Papers of Hercules Ross.

File

Identifier: Acc.13764-is now MSS.50264-50265

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers include copies of letters sent to Lord Nelson and letters sent by Ross during his time as a trader at Kingston, Jamaica

Dates

Creation: 1761-1820.

Conditions Governing Access

normal.

Conditions Governing Use

normal.

Extent

0.01 Linear metres (1 envelope.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from John Hart Books, Norfolk, November 2016.25 November 2016

Related Names

Subject

Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758–1805 (Person)
Ross, Hercules, merchant, 1745-1816 (Person)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Correspondence.

Geographic

Kingston. North and Central America - Jamaica - Surrey - Kingston. Inhabited place. Longitude: -76.8000. Latitude: 17.9667.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author: National Library of Scotland
Date: 05 05 2017
Description rules: Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk