Examinations taken before a committee of the House of Commons appointed to draw up article of impeachment against Lord Viscount Melville : manuscript, 1805.

Abstract:

Transcript of hearings at which various individuals testified before a committee chaired by Samuel Whitbread concerning Lord Melville's handling of public funds when serving as treasurer of the Admiralty. The transcripts are dated July 2-12, 1805. Every day except the first has the note, "Copy from Mr. Gurney's shorthand notes."

Timespan:

Great Britain.; Great Britain -- 1760-1820.

Date:

1805

Identifier:

9950652833503681; (OCoLC)ocn751995179; (OCoLC)751995179; (PU)5065283-penndb-Voyager

Language:

English

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard Halliday (Leicester, England) to Holden Furber, 1927; gift of Holden Furber.; Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 7346 (spine label, inscription on first flyleaf).

Subject:

Trials (Impeachment); Trials (Impeachment) -- Great Britain.; Politics and government.; Government records.; Transcripts.; Manuscripts, English.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (1 volume)

Personal Name:

Dundas, Henry,; Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815.; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.; Furber, Holden, 1903-1993, former owner.

Corporate Name:

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee Appointed to Draw Up Articles of Impeachment Against Lord Viscount Melville.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 840