Manuscripts

Gabriel Christie letter to Major General James Abercromby

Description: The collection primarily contains letters and documents relating to Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; his son, John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; other Campbell family members; and various political and military associates. John Campbells military activities during the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite uprising in Scotland and the Seven Years War in North America in 1756 and 1757 are especially documented. Materials in the collection include correspondence, memorials, and petitions; muster rolls, returns, orders, and other military records; appointments; estate records including accounts, bills, receipts, and inventories; and land and government documents.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1757 September 5
Call number: LO 4404
Provenance: Purchased from the Campbell family through the agency of Sotheby's and Sir Joseph Duveen, 1923.

Gabriel Christie letter to Major General James Abercromby, and contemporary copy

Manuscripts

The collection primarily contains letters and documents relating to Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; his son, John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun; other Campbell family members; and various political and military associates. John Campbells military activities during the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite uprising in Scotland and the Seven Years War in North America in 1756 and 1757 are especially documented. Materials in the collection include correspondence, memorials, and petitions; muster rolls, returns, orders, and other military records; appointments; estate records including accounts, bills, receipts, and inventories; and land and government documents.

LO 3165

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