Record

Document Reference	Os C 323
Title	Letter from [G.D. Campbell], 8th Duke of Argyll, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, to J.E. Denison; 25 Dec. 1851
Date	25 December 1851
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to appointment of Greek chair [at St Andrews University]; states that friends are canvassing for Mr Price and he is waiting for enquiries before decision is made; states that he does not know why he is refered to as pupil of Dr Arnold as 'I never saw Dr A. in my life'; comments on Layard's publications concerning excavation of Nineveh; refers to Louis Napoléon's success in coup d'état and subsequent dismissal of Palmerston; states that he has high opinion of 'Lord G.' [Granville] but would wish someone with more experience at Foreign Office [as successor to Palmerston]; informs him that he intends to visit soon. Drawing of topiary hedge on f 4v.
Term	politics, French
	archaeology
	patronage, university
	appointments, educational
	resignations and dismissals
	governments, Whig Government 1846-52
	government departments, Foreign Office

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1016	Scott; Charlotte (1806-1889); Viscountess Ossington; née Cavendish-Bentinck m 1827 J.E. Denison Viscount Ossington	1806-1889
NA1899	Arnold; Thomas (1795-1842); Dr; headmaster of Rugby school 1828-42; author	1795-1842
NA6449	Layard; Austen H. (1817-1894); Sir; diplomat and politician	1817-1894
NA1901	Napoléon III (1808-1873); Emperor of the French; president of 2nd French Republic 1850-52 emperor 1852-70	1808-1873
NA143	Temple; Henry John (1784-1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; succ. 1802; statesman; Prime Minster 1855-1858 and 1859-1865	1784-1865
NA6137	Gower; Granville G. Leveson- (1815-1891); 2nd Earl Granville; diplomat M.P. statesman	1815-1891
NA1893	Price; Bonamy (1807-1888); Professor; economist	1807-1888
NA2016	Campbell; George D. (1823-1900); 8th Duke of Argyll; Whig M.P.	1823-1900
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873