So-called 'Clandestine Correspondence'; five tiny letters designed to be possibly 'hidden in the curl of a wig or in the hollow of a riding whip', contained in a small grey agate box., [Circa 1745-circa 1746.]
File
Identifier: MS.14267
Scope and Contents
One letter is in the hand of Andrew Lumisden, the others perhaps in the hand of Sir Robert Strange. One of the documents gives a plan of the line of battle of General Hawley's troops for the Battle of Falkirk.
Dates
- Creation: [Circa 1745-circa 1746.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
6 Items
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Bibliography
All the documents are described and published in ‘Catalogue of Jacobite relics’ by A P Trotter (1533) and photographed in Trotter's ‘Illustrations of Jacobite relics’ by Trotter (Teffont, 1934).
General
The agate box is missing and of the original documents only the plan of the line of battle remains. Enlarged photographic copies are available in place of the originals.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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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