Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin, by James, Eighth Earl of ElginThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of ElginAuthor: James, Eighth Earl of ElginRelease Date: January 6, 2004 [EBook #10610]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOURNALS OF ELGIN ***Produced by Robert Connal and PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the CanadianInstitute for Historical MicroreproductionsLETTERS AND JOURNALS OF JAMES, EIGHTH EARLOF ELGINGOVERNOR OF JAMAICA, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA, ENVOY TO CHINA, VICEROY OF INDIAEDITED BY THEODORE WALROND, C.B.WITH A PREFACE BY ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY, D.D. DEAN OF WESTMINSTERPREFACE.Having been consulted by the family and friends of the late Lord Elgin as to the best mode of giving to the world somerecord of his life, and having thus contracted a certain responsibility in the work now laid before the public, I haveconsidered it my duty to prefix a few words by way of Preface to the following pages.On Lord Elgin's death it was thought that a career intimately connected with so many critical points in the history of theBritish Empire, and containing in itself so much of intrinsic ...