Campbell of Barcaldine Correspondence Papers
Scope and Contents
Campbell (family of) of Barcaldine. Correspondence (52 letters). 1789-1843. Some letters with description attached. With an item price list of E.Halls, arranged alphabetically, some letters cross written.
Includes:
21 Letters from Lady Baillie Mary L to her sister Mrs (Lady) Campbell of Barcaldine, Bonaw. 1818-1835. About domestic life, a 'Public Rebuke' in church, smallpox etc.
6 letters about Mrs Dundas J. Hamilton. 1824-1835. About social news, personal life and scandals.
A minute of the Special Commission of the Free Church of Scotland to Sir Alex Campbell of Barcaldine 8 August 1843.
A Death notice of Mr Duncan M'Callum, Sen., 1822 in Glasgow.
A letter from Sinclair H to Alex Campbell of Barcaldine Whitburn to 'respectful protest the money owing to him' 1841.
A Bank statement from Thistle Bank Co. Glasgow, 30 May 1833, to Sir Duncan Campbell of Barcaldine, Bonaw.
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1843
Creator
- Campbell of Barcaldine (Scotland) (Author, Family)
- Thistle Bank Co. (1761-1836) (Glasgow ) (Organization)
- Baillie, Mary Lyon Baillie, 1793-1872 (Dame, sister of Lady Elizabeth Dreghorn Campbell) (Author, Person)
- Sinclair, H, fl 1841 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folder
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E58/24
Accessioned in 1958.
Bought from E Hall.
Physical Description
Brown box file. Title on binding: "Dk.8.2. Crayon sketches of Scottish landscapes. Dk.8.3. Correspondences of the Campbells of Barcaldine. Dk.8.4. Miscellaneous letters, etc. Dk.8.2-4."
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Subject
- Campbell, Sir Duncan, 1786-1842 (of Barcaldine ) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, Sir Alexander, 1819-1880 (2nd baronet Barcaldine, Captain Argyll and Bute Militia, Justice of the Peace) (Recipient, Person)
- Campbell, Elizabeth Dreghorn, 1793-1862 (Lady of Barcaldine) (Recipient, Person)
- McCallum, Duncan , d 1822 (Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Campbell of Barcaldine correspondence papers, 1789-1843
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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