Erskine, William, (1773-1852), historian and orientalist

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Surname:	Erskine
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1773-1852
Biography:	ODNB link for Erskine, William (1773-1852) Historian and Orientalist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P140890 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P9404 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1809-50: diary and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 26603-16, 26620-21, 39945
2	c1808-41: papers rel to India	British Library: Asian and African Studies	MSS Eur A 3-5, B 4-10, C 9-10, D 26-32, E 49-50	See Select list of private collections 1985
3	1790-1842: letters received	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Adv.MS.36.1.5-7B
4	1811-34: letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Adv.MS.28.5.15-16
5	papers rel to India	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 32630-31
6	1797-1840: misc corresp with John Leyden	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 939, 971, 3380-83
7	1795-1827: letters to Robert Lundie	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1675-1676
8	1801-26: letters to Archibald Constable	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.671
9	1795-1837: corresp with Robert and Archibald Lundie	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.9847-9848