Letter from J. Kirkling

Notes the payment of £15 by Mr Dundas for attending to the Aliens Act December 1793

Administrative / biographical background
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville he entered the cabinet in 1791 as Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Aliens Act 1793 (33 Geo 3 c 4) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain regulating immigration into the country. Introduced into the House of Lords by Lord Grenville on 19 Dec 1792, the act was given high priority during the parliamentary session. Despite concerns of Opposition party, the Act became law on 8 Jan 1793.

Record Details

Item reference: NEP/9/13; MS1989/006
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: folder
Date made: 1797-08-04; 4 Aug 1797
Creator: Nepean, Evan
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London