Correspondence of the Campbell family of Melfort, Argyllshire
Fonds — Box: Dk.7.53
Identifier: Coll-2231
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of the Campbell family of Melfort, Argyllshire. 242 letters. 1773-1859, two legal documents dated 1680 and 1685.
The great part of the correspondence falls into three groups:
- 58 letters (1773-1790) to Lt.Col. John Campbell, Governor of Fort George (d. 1790).
- 72 letters (1793-1823) to Capt. Archibald Campbell. Son of the above (d. 1823).
- 4 letters (1816-1843) of, and 94 letters (1825-1859) to Lt. Col. John Campbell, son of the above (d.1861).
Dates
- Creation: 1680-1685, 1773-1859
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 box file
Previous reference
Dk.7.53
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E59/2
Accessioned in 1959.
Bought from E. Hall for £25.
Bibliography
Campbell, M. O. A memorial history of the Campbells of Melfort, Argyllshire, which includes records of the different highland and other families with whom they have intermarried (London: Simmons & Botten, 1882).
Physical Description
Brown box file. Title on binding: "Campbells of Melfort. Correspondence 1773-1859." Shelfmark featured at the base of binding.
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Subject
- Campbell, John, 1733-1790 (Lieutenant-Governor of Fort George, Campbell of Melfort) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, Archibald, 1767-1823 (Lieutenant-Colonel, Campbell of Melfort) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, John Colina, 1798-1861 (Campbell of Melfort) (Recipient, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Correspondence of the Campbell family of Melfort, Argyllshire, 1680-1859
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk