Grey, George, Sir (2nd Baronet, politician) (1799-1882)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1799-1882 - 1882
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet of Falladon, to James Loch.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14456
Scope and Contents
Concerning sentencing for James Nicholson, shoemaker of Pulteneytown, charged with rioting and assault on soldiers guarding a ship carrying grain in Wick Harbour, Caithness.
Dates:
22 July 1847.
Letter of Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet of Falladon, to James Loch.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14540
Scope and Contents
On 'distress' in Scotland and Ireland and Lord Dunfermline and Lord John Russell. The letter references the beginning of the Great Famine, with Sir George Grey writing: 'We have scarcely any Potatoes here but the people as you know are not dependant upon them and are all well off with high wages. Corn is rising and will I am afraid be very high'. James Loch's role in the Clearances in Sutherland is also referenced in the letter.
Dates:
c.1845.
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