| Description | Correspondence and papers of Lord Fife. Subject matter and correspondents include:
1765:
Commission of John Gordon, gentleman, as Ensign of 9th Regiment of Foot, 20 December 1765;
1789 - 1790:
Letters to Lord Fife:
Estate: Leonard Smelt - improvements in estate and game;
Trade: Editors of Watson's Almanack;
June - December 1791:
Estate: P. Donaldson - roof over great room (Fife House), settling of building;
Estate: Stewart Souter, George Robinson, Moray Military Captain Stewart;
Personal: Lord Caithness - settlement of his claim;
Place: Lady Almeria Carpenter;
January - August 1792:
Family: Helen Duff;
Money: Philippa Houghton, Magdalen Charity;
Personal: Lord Caithness, James N. Innes, Amherst, James Grant, Montrose;
Place: Pat Duff - stamps officer or collector of cess on death of uncle, J. Duff - death at sea of nephew Archibald Duff of Elgin, William Rose;
Place-Military: A. Leith, A. Carpenter, Sir George Yonge List of JPs, Banffshire;
Prospectus: De [Cruchentz] de Mozane;
Statistical Account of Scotland, John Sinclair concerning Elgin;
Ungekommene Freinde von Distinction allhier zu Unsbach den 12 July 1792;
September - December 1792:
Family: James Duff;
Local: A. Brodie, Duchess of Gordon - bridge over Spey, George Forbes - case v. Seaton;
Military news: Amherst;
Money: Elizabeth McSween;
Personal: John Sinclair, Royal Society:, William Abercromby;
Place-Church: J. Duff - Botriphnie;
Place-Military: P. Morison;
Society: Amherst Case for subscription for increase in half pay to army officers;
Prospectus: Description generale et particuliere de la France;
A Complete and accurate Review of the Turf, 1750 - 1792;
Dernier tableau de Paris ou recit historique de la revolution du 10 Aout;
1792:
Family: Jane Duff, James Duff, M. Trembley;
Military news: James Duff (Geneva). |