| Collection | Melbourne Papers |
| Reference | MP/1/52 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Francis Baring to Lord Melbourne |
| Date | 2 September 1840 |
| Writer | Baring, Francis, Sir, 3rd Baronet |
| Addressee | Lamb, William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne |
| Description | Baring writes that he will appoint Mr Elwyn to the West India Post Office Commission. He notes that the revenue looks ill, the excise not so bad and customs very low. He has had to borrow £600,000 from the Bank for the Quarter. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |