| Description | Bundle of letters to the Earl and Countess of Kintore and other family members
Letters to Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore:
from General Morris regarding the appointment of Mr Keith as Collector of Montrose 1779
from Dr Alexander Dauney, 2 October 1798, referring to his stay in London and discussing the news of the British victory at the Battle of the Nile, which had just reached London that day: "All is uproar here today with the great news from the Mediterranean - Eleven ships taken, two sunk: none of ours lost! about 6000 French killed, and upwards 700 British. It is a most compleat affair. It must have the most beneficial consequences in regard to a general pacification. There will be a general illumination tonight in London ..."
Letter to Louisa, Dowager Countess of Kintore, from James Blaikie concerning her investments, with an account from the firm of Blaikie Bannerman, advocates in Aberdeen 1823
Receipt by Thomas Coutts for Lord Keith of £3000 on a payable order from Lord Camden 1806
Letter to Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore, from his son Lord Inverurie at Harrow 1837, discussing school and personal matters: Phosphorous has won the Derby; Lord Inverurie is much obliged for the £5 his father has sent him but is still "what you call hard up".
Letter to Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore, from Lord Panmure, discussing family matters, shooting and crops, 1840
7 items |