Ferguson, Adam, philosopher, 1723-1816
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13589
Scope and Contents
Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden, 30 October 1779, on the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson thanks Eden for news of the American navy`s defeat at Penobscot, Maine and offers an analysis of Britain`s current position.
The conclusion of the letter has been cut out and pasted onto the bottom of the fourth page.
Dates:
1779.
Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Eden., 1779.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 73-74
Scope and Contents
Concerns the American Revolutionary War.
Dates:
1779.
Letters of Adam Ferguson., 1762-1779.
Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 69-74
Scope and Contents
Letters to William Petty and William Eden.
Dates:
1762-1779.
Letters of Adam Ferguson to William Petty., 1762.
File
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 69-72
Scope and Contents
Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns the militia issue in Scotland.
Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns Ferguson`s attempts to secure Petty`s patronage for the position of Principal of Edinburgh University.
Dates:
1762.
Two letters of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
File
Identifier: Acc.11138
Scope and Contents
Concern a militia in Scotland.
Dates:
1762.