IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL240
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Law, Edward (1st Earl of Ellenborough): letter (1839)
Date(s): 1839
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 2 leaves
Name of creator(s): Law | Edward | 1790-1871 | 1st Earl of Ellenborough | politician and governor-general of India
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Edward Law was educated at Eton College and at St John's College Cambridge, before becoming MP for the borough of St Michael's, Cornwall, in 1813. On his father's death in 1818 he entered the House of Lords as 2nd Baron Ellenborough, and served as a cabinet minister and member of the India Board for several years. His second wife (whom he divorced in 1830) was the notorious Jane Elizabeth Digby. From 1841 to 1844 Law served as Governor-General of India, an office which involved him in wars in Afghanistan, Sindh and Gwalior. On his return to Britain he was created Viscount Southam and Earl of Ellenborough. He re-entered domestic politics for a few years but left office in 1858; however, he maintained a strong interest in India for the rest of his life.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Letter from Edward Law (1st Earl of Ellenborough) of Grosvernor Place, [London] to Rev Henry Walter, 28 Feb 1839. Replying to a letter on the state of labourers in contemporary society. Autograph, with signature.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
See hard copy catalogue
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
See archivist
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought from I Kyrle Fletcher (1957).
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
A photostatic copy and a microfilm copy of the text are held by the University of Viriginia.
Related material:
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.
Date(s) of descriptions: July 2008