[BITList] NRS buys Dundas papers for £1.35m (India connexion)

[John Feltham]

NRS buys Dundas papers for £1.35m

Monday 2 July 2012 18:18

To some he was "the uncrowned king of Scotland" while others
saw him as "the great tyrant".

Now, the papers of Henry Dundas and his son Robert have been
bought for the National Records of Scotland (NRS) for £1.35 million.

Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount Melville, was Scotland`s foremost
political figure in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and is
commemorated with a 150-foot high column in Edinburgh's St Andrew
Square.

His dominance of the East India Company opened the lucrative British
Empire to ambitious young Scotsmen and massively expanded Scotland's
connection with India. But he also promoted harsh punishment for
rebellious colonists in the Americas and prolonged the abolition of slavery.

His papers are regarded as "the crown jewels" by record keepers and their
purchase has been described as "a major coup" for Scotland. (snip)

http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/scottish-headlines/nrs-buys-dundas-papers-for-1-35m-1-2389128


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