Papers of Hercules Ross.
Collection
Identifier: MSS.50264-50265
Scope and Contents
Papers include copies of letters sent to Lord Nelson and letters sent by Ross during his time as a merchant at Kingston, Jamaica.
Dates
- Creation: 1782- circa 1891.
Creator
- Ross, Hercules, merchant, 1745-1816 (Creator, Person)
- Ross, Hercules, merchant, 1745-1816 (Recipient, Person)
- Ross, Henrietta née Parish (wife of Hercules Ross) (Creator, Person)
- Ross, Henrietta née Parish (wife of Hercules Ross) (Recipient, Person)
- Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758–1805 (Creator, Person)
- Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758–1805 (Recipient, Person)
- Ross, Horatio, 1801-1886 (Sportsman) (Recipient, Person)
- de Lautour Ross, Hercules (Deputy Inspector-General, United Provinces Police) (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
56 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Correspondence and papers of, to and concerning Hercules Ross followed by a book, with no publication information, of copies of letters of Lord Nelson to Hercules Ross.
Custodial History
Previously Acc.13764.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from John Hart Books, Norfolk, 25 November 2016.
Genre / Form
- 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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk