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ORIGINAL correspondence of George Chalmers, F. R. S., F. S. A., Secretary to the Board of Trade and Agent for the Bahamas; 26 July, 1787-26 Apr. 1824. Three volumes. Paper. Quarto. The writers are: [Henry] Addington [afterwards Viscount Sidmouth]; London, 14 Feb. 1802. II.

139. George Anderson; Brechin, 15, 16 Oct. 1812. III. 106-114. Society of Antiquaries; London, 20 Nov. 1801. II. 135. [John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount] Arbuthnott; Arbuthnott House, 30 Dec. 1812. III. 121. The Bahama Isles' Committee of Correspondence; Nassau, New Providence, 27 Aug. 1792, 31 May, 1805; with signatures. I. 177; II. 296. The Bahama Isles' Library Society: Nassau, New Providence, 11 Apr. 1800; with signatures. II. 103. The Bahania Isles' St. Andrews Society; Nassau, 30 Nov. 1807; signed and sealed. II. 379. W Baldwin; n.d. III. 60. B[ulkley] Bandinel [D.D., Bodley's Librarian at Oxford]; Bodleian Library, June, 1819. III. 248. [Sir] Joseph Banks [Bart.]; Gautley, London, etc., 21 Oct. 1797-21 July, 1818. I. 355; II. 42, 166; III. 142, 160, 179, 227. Sarah Sophia Banks [sister of the, preceding]; London [July, 1812]. III. 98. [Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl] Bathurst; St. Leonards, London, 4 Sept. 1807- 30 June, 1817. II. 368; III. 62, 67, 187. G[eorge] F[rederick] Beltz [Brunswick Herald]; College of Arms, 29 Jan. 1808. III. 23. William Boscawen; London, 3 Nov. 1798, 20 Mar. [1799]. I. 391; II. 22. John Bowles; Dulwich, 5 Sept. 1797, 11 July, 1799. I. 351; II. 52. [Rev.] John Brand, Sec. S. A.; London, 10 July, 1799, 20 Nov. 1801. II. 51, 135. Alexander Brodie; The Burn, 20 Oct. 1812, 23 Jan. 1813. III. 115, 125. James Brodie., Brodie house by Forres, 17 July, 1797, 12 June, 1801. I. 349; II. 133. Andrew Brown; 13 Argyle Square, 14 Mar. 1820. III. 272. [Rev.] William Bryce; Aberdour, Fifeshire, 12 Sept. 1807-17 Jan. 1808. II. 370, 374; III. 5, 17. Mrs. Frances Buchanan; Woodmansterne, 26 Mar. 1812. III. 85. [Lieut.] George Buchanan [R.N.]: H. M. S. "Java," Portsmouth, 6 Nov. 1812. III. 117. [Rev.] G[ilbert] Buchanan; Queen's College, Cambridge, London, etc., 16 Feb. 1789-6 Apr. 1812. I. 60, 285, 321; II. 5; III. 73, 81, 87, W Budge, Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office; Downing Street, 24 Jan. 1799. II. 11. [Sir] J[ames] B[land] Burges [Bart.]; Beau Port, near Battle, 27 Feb. 1807. II. 362. Jo Burgess; Ramsgate, 4 Oct. 1821. III. 353. John Caley [Deputy Keeper of the Records]; London, 27, 29 July, 1814. III. 151, 153. Captain Campbell; London, 17 Jan. 1799. II. 8. Archibald Campbell, Secretary to the Scottish National Monument Committee; London, 29 Apr. 1819. III.

244. Duncan Campbell; Campbeltown, 26 Jan. 1810. III. 58. Richard Campbell; Greenan, 11 Oct. 1799. III. 52. Patrick Carfrae, D, D.: Dunbar, 28 Dec. 1798-20 Nov. 1812. I. 408; II. 101, 137, 197, 236, 286; III. 27, 119. [Sir] Nicolas Carlisle [K.H.]; London, 13 Nov. 1819-30 Oct. 1821. III. 260, 262, 363. Miss E C[armichael] to Thomas Macknight; Ross Bank, 25 Apr. 1806. II. 333. Mary Cater; Gate House, 12 Dec. 1818. III. 229. James Christie; Edinburgh. 14 Oct. 1792. I. 179. Mrs. A. Clubbe; Ipswich, 24 Oct. 1819. III. 258. Archibald Constable; Edinburgh, London, 17 Apr. 1804-31 Dec. 1817. II. 175, 177, 181, 273, 307; III. 70, 96, 211. Charles Cooper; London, 29 June, 1799. II. 36. Robert Couper [M.D., F. R. S.]; Fochabers, 3 Apr. 1806. II. 331. [Archdeacon] William Coxe; Bemerton, 7 Aug. 1796, 10 July [1799]. I. 289; II. 49. John Craigie; Deer, 9 Oct. 1804. II.

195. William Crawford; Cameron Bank, near Edinburgh, Aug. 1804. II. 183. A[lexander] Dalrymple [F.R.S.]; London, 16 Aug. 1794, 16 Mar. 1805. I. 255; II. 275. [Sir] J[ohn] Dalrymple [Bart.]; Edinburgh, 24 Nov. 1799, 23 Jan. 1803. II. 78, 153. Robert Dalrymple; Pembroke Hall, [Cambridge], Chatham, Oxenfoord Castle, 14 Jan. 1798-30 May, 1808. I. 369; II. 294; III. 37. George Dempster [M.P.]; St. Andrews, Dunnichen, Forfar., 21 Dec. 1798-25 Feb. 1803. I. 406, II. 18, 80, 154. Francis Douce; London, 13 July, 1799. II. 57. J[ohn Douglas, Bishop of] Sarum; Windsor Castle, 13 June, 9 July, 1799. II.

32, 47. S Douglas; London, 6 July, 1799. II. 38. W[illiam] Dowdeswell [Governor of the Bahama Isles]; Nassu, 31 Jan.

5 Nov. 1800. II. 90, 94, 113, 115. [Sir] W[illiam] Drummond; 8 July. 1799. II. 44. James Dunlop; Househill, 6 Aug. 1813. III. 139. John Dunlop [Collector of Customs at Port Glasgow]; Portglasgow, 6, 18 Nov. 1804. (The first is to Lady Stuart, of Castlemilk.) II. 205, 211. H[enry] M[oreton] Dyer [Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court of the Bahama Isles]; Nassau, 15 Sept. 1804-11 Apr. 1805. II. 189, 242, 284. Thomas Earle; Liverpool, 24 Feb. 10 Mar. 1794. I. 218, 229. Sir Frederick [Morton] Eden [Bart.]; London, 24 Jan. 1806. II. 327. [William Eden, 1st Baron] Auckland; Eden Farm, 8 July [1799]. II. 46. Miss Marjory Edwards; Lakes Grove, 20 Apr. 1808. III. 34. Peter Edwards [Assistant Judge at the Bahama Isles]; New Providence, 22 Oct 1794-28 Nov. 1798. I. 260, 376, 400. Samuel Enderby; London, 29 Jan. 1823. III. 374. Baron [Henry] Fagel [Dutch Ambassador to England]; London, 29 Dec. 1815. III. 178. [Rev.] C[harles] F[inlater]; n.d. [1806]. II. 347. [Sir] William Forbes [Bart.]; Edindurgh, 14 Mar. 1796, 8 Feb. 1806. I. 272; II. 329. [Henry Richard Fox-] Vassall [3rd Baron] Holland; 27 June [1812]. III.

95. M[oses] Franks [Attorney-General of the Bahama Isles]; London Street [ Jan. 1803]. II. 151. William Gibb; Edinburgh, 10 Jan. 1810. III. 56. Samuel Goodenough [afterwards Bishop of Carlisle]; Windsor, 3 June-7 July, l799. II. 28, 30, 40. [Rev.] Aber Gordon; Banff Manse, 17 Jan. 1801-8 Dec. 1807. II. 126, 262, 290, 319, 380. [James Graham, 3rd] Duke of Montrose; London, 3 Feb. 1800. II. 92. John Gray [Town Clerk of Edinburgh]; Edinburgh, 12 Nov. 1804. II. 209. Mrs. Gundry; [Ramsgate], 13 Sept. 1813. III. 141. [John] Gurney [afterwards Baron of the Exchequer]; Temple, 18 Oct. 1819. III. 256. Nathanael Hall; Cheltenham, 21 Feb. 1799. II. 16. Archibald Hamilton; Edinburgh, Broughton, 4 Dec. 1802, 9 Sept, 1304, 17 Dec. [1820]. II. 164, 187; III. 321. L[uke] Hansard [Royal Printer]; 5 Jan. 1797. I. 319. [George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl] Harcourt; Nuneham-Courtenay, 14 July, 1799-20 July, 1808. II. 59, 364, 366; III. 41. [Sir] George Harrison [Assistant Secretary of the Treasury]; Putney [, 1814]. III. 147. Steven Haven [Solicitor-General at the Bahama Isles]; Nassau, 14 Nov. 1798. I. 395. George Buchan Hepburn; Smeaton, 16 Apr. 1797-5 Apr. 1812. I. 332, 334, 372, 380; II. 82, 117, 122, 124, 128; III. 79, 93. [John Baker Holroyd, Baron, afterwards 1st Earl of] Sheffield; Sheffeld Place, Uckfield, 26 Dec. 1800-26 July, 1820. II. 119, 120, 149; III. 54, 299. [Sir] Everard Home [Bart., Sergeant- Surgeon to George IV.]; London, 23 June, 1821. III. 340. Alexander G[ibzon] Hunter [publisher]; Edinburgh, 9 Apr. 1804-10 Dec. 1805. II. 169, 185, 201, 220, 224, 277, 309, 321. [Rev.] Andrew Hutton; Edzell, 21 Oct. 1799. II. 74. [General] H[enry] Hutton; London, 31 Mar., 15 July [1819]. III. 242, 253. Edward Jerningham; [ July, 1799]. II. 56. George Skene Keith [D.D.]; Keith Hall, 22 Nov. 1804. II. 216. William Kerr [Secretary of the Scottish Post-Office]; Edinburgh, 17 May, 1814. III. 149. [Rev.] Thomas Kerrich [F.S.A., University Librarian, Cambridge]; Cambridge, 11 June, 1819. III. 251. Thomas Lack [Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trade]; London, 26 Apr. 1821. III. 414. William Laing; Edinburgh, 15 Oct. 1798. I. 365. John Leslie; London, 21 May, 1800. II. l05. [Rev.] David Love; Fingringhoe, London 2 June, 1787-20 Jan. 1807. I.

5-23, 25-48, 56, 62, 64, 68-104, 107, 109, 114, 116, 123, 127, 130, 138, 140, 146-154, 157-173, 181, 190, 201, 207, 214, 253, 280, 341; II. 356, 360. David Love [son of the above]; Wellfield by Dunse, 9 Sept. 1823. III. 394. John McCartney, Secretary to St. Andrew's Society, Bahamas; Nassau, 30 Nov., 1 Dec. 1807. II. 376, 379. Peter Macewen, schoolmaster; Urray, 19 May, 1906. II. 335. W[illiam] Macintosh: Berne, 1 Aug., 5 Nov. 1796 I. 287, 295. [Rev.] Joseph MacIntyre; Glenorchay Manse, 1 June, 27 July, 1803. II.

160, 162. [Rev.] William Mackenzie; Assint Manse, 29 June, 1802, 15 Sept. 1807. II. 143, 372. Thomas Macknight; Ratho House, Cartsburn, 4 May, 1805-9 Dec. 1806. II. 292, 350-355. George Matthison; Auchinhalrig, 12 Feb., 23 Apr. 105. II. 246, 288. William Mickleham [Natural Philosophy Professor at Glasgow]; Glasgow College, Ayr, 5 Nov. 1799, 19 July, 1808. II. 76; III. 39. [Rev.] William Milligan; Kirkden, 22 Apr., 18 July, 1799. II. 24, 63. John Morgan; Newington-House, 19 Dec. 1817, 7 Jan. 1818. III. 213, 215. [John Murray, 4th Earl of] Dunmore [Governor of the Bahama Isles]; Nassau, New Providence, 24 July, 1792, 16 Dec. 1793. I. 176, 210. [Sir] W[illiam] Musgrave [Bart., Commissioner of Customs]; London, 25 Feb. 1794. I. 220. Robert Muter [D. D.]; Kirkcudbright, 5 Mar. 1805-25 Jan. 1808. II. 269; III. 19, 21. Macvey Napier [Editor of the Edinburgh Review]; Edinburgh, 6, 16 June, 1818. III. 223, 225. [Sir] Evan Nepean, Bart. [Commissioner of the Admiralty]; Admiralty Office, 18 July, 1800. II. 107. Charles Noyes [Clerk to the Board of Trade]; Whitehall, 15 Aug. 1821. III.

349. Thomas Park; London, 11 June, 1796, 6 Nov. 1815. I. 278; III. 168. William Pearce; London, 22 Mar. 1824. III. 412. [Bridget, wife of John, Viscount] Perceval [afterwards 4th Earl of Egmont]; London, 8 Oct. [1812] III. 104. [Rt. Hon. Spencer] Perceval [Prime Minister]; Downing Street, 11 Aug., 5 Oct. 1810. III. 63, 65. J[oseph] Planta [Principal Librarian of the British Museum]; British Museum, 11 July, 1799. II. 53. [Rev.] James Plumptre; Clare Hall, 20 Feb. 1798. I. 384. Thomas Pollexfen [Customs Collector at Kirkwall]; Kirkwall, 18 Feb. 1818 III. 219. John Porter; Grantham, 9 Oct. 1820. III. 302. Mark Pringle; Edinburgh, 15 Jan., 18 Feb. 1805. II. 238, 265. Samuel Purkis; Brentford, 31 Dec. 1798-16 Feb. 1799. I. 410; II. 7, 14. H[enry] J[ames] Pye [Poet Laureate]; Southampton, 5 Aug. 1798. I. 389. O[wen] Rees [publisher]; London, 11 Feb. 1813. III. 128. John Richardson; Westminster, 2 Oct. 1815-1 Dec. 1819. (The first is to James Chalmers.) III. 167, 176, 264. John Riddell; Edinburgh, 26 Dec. 1807, 29 Apr. 1820. II. 382; III. 283. James Riddoch [Customs Collector at Kirkwall]; Kirkwall, 23 July, 1813. III. 136. J[oseph] Ritson; London, 15 Dec. 1798, 29 Jan. 1799. I. 404; II. 13. Henry Robertson [Surgeon]; Anjengo [Madras Province], 10 Apr. 1804. II.

171. James Robertson [D. D.]; Callander, 16 Dec. 1799-1 Jan. 1805; II. 66, 131, 147, 222, 235. William Robertson [Deputy Clerk Registrar of Scottish Records]; Edinburgh, 19 Sept. 1794. I. 258. George Rose [Vice-President of the Board of Trade]; Cuffnells Old Palace Yard. 31 Aug. 1794-23 Nov. 1810. I. 257; II. 26; III. 66. Alexander Ross; New Providence, 16 June, 1790-24 July, 1792. I. 105, 118, 120, 132, 155, 174. [Dudley Ryder, 2nd Baron, afterwards 1st Earl of] Harrowby; Downing Street, 26 Sept. 1804. II. 191. S Saunders; Ramsgate, 27 Mar. [1812]. III. 89, 90, 91. [Rev.] James Scott; Perth, 29 Nov. 1796. I. 317. Sir William Scott [afterwards Baron Stowell]; London, 12 July, 1799- [ Sept. 1808]. II. 54, 199; III.

43. [Captain] Alexander Shaw; Castle Rushin, Isle of Man, 26 May, 1795. I. 268. William Simpson; Edinburgh, 28 May, 1803-30 Dec. 1805. II. 158, 228, 325. [Sir] John Sinclair [Bart., President of the Board of Agriculture]; London, Edinburgh, 14 May, 1796-15 Mar. 1820. I. 276; III. 102, 158, 162, 274. William Sparrow; Walthamstow Vicarage, 2 July, 1813. III. 133. George Steevens; Hampstead Heath, 7 Mar. 1797. I. 326. [Dr.] Alexander Stenhouse; Edinburgh, 12 Jan. 1788-18 Jan. 1807. I. 23, 136, 144; II. 203, 214, 226, 234, 263, 267, 271, 280, 343, 358. Charles Steuart [writer to the signet]; Edinburgh, Doncaster, 26 Apr. 1793- 10 Sept. 1816. I. 193; II. 156, 348; III. 181. Thomas Ruddiman Steuart [M.D.]; Sheffield, Doncaster, 6 Jan. 1791-15 Jan. 1813. I. 212, 266, 270, 293, 347, 360, 367, 387; III. 32, 123. [Sir] James Stewart-D[enham, Bart.]; Coltness, 11 Apr. 1804. II. 173. James Stirling, Provost [of Edinburgh]; Edinburgh, 29 Nov. 1790. I. 125. [Hon.] Robert Stirling; New Providence, 18 Feb. 1794. I. 216. Lady A Stuart to John Dunlop; Castlemilk, 9, 16 Nov. 1804. II. 207, 212. Andrew Stuart [M. P.]; Edinburgh, 26 Nov. 1793. I. 203. John Sullivan [Under Secretary of State for the Colonies]; Downing Street, 12 May, 1802. II. 141. Mrs. Isabella Tarleton; London, Paris, 26 Aug. 1820, 4 July, 1822. III. 300, 370. Alexander Kincaid Tate; Edinburgh, 26 Feb. 1805-21 June, 1806. II. 260, 311, 341. Charles Taylor; Manchester, 13, 18 Jan. 1789. I. 49-55. Francis Townsend [Windsor Herald]; Herald's College, 18 Sept. 1797. II. 68. Alexander Fraser Tytler [Lord Woodhouselee]; Edinburgh, 28 Mar. 1800, 23 June, 1805. II. 100, 300. Patrick Fraser Tytler; Edinburgh, 16 June, 1817 [, 1818]. III. 185, 221. [Nicholas] Vansittart [afterwards Baron Bexley, Secretary to the Treasury]; Downing Street, 17 June, 1815, 3 Oct. 1821. III. 166, 351. G Veitch, Vice-President of the St. Andrew Society of the Bahamas; Nassau, 30 Nov. 1807. II. 379. Alexander Walker; Edinburgh, 25 May, 1809. III. 48. Henry Weber; Edinburgh, 4 Mar., 15 Dec. 1808. The first letter is to A. G. Hunter. III. 30, 46. Major I Webster; Ayr, 11 Mar. 1789-3 Aug. 1812. I. 66, 112, 134 II. 72, 193, 317, 323; III. 100. John Wells; Nassau, 19 July, 1793- 27 Oct. 1794. I. 195, 197, 264. John Wilson; Hurlet, 11 Aug. 1805. II.

315. W[illiam] R[ae] Wilson; Brussels, Paris, Vienna, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Gibraltar, Madrid, etc., 13 July, 1817- [ 1824]. III. 189-210, 231-241, 267, 280, 286, 319, 323, 326, 329-339, 344, 356, 364, 368, 372, 376-393, 396- 411. J[oseph] Windham to Rev. G. Buchanan; Woodmanstern, 19 July, 1799. II. 61. William Wylly [Attorney-General in the Bahama Isles]; New Providence, 26 Nov. 1798, 29 Jan. 1800. I. 397; II.

84. Charles Yorke [Home Secretary of State]; London, Tittenhanger, 1 Apr. 1804- 2 Aug. 1812. II. 168, 345; III. 83, 99. In the cover of Vol. I. are inserted a few seals of the above writers.