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040-002092446

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Vol. III (ff. 123). Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 18th cent.-1839, viz.:-

1. History of the Gordons, ancestors of the Kenmure family, down to Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar (d. 1628). Beg. "History being proud of handing doun," and quotes the authority of Sir James Dalrymple, antiquary (1st Bart. 1698). 18th cent. f. 1.

2."Memoriall of the Family of Earlestone," down to Sir Thomas Gordon, 3rd Bart. of Earlston, d.1769. f. 7.

3. Newsletters from London, 13-25 Mar. 1716. f. 9.

4. List of rebel surrenders to Col. Clayton at Fort William, 2 Apr. 1716, and at Achnacarry. f. 14.

5.Letters from Henry Home of Kames, Lord of Session, to Catharine Gordon, afterwards wife of Maj.-Gen. Stewart of Afton, including two (ff. 23, 25) ad to her mother; 12 May 1764- 12 Mar. 1767. Occasional poems and moral essays are interspersed. One letter (f. 54) is holograph, the rest signed. ff. 18-73.

6. Letters addressed to Maj.-Gen. A. Stewart, 1780-1792 (ff. 74-99), William Maxwell of Carriden, co. Linlithgow, 1796-1804 (ff. 103-118), and various others.

includes:

f. 1 Gordon family: Ancestral history of the Kenmure family: 18th cent.
ff. 1, 7 Genealogies: Notes on the Gordons of Kenmure and of Earlston: 18th cent.
f. 7 Gordon family: Memoranda on the Earlston family: 18th cent.
f. 9 Newsletters: From London: 1664-1714.
f. 14 Jacobites: List of surrenders to Col. Clayton at Fort William. etc.: 1716.
f. 14 George I of England: Papers rel. to the Jacobite rebellion: 1716.
ff. 18-73 Catharine Gordon, wife (1770) of Major -General A Stewart, of Afton: Letters to, from Lord Kames: 1764-1767.
ff. 18-73 Henry Home, Lord Kames; Scottish judge: Letters, with poems and essays, to C. Gordon and her mother: 1764-1767.: Hologr. (f. 54) and signed.
ff.58,71 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by Lord Kames: 1765, 1766.
f. 71 William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland: Verses on his funeral by Lord Kames: 1766.
ff. 74, 76 Lord George Sackville-Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville; formerly Sackville: Letters to Lt.-Col. A. Stewart: 1780, 1783.
ff. 74-99 Major-General Alexander Stewart, Commandant at Ostend 1793-1794: Letters to: 1780-1794.
f. 78 Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney: Letter to Lt.-Col. A. Stewart: 1785.
f.80 James Hare, MD; Bengal service: Letter to J. Maxwell: 1786.
ff. 83, 91 Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet: Letters to Maj.-Gen. A. Stewart: 1786-1793.
ff. 85-89 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to Maj.-Gen. A. Stewart: 1788-1794.
ff. 92, 97 Sir William Fawcett, AdjutantGeneral: Letters to Maj.-Gen. A. Stewart: 1790-1794.
f. 93 Captain Edmund Armstrong, army agent: Letter to Maj.-Gen. A. Stewart: 1790.
ff. 95, 99 Major John Leslie, self-styled 6th Baron Newark: Letters to Maj.Gen. A. Stewart: 1792.
f. 101 Major-General Alexander Stewart, Commandant at Ostend 1793-1794: Memorial for colonelcy: n.d.
f. 103 Captain Hon William Stewart, Lieutenant -General 1813; GCB 1815: Letter to W. Maxwell: 1796.
ff. 103-118 William Maxwell, of Carriden: Letters to: 1796-1804.
f. 105 William C-; of Annbank, co. Ayr: Letter to W. Maxwell: 1798.
ff. 107, 109 Lieutenant James Pattison Stewart, RN: Letter, etc., to W. Maxwell: 1800.
f. 111 James Hope, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun: Letter to W. Maxwell,: 1803.
f. 112 James John Cadell, of Bridgeness: Letter to W. Maxwell: 1803.
f. 113 William Maxwell, of Carriden: Note by: 1803.
f. 114 J- Bonomi: Letter to W. Maxwell: 1804.
f. 118 James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale: Letter to W. Maxwell: 1804.: Signed.
f. 120 Sir John Gordon, 5th Baronet; of Earlston: Letter to his mother: 1824.
f. 122 John Crichton-Stuart, Viscount Mountjoy; 6th Earl of Dumfries 1803, 2nd Marquis of Bute 1814: Letter to Miss Stewart of Afton: 1839.

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Add MS 40633-40635 : and papers, chiefly of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Stewart (d. 17 Dec. 1794), 3rd son of John Stewart of. Castle Stewart, Penninghame,…

Add MS 40635 : Vol. III (ff. 123). Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 18th cent.-1839, viz.:- 1. History of the Gordons, ancestors of the…

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1700

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1839

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Names:

Armstrong, Edmund, Captain; army agent
Bonomi, J-
Cadell, James John, correspondent of William Maxwell, 1779-1858
Crichton-Stuart, John, Viscount Mountjoy, 6th Earl of Dumfries 1803, 2nd Marquis of Bute 1814
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Fawcett, William, Knight, army officer, 1727-1804
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
Gordon, Family
Gordon, John, 5th Baronet, of Earlston, planter and slave-owner, 1780-1843
Hare, James, MD; Bengal service
Home, Henry, Lord Kames; Scottish judge
Hope, James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun
Leslie, John, Major; self-styled 6th Baron Newark
Maitland, James, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
Maxwell, William, of Carriden
Sackville-Germain, George, 1st Viscount Sackville, formerly Sackville
Stewart, Alexander, Major-General; Commandant at Ostend 1793-1794
Stewart, Catherine, née Gordon, friend of Robert Burns and wife of Major-General Alexander Stewart, d 1818
Stewart, James Pattison, Lieutenant; RN
Stewart, William, Captain; Lieutenant -General 1813; GCB 1815
Sutherland, William, 18th Earl of Sutherland
Townshend, Thomas, 1st Viscount Sydney
Yonge, George, 5th Baronet