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Petty, William, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, Prime Minister, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Letter of Adam Smith to William Petty., 1767.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 137-138
Scope and Contents

Concerns preparations for James Cook`s first voyage.

Published in `The Correspondence of Adam Smith`.

Dates: 1767.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letters of Adam Ferguson., 1762-1779.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 69-74
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Letters to William Petty and William Eden.

Dates: 1762-1779.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letters of Adam Ferguson to William Petty., 1762.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 69-72
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Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns the militia issue in Scotland.

Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns Ferguson`s attempts to secure Petty`s patronage for the position of Principal of Edinburgh University.

Dates: 1762.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters. / Letters of Adam Ferguson.

Letters of David Hume., 1761-1767.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 87-93
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Letters to William Petty and unnamed correspondent.

Dates: 1761-1767.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letters of David Hume to William Petty., 1761-1767.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 87-91
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Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1761, concerns Hume`s earlier than planned return to Scotland.

Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1767, concerns information on a mutual friend.

Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1767, concerns Hume efforts to have Petty intervene on matters involving Hume`s friends.

Letter of 1761 is published in `The Letters of David Hume`.

Dates: 1761-1767.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters. / Letters of David Hume.

Letters of, to, and concerning, Dugald Stewart., c.1796-1820.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 139-164
Dates: c.1796-1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters.

Letters, of, to, and concerning Dugald Stewart., c. 1796-1820.

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Identifier: MS.23638, folios 139-160
Scope and Contents Letter of Dugald Stewart to William Petty, c 1796, on the education available at Edinburgh University.Extract of the same letter.Copy of a letter of Dugald Stewart to Elizabeth Dunning, 1796, on her son, Richard Dunning`s, integration at Edinburgh University.Letter of Elizabeth Dunning to William Petty, 1796, on the good news that she has received about her son, in the previous letter.Copy of a letter of William Petty, 1796, on his intention to...
Dates: c. 1796-1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of letters of, to and concerning eighteenth-century men and women of letters. / Letters of, to, and concerning, Dugald Stewart.

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