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Willoughby de Eresby, Clementina Elizabeth Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Countess of, 1809-1888

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Letter: 1823 Oct. 22, Drummond [Castle, near Perth, Perthshire], to David Laing / C. D. Gwydyr., 1823

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Identifier: La.IV.18 fols. 518-519
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1823

Letter: [1824?] Aug. 12, Drumd. [Drummond Castle, near Perth, Perthshire], to David Laing / C. D. Gwydyr., 1824

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Identifier: La.IV.18 fols. 520-521
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1824

Letter: 1829 July 18, Grimsthorpe, Bourne [Lincolnshire], to David Laing / C. D. Willoughby de Eresby., 1829

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Identifier: La.IV.18 fols. 522-523
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1829

Letter: 1840 May 9, London, to David Laing / C. D. Willoughby de Eresby., 1840

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Identifier: La.IV.18 fols. 524-526
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Dates: 1840