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Poyais land grant for 60 acres from Gregor MacGregor, April 1834

 Item — Box: CLX-A-353
Identifier: Coll-1848/17-0166

Scope and Contents

Grant of 60 acres of land in Poyais given by Gregor MacGregor. The document is signed by MacGregor himself, as well as Hugart Sempill, William M. Peacock, A. Hillary and a fourth person. 'Poyais' was a fictional Central American territory that MacGregor, a Scottish soldier and confidence trickster, claimed to rule as 'Cazique' (leader). Many lost their savings by investing in spurious 'Poyaisian' government bonds and land certificates. The text is in English, with a translation in French.

Dates

  • Creation: April 1834

Creator

Language of Materials

English and French

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

1 large leaf (folded) (1 folder)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in July 2017. Accession: SC-Acc-2017-0166

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in November 2017.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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