Correspondence of Lord Fife at Mar Lodge and Duff House
Correspondence of Lord Fife at Mar Lodge and Duff House. Subject matter and correspondents include:
October 1778:
Estate-Game: A reward of 20 guineas from Duke of Gordon and Lord Fife for capture of poachers stalking deer;
September 1782:
Estate: William Rose - boundaries Mar Lodge estate;
1783:
Estate: Note of books for Mar Lodge (part);
September 1783:
Personal: [T.] Craig;
August 1785:
Trade: J. Walker bookseller, enclosing Proposals of Phoenix Company or New Fire Office;
January 1786:
Estate: Directions of Earl of Fife to his factors and tenants regarding a fixed day for hearing estate matters;
1787:
Estate-Game: List of membership of association for preservation of game and prosecution of poachers, county of Edinburgh;
August 1787:
Estate: Alexander Stables;
September 1788:
Building: Abram Sime- Whitehall;
Estate: James George;
September 1789:
Estate-Game: J. Wolfe Murray, Kellie;
Family: Alexander Duff;
July - September 1790:
Estate-Game: James Grant of Ballindalloch, Kellie, Jane Grant, Sir William Erskine and Col. Balfour and Sir William Howe, W. Howe, J. Gordon, Anne Duff;
Personal: Mr. & Mrs. Leith, John Sinclair;
Place-Military: James Ludovic- Grant Premiums given by Highland Society in 1790;
August 1791:
Estate-Game: Kinnaird, Peter Gordon, Jane Grant;
Finance: Moffat, Kensington and Styan with The Edinburgh Evening Courant, 13 August 1791 'Heads of French Revolution';
August - September 1792:
Estate-Game: Duke of Atholl, James Drummond;
June - August 1794:
Business: George Robinson - M. Udny Duff, Hugh Hutcheon;
Estate: Tack of teinds of Whitereath, Kintrae and fishings of Spey, 6 August 1793, James Stuart; Estate-Game: Grimston;
Local: John Durno - roads;
Military news: James A. Duff (Holland);
Personal: Andrew Hay, Lord Moray, Town Council of Macduff, Mr. Leith;
Place-Church: Alexander Simpson - Old Aberdeen;
Place-Military: Alexander Cameron;
Politics: Alexander Cameron;
August 1795:
Local: Alexander Thomson - Mortlach School;
Personal: Robert Anstruther, Robert Leith;
June 1796:
Finance: Collector of Verge, London;
July 1797:
Estate-Game: Mr. & Mrs. Leith;
July 1798:
Personal: Elizabeth [Margravine of Anspach];
September 1800:
Personal: William Abercromby;
November 1806:
Trade: Fell Parker, wine merchants.
1778 - 1806