| Description | Aboyne, 5th Earl of: letter from Aboyne Castle to unknown correspondent respecting financial transactions. [Listed by dealer as being by General, the 5th Duke of Gordon although clearly signed "Aboyne". The 5th Earl of Aboyne succeeded his father in 1794 to the earldom and his kinsman, the 5th Duke of Gordon as 9th Marquis of Huntly in 1836; b. 1761, d. 1853] See also Huntly, 9th Marquis of. |