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Letters of Captain Alexander Lindsay to his brother, Thomas Lindsay, merchant, Montrose. With a photograph of a portrait of Alexander Lindsay.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13230
Scope and Contents
27 letters and one bill of lading of Alexander Lindsay to Thomas Lindsay. The letters are written from ports visited by Alexander Linsday during his career as a sea captain. Places visited include Calcutta, Madras, the Cape of Good Hope, Havre de Graca, Hamburg, as well as Portsmouth and London. One letter tells of his imprisonment by the French and an attack by pirates. With a photograph of a portrait of Alexander Lindsay.
Dates:
1789-1799.