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Letters to Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, with some other papers.

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Identifier: MS.987

Scope and Contents

The letters deal chiefly with the imprisonment of Lord Lovat at Angoulême and at Saumur, and the activities of his friends and his enemies in France and in Scotland with regard to it, and contain news of contemporary events in France, Holland and Great Britain. The principal correspondents are Colonel Gordon O’Neill, the Marquis and Marquise de la Frézelière, the financier Nicolas Desmarets, and Roujault, Intendant of Poitou.

Dates

  • Creation: 1702-1725, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

120 Leaves ; Chiefly quarto.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

120 folios.

Custodial History

The letters were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Dowell's Sale, January 30 1935.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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

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