3 letters from Sir James Steuart Denham of Coltness to his son, copies of letters from Sir James Steuart Denham to Lady Sutherland, letter from Sir James Steuart Denham to Lord Dreghorn and a letter from Sir James Steuart Denham to Baron William Mure, 23 August 1743-1781
Scope and Contents
3 letters from Sir James Steuart Denham of Coltness to his son, James, dated 13 March 1766, 17 February 1768 and 20 May 1770. Copies of letters from Sir James Steuart Denham to Lady Sutherland, dated 23 August 1743, from Sir James Steuart Denham to Lord Dreghorn, dated 20 January 1780 and a letter from Sir James Steuart Denham to Baron William Mure, dated 14 September 1764.. The items also include "An attempt to delineate the person and character of Sir James Steuart ...", 1781, by Archibald Hamilton and an offprint of Raynor, D. and Skinner, A., "Sir James Steuart: nine letters on the American conflict, 1775-1778", The William and Mary Quarterly, third series, 51, 1994, pp.755-776.
Dates
- Creation: 23 August 1743-1781
Creator
- Denham, Sir James Steuart, 1712-1780 (3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness | economist | husband of Lady Frances Steuart (1722-1789)) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
7 letters
Previous reference
MS 2291/14
Existence and Location of Copies
Mic. Dup. 654.9 except for article offprints
Bibliography
Creator
- Denham, Sir James Steuart, 1712-1780 (3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness | economist | husband of Lady Frances Steuart (1722-1789)) (Author, Person)
Subject
- Mure, William, 1718-1776 (Baron of the Scots exchequer) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
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