Two volumes, labelled 'Individuals', containing correspondence concerning Scottish persons and posts., 1770-1830, undated.
Scope and Contents
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates
- Creation: 1770-1830, undated.
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Extent
2 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Custodial History
The letters of Sir Alexander Gilmour and Reverend Sir Adam Gordon (MS.1055, folios 159-172, 183-207) and those of or concerning William Jameson, Kinloch, Sir W Stirling, Mrs Torry, and the debtors (MS.1056, folios 37 81, 169-174, 187, 201) were bought in 1935, the correspondence with Mrs Siddons (MS.1056, folios 155-158), in 1933.
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Repository Details
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