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Joseph Hume was born in Montrose, Forfarshire in 1777. He studied medicine in Aberdeen and Edinburgh before becoming a surgeon. Employed by the East India Company, he worked as a doctor and intelligence officer in India for several years and later travelled through Europe before settling again in Britain. Hume entered parliament in 1812 as MP for Weymouth and subsequently served as MP for Aberdeen Burghs, Middlesex, Kilkenny and Montrose Burghs. He was very active in the House of Commons and often supported radical causes.
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GB 0096 AL61a 1828 fonds 2 leaves (1 blank) Hume , Joseph , 1777-1855 , radical and politician
Joseph Hume was born in Montrose, Forfarshire in 1777. He studied medicine in Aberdeen and Edinburgh before becoming a surgeon. Employed by the East India Company, he worked as a doctor and intelligence officer in India for several years and later travelled through Europe before settling again in Britain. Hume entered parliament in 1812 as MP for Weymouth and subsequently served as MP for Aberdeen Burghs, Middlesex, Kilkenny and Montrose Burghs. He was very active in the House of Commons and often supported radical causes.
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Presented by the Royal Insitution to mark the centenary of the University of London, Jul 1936.
Letter from Jospeh Hume of Bryanston Square, [London] to J F Cardew, Esq, 6 Mar 1828. Referring to the preparation of an analysis of returns of sales of half-pay commissions. Autograph, with signature.
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Presented by the Royal Insitution to mark the centenary of the University of London, Jul 1936.
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Letter from Jospeh Hume of Bryanston Square, [London] to J F Cardew, Esq, 6 Mar 1828. Referring to the preparation of an analysis of returns of sales of half-pay commissions. Autograph, with signature.
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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.
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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.
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On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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