| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 2740/10/6/20 |
| Title | Letter from John Alexander Ogilvie to George Ogilvie |
| Date | 5 October 1789 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Description | Advice from Mr Rutledge and General Pinkney about the possible sale. Considering the purchase of his brother's property but 'would it not be greatly to my disadvantage to purchase so much land without being able to get negroes to work the smallest part of it' ... 'I shall be as great a landholder as any in the State. Aitchison's Island will fetch a good price ... good people ready to purchase'. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copies | No microfilm copy. |