Sharpe, George, of Hoddam, Advocate, d.1740: recipient
Person
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Letters of and to the Sharpes of Hoddam, being largely correspondence with the family`s Law Agents and neighbours on estate management and local administration.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13218
Scope and Contents
John Sharp, Sheriff and Commissary Clerk, Dumfries, purchased Hoddam Castle and the barony of Hoddam from Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk, in 1690. He was succeeded by his son, George Sharp, Advocate, adm.1712 [d.1740]. Matthew Sharp of Hoddam [c.1695-1769] fought on the Jacobite side at the Battle of Preston, 1715. His nephew, Charles Kirkpatrick, assumed the name Sharp when he succeeded in 1769.The correspondence is largely with the family’s Law Agents, tenants and...
Dates:
1659-1812.