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Documents relating to Lt. Col. William Duncan

 Fonds — Box: Dk.2.20
Identifier: Coll-2928

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Scope and Contents

This fonds consists of documents relating to Lt. Col. William Duncan, dating from 1777-1797.

  1. Receipt for fees on his commission as captain. 26 May 1777.
  2. Receipt for fees on his commission as major of Infantry. 16 January 1781.
  3. Receipt for fees on his commission as Lieutenant Colonel. 13 September 1793.
  4. Extract minutes of Council in the Military Dept. 13 September 1793 with resolution promoting major Duncan to the rank of Lt. Col.
  5. Burgess ticket of Aberdeen in favour of Lt. Col. William Duncan. 2 October 1794.
  6. Commission signed by the Duke of Montrose appointing Col. William Duncan to be Lt. Col. Commandant of the Eastern Battalion of Stirlingshire Volunteer Infantry. 26 September 1803.
  7. Letter to major W. Duncan from J. Willes, "Furruckabad" [now Farrukhabad]. 2 January 1787.
  8. Letter from the Marquess of Cornwallis to the Court of Directors, Whitehall. 4 March 1797 Transcript.
  9. Extract from minutes of the Court of Directors. 15 March 1797.

Dates

  • Creation: 1777-1797

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

9 items (in an envelope)

Additional Description

Previous reference

Dk.2.20/3

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number: E421229/2; D.1029

aAcessioned on 29 December 1942.

Presented by Mrs Thomson, Edinburgh in 1942.

Processing Information

Catalogued in May 2026 by Aline Brodin.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Documents relating to Lt. Col. William Duncan, 1777-1797
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
May 2026
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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