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Discussing the effects of fever and commenting on the anti-slavery campaign of Wilberforce.

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Copy letters, 1847-1848, of Hugh Fraser Leslie to John Hall, Messrs J Hall and Co, Adam Newall, James Sommerville and two unnamed correspondents concerning the management of Leith Hall estate, its possible sale, shipments of sugar and coffee, and economic problems in Jamaica (folios 1-11v).

Copy letters, 1846, of Hugh Fraser Leslie to Messrs J Hall and Co and James Heighington concerning receipt of a power of attorney for Leith Hall estate (folio 48).

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On the management of the Pemberton sugar plantation in Jamaica.

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Sent from Jamaica, but mostly concerns Wedderburn's business interests in Scotland.

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On the sale of the empty plantation at Retrieve Mountain and sugar transportation from Jamaica.

Scope and Contents Clark, JohnLetter, 1772, of John Clark to Peggy Clark concerning the death of his uncle and the dangers of excessive drinking (folios 1-2).Cunningham, JohnLetters, 1776-1801, of John Cunningham to Peggy Clark concerning his voyage to Jamaica, sale of a share in a plantation, the sale of enslaved people, the Second Maroon War, his health and his desire to return to Scotland (folios 3-22).MacLarty, ColinLetters, 1790 and 1792, of...

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Comprising cash books, accounts, legal documents, and correspondence, including letters concerning sugar estates in Jamaica owned by her.

Scope and Contents Documents, 1753, concerning the clandestine marriage of Abraham Holden and Elizabeth Barclay (folios 1-4).Letters and documents, 1759-1776, of and to John Holden concerning Richard Holden's death, the sale of Scottish goods in West Africa, instructions for a survery and a bond (folios 6-13).Letters of Richard Holden (fl 1747-circa 1761), 1747-1758, of Richard Holden to his father and brothers concerning slaving voyages and the sale of enslaved people (folios...

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Comprising:

1. travel journals, 1924 and circa 1930, concerning Jamaica and Italy

2. "Tatters: a Memoir", 1937

3. Noelle Reid "A Pleasant Walk to Music Land", 1931

4. letters to Lord Pitman.

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Concerns principally their estates in Fife and Lancashire, but includes material concerning the creation of the "Bibliotheca Lindesiana", the management of estates in Jamaica, and the literary, diplomatic, and political activities of the family.

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Photocopies of correspondence of and concerning Scots in Jamaica, including letters of the Earl of Balcarres, the Fyffe family and other Scots in Jamaica.

Typewritten lists concenring materials of Scottish interest in the National Library of Jamaica, formerly the West India Reference Library.

Typewritten list of Scottish place names in Jamaica.

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Including:

1. correspondence, 1762-1820, of Ann Graham, with some other Graham family letters

2. memoirs of James Graham

3. "View of the Sums Received from the Estate of Ardoch Penn, Jamaica", 1828.