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Letter by Warren Hastings to William Elphinstone, 27th July 1804

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Title

Letter by Warren Hastings to William Elphinstone, 27th July 1804

Number of Facsimile

284

Type

Letter

Date

27/07/1804

Language

English

Originator(s)

Warren Hastings

Recipient(s)

William Elphinstone

Transcription

Portugal street 27th July 1804

Sir,

Though I am not officially apprised of the resolution passed on wednesday last in my favour by the Court of Directors, yet as I know the substance of it, and well know also how much I am indebted to the active and generous part which you have taken in this business, from its commencement, through every process of it, which you have conducted, I beg you to accept my most grateful thanks. I regret that I cannot express my sense of the obligation which you have laid upon me by such words as could distinguish it from the formality of a common and unfelt acknowledgement; but I entreat you to credit their sincerity.

To the generous motives which have actuated you upon this occasion it will be gratifying to be assured, and I do, Sir, most truly assure you, that I am not only satisfied with the bounty granted to me by the Court, but that I should have been contented and thankful, had the term of the grant commenced with the present time, instead of its considerate extension to the period of the past year.
I have the honor to be with very great respect, Sir,

Your most obedient
humble servant
Warren Hastings

The honble William Elphinstone

Size

158mm x 200mm

Number of copies held

116

Date recorded

08/06/2015

Citation

“Letter by Warren Hastings to William Elphinstone, 27th July 1804,” School of History, Classics and Archaeology Teaching Collections, accessed February 19, 2025, http://collections.shca.ed.ac.uk/items/show/287.