Cabinet considers Queen Pomare should be reinstated and Admiral Dupetit Thouars recalled; interview with F. Guizot.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 26 February 1844 (Item ff.13-14)
Concern of Guizot that disavowal of Admiral appear spontaneous.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762627431.
Aberdeen to Lord Cowley, August 1844 (Item ff.117-20)
Decision to reinstate G. Pritchard as consul in Tahiti.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 16 August 1844 (Item ff.121-22)
Belief that concessions to Britain over Tahiti will cause downfall of F. Guizot.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 18 August 1844 (Item ff.123-24)
Discussion with F. Guizot; Pritchard affair.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762627595.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 19 August 1844 (Item ff.125-26)
Proposal Anglo-French Commission visit Tahiti.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 23 August 1844 (Item ff.129-30)
Conversation with F. Guizot on Tahiti.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762627658.
Aberdeen to Lord Cowley, 23 August 1844 (Item f.131)
Tangiers; anxiety for settlement of Tahiti question.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 28 August 1844 (Item ff.142-44)
Has sent despatches on Tahiti affair; report M.D'Aubigny has been sent to Marquesas.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 30 August 1844 (Item ff.145-46)
Difficulty of French Government in Pritchard affair.
Aberdeen to Lord Cowley, 3 September 1844 (Item ff.149-50)
Tahiti; Greece.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762627754.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 11 October 1844 (Item ff.165-66)
Criticism of Admiral Bruat by French Ministers.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 27 January 1845 (Item ff.187-88)
Concern of F. Guizot over British declaration on Tahiti.
Lord Cowley to Aberdeen, 7 February 1845 (Item ff.191-92)
Speeches of Aberdeen and Sir Robert Peel on Tahiti.
Volume XCIV, February 1844 - March 1844 (File Add MS 43132)
5 items
Comte de Sainte Aulaire to Aberdeen, [20 February 1844] (Item ff.233-36)
Sends letter from F. Guizot on occupation of Tahiti by Admiral Dupetit Thouars.
Aberdeen to Comte de Sainte Aulaire, 20 February 1844 (Item ff.237-38)
Deplores action of Dupetit Thouars; Tahiti almost an English island.
Comte de Sainte Aulaire to Aberdeen, [27 February 1844] (Item ff.239-44)
Letter from F. Guizot on disavowal of Dupetit Thouars and allegations against G. Pritchard.
Volume XCV, August 1844 - January 1845 (File Add MS 43133)
15 items
F. Guizot to Comte de Jarnac, 8 August 1844 (Item ff.16-19)
Difficulty caused by strong stand of Sir Robert Peel on Tahiti; conduct of G. Pritchard; Morocco.
F. Guizot to Comte de Jarnac, 15 August 1844 (Item ff.22-25)
Reasons why G. Pritchard cannot return to Tahiti.
F. Guizot to Comte de Jarnac, 27 August 1844 (Item ff.32-35)
Morocco; discussion of Tahiti by Council.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762628171.
Comte de Jarnac to Aberdeen, 3 September 1844 (Item ff.40-41)
Compensation for G. Pritchard.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762628219.
F. Guizot to Comte de Jarnac, 9 September 1844 (Item ff.42-45)
Settlement of Tahiti affair; compensation for G. Pritchard.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762628235.
Comte de Jarnac to Aberdeen, 20 December 1844 (Item ff.78-81)
F. Guizot approves of Aberdeen's despatch on Tahiti.
F. Guizot to Comte de Sainte Aulaire, 23 December 1844 (Item ff.84-87)
Slave trade; conversation with Lord Cowley on extension of French protectorate over other Pacific islands.
Comte de Jarnac to Aberdeen, 23 January 1845 (Item ff.98-101)
Visit of King Louis Philippe to England; compensation for G. Pritchard.
Series Add MS 43134. Correspondence with F.P.G. Guizot, 1844 - 1845
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Aberdeen to F. Guizot, 23 February 1844 (Item ff.53-54)
Settlement of Tahitian affair; Anglo-French relations.
Aberdeen to F. Guizot, 3 December 1844 (Item ff.91-92)
Settlement of Tahitian affair; Anglo-French relations.
Series Add MSS 43154-43155. U.S.A. letterbooks, 1843 - 1844
6 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43167-43168. Netherlands letterbooks, 1841 - 1846
13 itemsFilmed selectively.
Letters from Aberdeen to Sir Edward Disbowe (30 ff.), 1841 - 1846 (File Add MS 43167)
Most of the letters are from Aberdeen to Sir Edward Disbrowe, Ambassador to the Netherlands, and deal with British trade with the Dutch East Indies. Folios 22-30 are concerned with Dutch opposition to British settlement on the coast of Borneo and the activities of J. Brooke in Sarawak (1846).
Copy complete.
Series MSS 43188-43189. Correspondence with Lord Clarendon, 1853 - 1855
12 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume CL, March 1853 - May 1853 (File Add MS 43188)
5 itemsVolume CLI, March 1854 - January 1855 (File Add MS 43189)
7 items
J. Hume to Lord Clarendon, 27 March 1854 (Item f.19)
Suggestions for commission of inquiry into Sir James Brooke.
Lord Clarendon to Aberdeen, 16 May 1854 (Item ff.69-70)
Conversation with Ellesmere and Templar about Sir James Brooke.
Aberdeen to Lord Clarendon, 17 May 1854 (Item f.71)
Queries political appointment for Sir James Brooke.
Aberdeen to Lord Clarendon, 15 September 1854 (Item ff.157-58)
Establishment of Bishopric of Labuan; Crimea.
Series Add MSS 43190-43192. Correspondence with Sir James Graham, 1853
3 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MSS 43193-43194. Correspondence with Lord Brougham, 1844 - 1854
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume CLVI, June 1854 (File Add MS 43194)
3 items
Lord Brougham to Aberdeen, 9 June 1854 (Item ff.228-29)
Encloses petition from Saxe Bannister, ill-used by men and fortune.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762630410.
S. Bannister to Lord Brougham, 6 June 1854 (Item f.230)
Encloses petition; his conduct in New Holland had been considered meritorious.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762630432.
Series Add MS 43195. Correspondence with Archbishops Howley and Sumner and Bishop Blomfield, 1854
1 itemFilmed selectively.
Series Add MS 43196. Correspondence with J.W. Croker and H. Goulburn, 1828 - 1854
Inludes letters from J.W. Croker and H. Goulburn.
Series Add MS 43197. Correspondence with Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey and others, 1854
4 itemsFilmed selectively.
Series Add MS 43198. Correspondence with Lord Ellenborough, Sir Charles Wood and others, 1846
1 itemFilmed selectively.
Series Add MS 43200. Correspondence with Sir William Molesworth, E. Ellice and Joseph Hume, 1852 - 1854
7 itemsFilmed selectively.
Sir William Molesworth to Aberdeen, 3 June 1854 (Item ff.40-41)
Separation of War and Colonial Office; Duke of Newcastle has been satisfactory at Colonial Office.
J. Hume to Aberdeen, 10 November 1852 (Item ff.206-7)
Urges inquiry into conduct of Sir James Brooke who put to death over 500 Dyaks in 1849.
J. Hume to Aberdeen, 22 October 1853 (Item ff.230-33)
Appointment of Commission to inquire into Sir James Brooke.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762630818.
Series Add MSS 43229-43256. General Correspondence, 1839 - 1854
52 itemsFilmed selectively.
Volume CCII, January 1843 - April 1843 (File Add MS 43240)
6 items
W.O. Hammond to Aberdeen, 29 January 1843 (Item ff.184-85)
Testimonial in favour of General Miller, candidate for Foreign Office appointment.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762630996.
L. Wortley to Aberdeen, 16 March 1843 (Item ff.243-45)
Encloses letter on weakness of British naval forces in Pacific.
Volume CCIV, December 1843 - May 1844 (File Add MS 43242)
6 items
Sir George Sinclair to Aberdeen, 26 January 1844 (Item ff.148-49)
Seeks consular appointment for son, colonist in New Zealand.
S. Hill to Lord Ashley, 22 February 1844 (Item ff.217-18)
Letters from Queen Pomare and G. Pritchard; willing to supply information on Tahiti.
Volume CCV, July 1844 - December 1844 (File Add MS 43243)
7 items
Admiral R. Thomas to S. Herbert, 15 August 1844 (Item f.150)
Sends letter from Capt. Bell of Hazard on actions at Tahiti.
Capt. T. Nicolas to Aberdeen, 4 September 1844 (Item ff.183-86)
Sends details of British ships at Tahiti.
Capt. T. Nicolas to Aberdeen, 11 September 1844 (Item ff.191-95)
Conflict between French and Tahitians; promotions awarded to French officers; need for civilian commissioner; character of Admiral Hamelin.
Volume CVI, January 1845 - August 1845 (File Add MS 43244)
7 items
J.W. Farren (Manila) to Aberdeen, 8 January 1844 [ie. 1845] (Item ff.13-16)
Describes Manila; population; Spanish characteristics; restrictions on British merchants; work as Consul.
W.F. Stevenson (Paris) to Aberdeen, 15 January 1845 (Item ff.21-22)
French political situation; criticism by Count Molé of F. Guizot's policy towards Tahiti.
Capt. W.B. Hamilton to H. Addington, 10 March 1845 (Item ff.107-9)
Sends list of warships which visited Tahiti in 1844.
J.W. Farren to Aberdeen, 1 June 1845 (Item ff.250-53)
French activities in East Indies; unhealthy climate of Philippines.
Volume CCVII, October 1845 - December 1845 (File Add MS 43245)
6 items
J.W. Farren (Manila) to Aberdeen, 4 October 1845 (Item ff.3-4)
Leave; proposal for differential duties on goods carried on steamers.
J.W. Farren to Aberdeen, 13 October 1845 (Item ff.21-23)
Restriction of sale of cigars to foreign merchants; rearrangement of tariff; leave.
W.T. Pritchard to Aberdeen, 15 October 1845 (Item ff.28-29)
Seeks consular appointment, preferably in South Seas.
Aberdeen to J. Brooke, 18 October 1845 (Item ff.32-33)
Measures taken to support Sultan of Borneo and to extend influence over piratical tribes. (draft).
Volume CCIX, February 1850 - June 1850 (File Add MS 43247)
2 itemsVolume CCXVI, February 1853 - April 1853 (File Add MS 43249)
5 items
Aberdeen to Lord Mount Edgcumbe, 13 February 1853 (Item ff.74-75)
Corrects statement in Times on withdrawal of British Ambassador from Paris during Tahitian dispute.
Lord Mount Edgcumbe to Aberdeen, 17 February 1853 (Item ff.95-96)
Confusion of G. Pritchard with Don Pacifico.
Volume CCXVIII, August 1853 - September 1853 (File Add MS 43251)
4 items
Capt. W. Meriton to Aberdeen, 10 August 1853 (Item ff.36-39)
Encloses petition to Queen seeking peerage; his naval career, including exploration of eastern coast of Australia in 1816.
J.C. Templer to Aberdeen, 31 August 1853 (Item ff.76-77)
Letter from J. Hume concerning Sir James Brooke published in Singapore newspaper.
Although described individually, this letter was originally microfilmed with a page from another letter. The last page of the letter described can be found at the beginning of nla.obj-762632074.
Series MSS 43355-43358. Confidential Papers and Memoranda, 1852 - 1853
5 itemsFilmed selectively.