Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Fonds
Ref No	MS 2909
Title	Moir family of Peterhead: papers
Date	1688-1857
Extent	1 box
Creator Name	Andrew Moir (1673-1733 of Cultercullen and Old Mill of Foveran Reverend Andrew Moir (1703-1744) of Towie, Methlick and Ellon. Reverend George Moir M.A., M.D. (1741-1818) of Peterhead Patrick Moir (1769-1810), Sheriff of Calcutta Dr James Moir M.D. (1770-1861) of Braehead John Moir (1775-1857), landscape painter
Administrative History	Andrew Moir (1673-1733 of Cultercullen and Old Mill of Foveran Reverend Andrew Moir (1703-1744) of Towie, Methlick and Ellon. Reverend George Moir M.A., M.D. (1741-1818) of Peterhead Patrick Moir (1769-1810), Sheriff of Calcutta Dr James Moir M.D. (1770-1861) of Braehead John Moir (1775-1857), landscape painter
Source	Deposited in 1972 by Mrs A Gammell. Collection then gifted by Alistair Gammell in February 2020.
Description	The collection comprises letters and financial papers of different members of the Moir family. Most concerns family and domestic matters, but there are also significant items relating to the careers of Patrick Moir in Rome and India and Dr James Moir of Braehead, Aberdeen.
Arrangement	The documents were deposited in bundles concerning individual members of the family and this order has been maintained.
Access Status	Open
Language	English
Publication Note	Letters and Papers of the Moir Family of Peterhead, 1688-1857. Northern Scotland, Volume 6, No. 1 (1984), pp.70-74.

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