Memoirs of Major-General Hugh Mackay and other material, in an eighteenth-century hand, corresponding to parts of Adv.MS.31.7.1, which was published as ‘Memoirs of the war carried on in Scotland and Ireland'., 18th century.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
The Memoirs, etc. (folio 1; corresponding to pages 1-124 of the Bannatyne Club edition);
French letters to King William III and Portland, 1690 (folio 204; Bannatyne Club, pages 171-217);
Portions of the French account of the Irish campaign (folio 283).
The text contains verbal differences from that of Adv.MS.31.7.1.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
310 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 306 folios.
Custodial History
A note of the Earl of Leicester, 1791, states that the manuscript belonged to the Honourable Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer (folio 1 verso).
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Repository Details
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