Letters to Miss Elizabeth Steuart, Coltness, sister of the economist; from her niece, Lady Anne Erskine; from Anna Leslie; from M. Douglas; from her nephews the Earl of Buchan; and Thomas Erskine; from Mary Traill; from J.B; and from Jean Dinwiddie. Copy of a letter from Hew Dalrymple to Miss Dalrymple, 3 September 1731; 7 December 1784-16 April 1792
Scope and Contents
Letters to Miss Elizabeth Steuart, Coltness, sister of the economist; from her niece, Lady Anne Erskine, dated 7 December 1784, 16 December 1784, 3 May 1791, 23 May 1791, 26 May 1791, 3 June 1791, 6 June 1791, 18 June 1791, 16 July 1791 and undated; from Anna Leslie, dated 8 June 1791; from M. Douglas, undated; from her nephews the Earl of Buchan, dated 29 August 1791; and Thomas Erskine, dated 30 March 1792; from Mary Traill, dated 6 March 1792; from J.B., dated 16 April 1792; and from Jean Dinwiddie, dated 1792 and 21 April 1792. There is also a copy of a letter from Hew Dalrymple to Miss Dalrymple, dated 3 September 1731. The items are mostly mounted in an album, but there are also two loose letters and one other document at the front.
Dates
- Creation: 3 September 1731; 7 December 1784-16 April 1792
Creator
- Erskine, Anne Agnes, 1739-1804 (Niece of Elizabeth Steuart (d. 1803) and James Steuart Denham (1712-1780)) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
19 letters
Previous reference
MS 2291/39
Existence and Location of Copies
Mic. Dup. 655.6
Creator
- Erskine, Anne Agnes, 1739-1804 (Niece of Elizabeth Steuart (d. 1803) and James Steuart Denham (1712-1780)) (Author, Person)
- Erskine, David Stewart, 1742-1829 (11th Earl of Buchan | Scottish antiquarian) (Author, Person)
- Erskine, Thomas, 1750-1823 (1st Baron Erskine) (Author, Person)
Subject
- Steuart, Elizabeth, d 1803 (Sister of James Steuart Denham (1712-1780)) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
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