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Dunmore Family Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Papers were deposited at the College of William and Mary and later given back to the Dunmore Family except for the items relating to Virginia. The papers are now in the Scottish National Archives, Register House, Edinburgh.
Box and Folder List compiled by Zach Woodward, SCRC staff, in April 2011.
Letters and papers of the Earls of Dunmore, a branch of the Murray family of Scotland. All of the papers, except eleven items relating to Virginia, 1770, 1776 are photocopies. The early papers relate to lands in Brabant (a province of the Netherlands) inherited from the 7th Earl of Derby and his wife, and to the role of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661- 1710) as Master of the Horse to Queen Mary, the wife of James II.
Eighteenth century papers relate to the Jacobite conspiracies of 1703 and 1745, the War of Austrian Succession in which John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (1685-1752) served in Flanders and also relate to the career of Dunmore (1732-1809), governor of Virginia, 1771-1775. There are four letters from George Washington to Lord Dunmore.
The nineteenth century papers include letters from George, 5th Earl of Dunmore to his agent Thomas Jack. Topics in the collection include the marriage of Prince Augustus Frederick to Lady Augusta Murray.
Prominent correspondents include Edward VII and his wife Alexandra (to Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore), Queen Victoria, Prince Adolphus Frederick (Duke of Cambridge), Sir William Johnson, Henry Pelham and Marshal Saxe.
George Washington letter to Lord Dunmore, 1774 in Box 3 Locked Section.
See also; Dunmore Family Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
First three folders contain genealogical notes and correspondence between John Stewart Bryan and Jack E. Morpurgo, 1938-1942, concerning the acquisition of the Dunmore Family Papers. The earliest papers of the collection relate to the land in Brabant, Holland and Zealand which the Dunmore family inherited from Jacques Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607-1672) and his wife Charlotte de la Tremoille. Letters to Amelia Sophia, Lady Marquess of Atholl (d. 1702/03), mother of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, describing Europe during the early 1680's. Accounts for the household of James, Duke of York, until 1689 relative to 1st Earl's position as Master of the Horse for James' wife and daughter. After the triumph of William, Prince of Orange, the 1st Earl was called to Parliament. Letters, 1702-1709, between Charles and his older brother John, 1st Duke of Atholl (1659/60-1724) discussing jobs, the treachery of Simon Fraser, James, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1672-1724), and the Glencoe Massacre. Letters to William Murray, 3rd Earl (1696-1756) from his niece Anne Chochrane concerning social news between 1720 and 1722. Financial matters of William Murray are also included in this box.
1938 May 5 - 1942 November 14. Morpurgo, Jack E. Re: correspondence concerning the Dunmore papers, to and from John Stewart Bryan. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1940s-1950s. Re: description of Dunmore collection and genealogical material. Manuscript.
1967 February. Re: Genealogical cjart of the Dunmore family, done by Sill Moria Coghlan.
1650 May 16. Jacques Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, and his wife Charlote [sic] de la Tremoille, Rushen, to [?]. Re: letter of attorney granting the power to register in the courts or chambers of the provinces of Holland the contract between the Earl of Derby and his wife, and Henry, Duke of Tremoille and the Duke of Thouars. Arrangements for the Prince of Tarente, son of the Duke of Tremoille. 2 pages. Document Signed. In French.
Scope and Contents 1650 Juine [June] 10. Jacques Stanely, 7th Earl of Derby and [his wife] Charlote [sic] de la Tremoille, Rushen, to Sir [Daniel] Trioche. Re: authority to gather rents in Holland. 1 page. Manuscript signed. In French.
1650 August 8 O.S. Charlote de la Tremoille to Daniel Trioche and Charles Stanley [son of James, 7th Earl of Derby]. Re: authority to collect rents in Holland. 1 pag. Manuscript signed. In French.
Scope and Contents 1670 October 25. Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquis of Dorchester, to John, 2nd Earl of Athol Re: family news. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1670 December 26. R[?] de [Leinsesor?] to Co [?] Werden. Re: death of Guillaume Stanley; rents in Brabant. 2 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents 1671 August 7. R[?] de [Leinsesor?], La Hague, to Madame [?]. Re: rents in Brabant, Holland, and Zeeland, collected in 1659 according to the instructions of [Charlotte de la Tremoille] Duchess of Derby; disruptions by war and reduction of rents. 4 pages. In French.
1674 July. Re: account of the "charge of the Queene's [sic, Katherine wife of Charles II] Stables by the Old Establishment." 3 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1675 May 29. [William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of] Derby, Lion (Lyon) to [Katherine Pierrepont], Mqs. of Dorchester. Re: visits and family news. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1679 March 4. [?], Paris, to mother (Amelia Sophia, Marquess of Atholl). Re: hopes Mr. [?] Murray has delivered the Spanish snuff and necklaces; Mother is going to Scotland; finances; Duke Hamilton; leaving for Angiers [sic]. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1679 Sep[tember] 17. [?], Ang[ijers], to mother (Amelia Sophia, Marquess of Atholl). Re: faults charged against Mr. [?] Elphestone; charges made by Lord [?] Stranevez. 4 pages. Fragment
Scope and Contents [16]80 July 31. [?], Paris, to mother (Amelia Sophia), Marquess of Atholl, Tullibardine, Scotland. Re: Mr. [?] Elphestone is ill with a feaver [fever] ; needs money to go to the Hague. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1680 September 15. [?] Sunderland, for Charles Rex, at Whitehall, to James Duke of Ormond. Re: Richard, Viscount Lumly, is to replace Lewis, Earl of Fheversham, as Master of the Horse to the Queen. 1 page. Manuscript signed.
Scope and Contents 1680 September 17/7. [?], Amsterdam, to mother (Amelia Sophia, Marquess of Atholl). Re: correspondence; money from Mr. [?] Kinscott; Mr. [?] Sidney introduced them to their Highnesses. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1680 September 16. [?], London, to (Amelia Sophia), Marquess of Atholl, Tullibardine. Re: passage to England with Mr. [?] Sidney who may try to get [?]'s brother a command under the Prince of Orange; news from Mr. [?] Callender; correspondence; finances; Mr. Charles went with [?] Lauderdale to the Baths; trying to see the King. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1681 November 18. Jon. Hartling, Holyrood House, to Robert Werden. Re: receipt for money and for account of his Majesties house. 1 page. Manuscript signed.
Scope and Contents [16]82 December 7. John, 1st Marquis of Atholl, Edenburgh to [?] Werden. Re: proposed marriage of his son Charles. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1682] December 28. [John, 1st Marquis of ] A[tholl] to [?] Werden. Re: assets to marriage of his son to Werden's granddaughter. Werden's faithful service to his Royal Highness James, Duke of York. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents [1683 July 28]. [?]. Re: copy of warrant from John Werden for James, Duke of Yorke [sic], St. James's, to Benjamin Bathurst, that Charles Murray is now "Master of the Horse" for James' daughter Ann. 1 page. Manuscript. Copy.
Before 1684. Re: "An Account of New Years Gifts paid by her Matie Queen Catherine (wife of Charles II) anually to send all of her officers & Servants." Manuscript.
Scope and Contents [16]84 September 6. Robert Werden, Winchester, to Catherine, Lady Murray (wife of Charles, to be 1st Earl of Dunmore). Re: her husband had an attack of "the Stone or something lyke [sic] it." Doctor prescription given. 1 page.
1684/5 January 18. James, Duke of York & Albany, to Peter Apsley and Benjamin Bathurst. Re: appointment of Lord Charles Murray as Master of the Horse for Mary Beatrix D'Este, the Duchess of York. John Werden signs for James.
1685 May 4. Re: "Abstract of what belongs to the Groomes of his Maj'ts Bedchamber towards performances of theire Duties...." 5 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents [1685 July 25]. [?]. Re: order, from Rochester for James Rex, at Whitehall, to the Attorney General, given additional to the consort, Queen Mary. 2 pages. Copy.
Scope and Contents 1685 August 18. W.G. Laynard, W. Swinthin, W. Firebrae, J. Bathsby, Board of Greencloath at Windsor Castle, to Charles Murray. Re: admission as "Master of the horse to the Queene (Mary Beatrix D'Este, wife of James II)." 1 page. Manuscript Signed.
Scope and Contents [6]86 February 21. [?], Dublin, to [?]. Re: neither Major General [?] Worden [sic] nor Lord Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmor [sic] has written in a month; jury decision against [?] Brughton and Sir Herbert Cunningham; the new Chanslor [sic] Sir Alexander Feiton; the [?] Earl of Clarendon Sir Charles Porter going to London. 2 pages. Letter.
Scope and Contents 1686 August 16. Will Smith. Re: James [II], Windsor, grants Carolum (Charles) Murray a "Diploma" creating him "Conitem de Dunmore." 3 pages. Document. Copy. In Latin.
Scope and Contents 1687 June 6-August 9. Re: account "For her ma'ties [Mary, wife of James II] service." 2 pages. Manuscript.
1687 October 8. John Fisher, the Queen's Chaireman [sic], to Samuel Bale. Re: salary of Bale. 1 page. Manuscript Signed.
1688 Lady Day [now March 25]. Re: "An Abstract of Major General John Werden's account...with the Queene [sic, Mary Beatrix D'Este]...." 2 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1688 December 10. [James II] to [?]. Re: "A list of the Queens chamber plate sent by Mr. Robert Whythe...." 1 page. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents [16]88 December 10. Re: "A Note of the Queen's [Mary Beatrix D'Este] Twillet Plate." In another hand: "delivered unto me by Mr. Robert Wythe, 10th December 88." 1 page. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents [1688 December 10?]. Maria R. (wife of James II). Re: Account of her Stables and Servants of the Chamber. 2 pages. Manuscript signed?
Scope and Contents [1688 December 10?]. Maria R. (wife of James II). Re: Account of expenses for her chape 1 page. Manuscript signed?
Scope and Contents 1688 December 21. William, Prince of Orange, St. James, to Sheriffs, Mayors and constables. Re: Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore is to be allowed safe passage. Card. [?] Suijgens signs for the Prince. 1 page. Document.
Scope and Contents 1688/9 January 8. Andrew Ross, London. Re: Account of money given to the Scotts (sic) Regiment by order of [Charles, 1st] Earl of Dunmore. Manuscript & photograph.
Scope and Contents [1688/9?] January 20. Maria R[egina], St. Germain, to [Charles, 1st] Earl of Dunmore. Re: He and [?] Godolphin are to send all her horses and her travelling coaches; sends her respects to call; John Worden [sic]; questions his religion. 2 pages.
1688/9 February 5. William, Prince of Orange, to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: meeting of Parliament called to discuss the Protestant succession. 1 page. Printed manuscript signed.
Scope and Contents 1688/9 February 11. Warn. [?] Pierepoint [sic]. Re: List of the Queen's [Mary Beatrix D'Este] Plate sent to France. 1 page. Manuscript signed.
Scope and Contents 1688/9 March 9. Charles, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, Court at Whitehall, to the Public. Re: Pass for [Charles, 1st] Earl of Dunmore to go to Edinburgh. 1 page. Printed manuscript signed.
1690. Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: his estate in England and the Low Countries. 1 page. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1695 Juillet [July] 29. R. [?] de [Kinscot?], Hage [sic], to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: wishes Dunmore to pay money due. 2 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents [16]95/6 February 4. John Werden, St. James, to Catherine, Countess of Dunmore, Lathan, Lancasshire [sic]. Re: "Rents beyond Sea"; monetary exchange. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents [16]96 May 22. John Werden, St. James, to Catherine, Countess of Dunmore, Chester. Re: rent owed her from Isle of Man, Brabant, and the family of Tremouille; Dutch property rights. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents [16]97 March 27. John Werden, cockpit at Whitehall, to Catherine, Countess of Dunmore, Chester. Re: financial matters involving Mr. [?] Harden, Mrs. [?] Ferguson and Mr. [?] Nesmith; also social news. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1702 June 30. Robert Werden, Ochtertyre, to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: Jno. Hibardon at Huntingtoner. Financial loss; Werden will help Lord William Murray, 2nd Baron Nairne. 1 page.
William Murray, 2nd Baron Nairne, Ochertyre, to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: financial aid [?] Ochertyre, [?] Dollone and Dunmore are providing Nairne. 1 page.
[John, 2nd Earl of Atholl?] to son Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: schemes of John's older son, John, who became 1st Duke of Atholl involving the Duke of Hamilton, over the settlement made with Charles. 2 pages.
1703 January 19. John, to be 1st Duke of Atholl, Huntingtoner, to [brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore]. Re: poor health of John's mother (Amelia Sophia Derby Atholl); a job at the treasury. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1703 October 21. John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: jobs for his brothers at the Treasury; [?] Balcarras, the cavaliers and St. Germain; a trip. 3 pages.
John, Marquess of Tuillibardine, London, to [?]. Re: the Simon Frazer business, involving Lord James, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and Honest John, 6th Earl of Mar; the Scots Council. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, his brother. Re: trouble caused by Lord James, 2nd Duke of Queensberry; meeting with Simon Frazer; help given John, 2nd Duke of Argyle [Argyll]. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: the correspondents of Simon Frazer were arrested; Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham; "Read this to all my friends either of the Country party of Cavalier party...." 3 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: hopes he will be at all Council meetings; Lord [?] Boile; a "design to force the hilanders [sic] to arms"; Lord John Dalrymplo, 1st Earl of Stair asserts that they are already in arms. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to brother Charles, 1st Earle [sic] of Dunmore. Re: Captain Simon Frazer; accusations against him in declarations by [?] Campbel[l] and [?] McClandy [McClang?]. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: proceedings of the Council and "examination of [?] Baily...." 3 pages.
G. [?] Macartney, Breda, to Madam Catherine Watts Murray, wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: the Council's action on [?] Baily. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, Aby, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: the Council's action on [?] Baily. 2 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, London, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: for his son, has made a match with the daughter of Lady [?] Curtis. 4 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, Dunkeld, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: land in Caithnes; his own son John, Marquess of Tullibardine. 3 pages.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: declaration relating to the plot [for the Glencoe Massacre, 1692]; [?] Oates, [?] Fuller, the late Archibald, 1st Duke of Argile [Argyll], Lord John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Staires [Stair], and William Carstaires [Carstares]. 4 pages.
Thomas Newlyn. Re: copy of warrant, dated March 16, 1695, for the arrest of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, Colonel [?] Purwell, and Valentine Brown, who goes by the name of Lord Kilmaird, for treason. 1 page. Copy.
O.S. (John, Viscount) Fincastle, Haleheim to Catherine, Countess of Dunmore, Tilton. Re: condition of his horse after passage to Holland; a military encounter. 3 pages.
O.S. (John, Viscount) Fincastle, to mother, Catherine Watts Murray, wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: seige of Atholl and fortifying Moretown as part of their campaign; Lord George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney and Col [Archibald?] Hamilton have gone to Ghent, discusses the regiment; looks for coming Union with England. 2 pages. 1703 November 19. John, Marquess Tullibardine, London, to uncle Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: Queen Anne will hear discussion of Union. 3 pages. On reverse.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, Dunkeld, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: debts to Privy Seal and Regiment. 3 pages.
Amelia, Lady Levant, sister to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, Perth, to [sister-in-law, Catherine, Lady Dunmore, daughter of Richard Watts and wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore?]. Re: sends a plad [plaid]; Lady Anne, 2nd daughter of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore Dundonald; visit to Nairne and Huntengtiner [Huntingtoner]. 1 page.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, Blaire, to brother Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: drinking ass milk; health of Mrs. Richard Watts; Mr. [?] Glen. 3 pages.
John, 23rd Earl of Mar, Whitehall, to Lord [Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore?]. Re: Parliament is dissolved and election of peers will be soon; a meeting will be held in Edinburgh. 1 page.
John, 4th Earl of Dundonald, Blair, to Madam [?], Pitton. Re: visiting and travelling. 2 pages.
Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, Hamilton, to Catherine, Countess of Dunmore. Re: lodging at Holyrud [sic] house. 2 pages.
O.S. John, 1st Duke of Atholl, and Edward Murray [uncle of John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore]. Re: affidavit that John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, is the eldest son and successor to Charles, [1st] Earl of Dunmore, their brother; John is the possessor of rights granted by the United Provinces to Princess Charlotte Brabantine of Nassau which devolved on the family. 1 page. Manuscript signed.
John, 1st Duke of Atholl, Hamilton, to Madame Catherine, daughter of Richard Watts, wife of Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. Re: death of her husband. 1 page.
John, 4th Earl of Dundonald, Pasley, to Madam. Re: requests news, and will inform them if he hears from John Worden [sic]; horse sales. 4 pages.
Catherine, Countess Dowager of Dunmore. Re: affidavit that John, the present Earl of Dunmore, is the eldest son and heir of rents granted by Lords in Holland, Zeeland, and Brabant. 1 page. Document signed.
Catherine Watts Murray, wife of the late Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, London, to William Murray, Eaton. Re: sends clothes and linens; family has the smallpox; tells him to learn his Latin well. 2 pages.
Catherine Watts Murray, wife of the late Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore, to William Murray, Eaton. Re: sent clothes, books of Common Prayer bound with the New Testament; asks him to see that Tommy Murray keeps good company; Lord Dunmore is in Edinburgh for the elections. 1 page.
Circa 1720's. July 24. Anne Cochrane, Windsor, to Mrs. [?] Watts. Re: visiting and illness of his sister Isabella. 2 pages.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to (uncle) William Murray, Houston. Re: visitors. 1 page.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to (uncle) William Murray, Nairne. Re: her mother's health; her affections. 2 pages.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to (uncle) William Murray, Nairne. Re: health of her mother and Sir John Houston. 2 pages.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to (uncle) William Murray, at Sir Thomas Bruces of Kinross. Re: her mother's burial. 1 page.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to uncle, William Murray. Re: Lord Carmarthen's planning her mother's burial; proposed visits. 2 pages.
Anne Cochrane, Meth[ven?], to uncle, William Murray. Re: visit to Lady Kathrine. 1 page.
Anne Cochrane (later Duchess of Hamilton), Pasley [sic], to uncle, William Murray, Nairn. Re: marriage of Lady Mainshill's daughter; birth of a son to Lady Strathallanus. 2 pages. Card.
Anne Cochrane, Paisley, to William Murray, Stanley. Re: visiting and family health. 2 pages.
J.E. Cunison, Hamilton, to William Murray. Re: Murray is admitted as a Burgess of the town of Hamilton, in presence of Athour [sic] Nasmith and John Rolortoun. 1 page. Document signed. Colored seal of Hamilton on reverse.
William Murray, Taymount, to brother John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Hanover Square, London. Re: payment of annuities; land bought by Mr. [?] Grem [Grame] of Balgowan; settlement of estate. 3 pages.
William Murray and Catherine Nairn, Nairn House. Re: marriage contract, concerning land, money, and heirs. 7 pages. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1729 September 22. (John Lord) Nairne, to William Murray, Taymount. Re: bond in the settlement of a debt to John Grame of Balowan. 1 page. Document signed.
James, 2nd Duke of Atholl and Lord Edward Murray, uncle of John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: affidavit that John 2nd Earl of Dunmore is the rightful successor to Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore. John is possessed of rights granted to Charlotte Brabantine of Nassau by the United Provinces; traces the line of descent. 1 page. Manuscript Signed.
James Craufurd to brother Patrick Craufurd, London. Re: employed about John, 2nd Earl Lord Dunmore's affairs; mentions other men previously so employed; obligations of the States [General] to Dunmore through a daughter of William, 1st Prince of Orange. Includes a copy of letter from Mr. [?] Brown. 3 pages. Fragment
[Ziphares?], Newmarket, to Her Majesty the Queen. Re: thanks for social courtesies. 2 pages.
Most of this box contains the papers of John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (1685-1752) who served as Lieut. General under John, Earl of Stair, Commander in Chief of British forces in Flanders. Instructions to the 2nd Earl from William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington, and Henry Pelham concerning the engagement at Fontenoy, the removal of British troops to put down the Scottish Rebellion, and the fall of Brussels in 1746. After the Scottish Rebellion, William Murray, 3rd Earl, was taken prisoner, tried for treason, acquitted, though sentenced to live the rest of his life in London.
Richard Basset, Bruges, to John, 2nd Earl of Donmore [Dunmore], Bruges. Re: requests court martial against Brig. General Henry Ponsonby. 1 page. Photostat.
Note Signed. John Dalryumple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Hague, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: payment of infantry; bad weather. 3 pages. Note Signed.
Holles Newcastle, Newcastle House, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: requests Dunmore to acquire a position for Mr. George Townsend, eldest son of Lord George, 4th Viscount and later 1st Marquis Townsend, in the army in Germany. 2 pages.
William Murray, Edinburgh, to John, 2nd Earle [sic] of Dunmore, London. Re: hopes his brother Thomas Murray has joined a regiment; social news; William Nairne, who died on way home from East Indies, left his estate to their nephew Mr. [?] Nairne. 2 pages.
William Forbes, Clerk of the Gild Council, Edinburgh, to William Murray, Edinburgh. Re: Murray is made a Burgess. 1 page. Manuscript Signed.
O.S. Re: "The State of His Majesty's Forces in the Low Countries." 2 pages. Manuscript.
War Office. Re: "List of the Generals and Staff Officers serving in Flanders." 2 pages. Manuscript.
[?]. Re: instructions from George Rex, Court at St. James's, to William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, concerning his appointment as Captain General of all forces in Great Britain. He is sent to the Austrian Netherlands. 2 pages. Copy. Photostat.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Hanover, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: letter received from Dunmore at Lessines; bravery of his R.H. the Duke of Cumberland in a recent engagement at Fontenoy. 2 pages.
Henry Pelham to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: affairs in Flanders; Duke of Cumberland is a hero; "The general good behavior of the English, and the shameful one of the Dutch." 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1745 June 11/22. Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore is granted the government of Plymouth, vacated by the death of Lieut. Gen [?] Churchil 2 pages.
Henry Pelham to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: surrender of the Cittadel [sic] of Gurnay; King will give Dunmore Plimouth [sic]. Though the [British] army is inferior, extra troops would break the back of the government. 3 pages.
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, Camp at Lessines, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: appoints Dunmore president of the court martial of Brigadier General [?] Ingoldsby, for failing to execute orders at Fontenoy. Everard Fawkener signs for William. 1 page. Document.
O.S. Thomas Bligh. Re: "A Return of the Kill'd Wounded & Missing...." Manuscript signed.
Lieut. Colo. J[?] Lechel Re: "A Return of Lt. Gen [?] Handalyard's Regiment...." 1 page. Manuscript Signed.
Edward Cornwallis, Re: "A Return of Brigadier Gen Thomas Bligh's Regiment...." 1 page. Manuscript signed.
J[?] Lechell, Citadel of Anvers Lundy, to Royal Highness. Re: Battle at Melle, near Ghent; actions of Brigadier Thomas Bligh and Gen [?] Handaly[ar]d. 4 pages.
Henry Pelham to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: the campaign in Flanders; the retreat through Holland; "the generous efforts this country has made to preserve the liberty of Europe." 2 pages.
Thomas Orby Hunter, Antwerp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: his lack of money. 1 page.
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, Willerserden Camp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: with his absence, Cumberland's authority devolves to Dunmore; empowers Dunmore to call court marti Everard Fawkener signs for William. 2 pages. Document. Card.
N.S. William, Viscount Petersham, son of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Antwerp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: requests leave to return to England. 2 pages.
Le Maäl de Neipperg, Luxembourg, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: return of Dunmore's prisoners. 2 pages. In French.
Son Excellence H.M. George II to Jean Comte de Dunmore John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: permission to trave 1 page. Printed Manuscript. In French.
Frederic Bo-Hesse, Anvers, to [?]. Re: the ships for transporting the English batallions have not arrived; an argument between Major General [?] Dalwig of the English cavalry and Major General [Zastrow?]. 2 pages. In French.
N.S. Ruvigny De Cosne, Lille, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: exchange of prisoners. 2 pages.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of] Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: make arrangements with Prince [?] Waldeck for winter quarters and defense of the Frontiers; "Transports from Willemstadt." 2 pages.
Mr. [?] Bulow, Bruxelles, to [?]. Re: after the order of John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Bulow lists the letters he has received. 1 page. Manuscript signed. In French.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: King's decision to remove the rest of the British troops from Willemstadt. Mr. Robert Hampton Trevor must procure consent from the States [General]. 2 pages.
O.S. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, St. James, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore's return; the rebells [sic] in Scotland; [Field] Marshall George Wade and Sir John Le Gonier. 2 pages. Photostat.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: march of the British Cavalry to Willemstadt; Mr. Robert Hampton Trevor will apply to the States General. 2 pages.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: orders from William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; "concerning the additional Demands of France with respect to the Ransom of our Prisoners...." Hessians don't want to take orders from an Austrian General; will arrest Mr. [?] Howard when he arrives at Harwich from Holland. 2 pages.
Charles Prince Waldeck, Bruxelles, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: orders to be given to guards along the Channel 1 page. In French.
[O.S.] Henry Pelham to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: the King George II and William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington are looking for a replacement for Dunmore as commander of the Hessians and Hanovarians; payment of troops. 2 pages.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: increase of Scottish rebels aided by French; shipping of Hessians; letter to Prince Frederick; Lord John Londsay, 20th Earl of Crawford should direct the embarkation. 6 pages.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: Colonel [?] Stewart is appointed to conduct the Hessian troops from Willemstadt to their destination. 1 page.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: movements of troops under [James, 5th] Earl [of Balcarres and 30th Lord Lindsay of] Crawford to Willemstadt, of the French, of the Scottish rebels near Newcastle and Berwick, and of the Hessian regiments; scarcity of forage. 3 pages.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: message of the King to Parliament and the replies of both Houses supporting the King against the Scottish rebellion. 1 page.
Nencelas Antoine Conte de Kaunitz-Rittberg, Bruxelles, to [?]. Re: keeping the canal at Bruxelles free of ice by rising men from Brabant. 2 pages. Letter. In French.
1745 Xber [December] 24. Abraham Hume, London, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: discussed Dunmore]'s return with Lord William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington and Mr. Henry Pelham; removal of Hessian and British cavalry from Brabant; possible French embarkation. 4 pages.
1745 Xber [December] 24. Le Comte Wenzel Anton de Kaunitz-Rittberg [Rietsberg], Brussels, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: possible freezing of the canal at Brussels. 2 pages. In French.
Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: embarkation of British and Hessian cavalry; the magazines of Forage; news of French off Dunkirk. 2 pages.
Thomas Orby Hunter, London, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: financial problems; military maneuvers against the rebels in Scotland; London is prepared for the French. 3 pages.
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Antwerp. Re: Hessians demand to ship too many horses to Scotland. 4 pages.
1746 Janvier [January] 9. Maurice, Maäl de Saxe, Gandavum, Ghent, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: passport for Colonel [?] Donop. 1 page. In French.
1746 Janvier [January] 10. Maurice, Maäl de Saxe, Gandavum, Ghent, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Baron de Winekel, captured between Lockeren [Laken?] and Anvers, has left for Dresden; asks for his return. 2 pages. In French.
Re: copies of orders: (1) from [Curtis] Barnet to officers of the ships of the India Company taken in the China Sea; and (2) pass given to Francois Surville by Curtis Barnet, February 22, 1744/5. 2 pages. Manuscript. In French.
1746 Janvier [January] 12. Maäl de Saxe, Gandavum, Ghent, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: detention of two officers of the India Company, captured by [Curtis] Barnet; exchange of prisoners. 2 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents 1745/6 January 14. Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: copies of His Majesty's speeches and replies from both Houses [not included]; capture of France's correspondence with Count Saxe and Count Lowendahl; military orders. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1746 Janvier [January] 23. Maurice, Maäl de Saxe, Gandavum, Ghent, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: possibility of passage of English prisoners. 2 pages. In French.
Re: report on battle of Falkirk on January 17, 1746; mentions Lord George Murray and [J?] Lochell [Lechell]. 3 pages. Manuscript. Photostat.
Scope and Contents 1746 Favrier [February] 3. Maurice, Maäl de Saxe, Laken, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: politeness to Baron Winchel and permitting him to bring the papers of MR. de Loewendahl to Anvers; exchange of prisoners. 2 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents 1746 February 8. Will Erskine, Breda, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Forage rations in the Low Countries. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1745/6 February 11. [John Carteret, Earl] Granville, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Resignation of Henry, 2nd Duke of Newcastle and William Stanhope, Earl of Harrington. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1746] February 20. [N.S.] George Townsend, Antwerp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Prince of Waldeck; repulse of French attack on Brussels. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1746 March 3. Le Baron de Molke, Anvers, to John, 2nd Earl of Donemord [Dunmore], Breda. Re: ice; arrival preparations for the English troops; fall of Bruxelles; troop movements. 3 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents 1745/6 March 4. Philip, 2nd Earl Stanhope Harrington, Whitehall, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore will not be allowed to return from Flanders, but will send John, 10th Earl of Rothers to help him. At the request of Prince William, the Hessian cavalry is to be incorporated into the main body of the British army. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1746 March 7. [N.S.] G[?] Cressener, Antwerp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: loss of Bruxelles; shipment of troops to Scotland; personnel rearrangements. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents [1746 March]. Henry Fox to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore's request for pay as Commander in Chief of British forces in the Low Countries, relative to pay received by Sir Philip Honeywood and Sir John Legonier. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1746 April 3. N.S. Andrew Robinson, Antwerp, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Bergen of Toom. Re: Dunmore's baggage; enemy are fortifying Brussels; the Princess [?] arrived from Breda. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1746 June 3. James, 2nd Duke of Atholl, Edinburgh, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: execution of a mortgage of the Isle of Man to Feld and Mareschall Wade. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1746 July 1. James, 2nd Duke of Atholl, Tower of London, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: kindness of Lord Cornwallis, General [?] Williamson, and Duke Hamilton. 1 page.
1746 June 17. Thomas Holles, [1st] Duke of Newcastle, Whitehall, to [?] Lord Cornwallis, Tower of London. Re: William Murray is to be taken into custody. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1746 June 30. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, House of Lords Chancellor, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore is summoned to the trials for treason of William 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, George, 3rd Earl of Comertie [Cromarty], and Arthur, Lord Balmerino. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1746 July 31. William Henry, 3rd Marquess of Lothian. Re: Affidavit that William Murray did not aid the Scottish rebels, but helped save his house at Newcastle. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents [1746 July?]. [William Murray?] Re: innocent knowledge of order to seize [?] Glengary who he believed had not met with Captain [?] Foager, and who had not forgot the Glenco [sic] massacre; speaks well of the Queen; meeting Earl of Derby to find a place for your son John in Regiment leaving for Portugal. 1 page. Fragment.
1746 August 4. James, 1st Baronet Somerville. Re: Affidavit that William Murray protected him against the rebels in Edinburgh and helped him move to Berwick. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1746 September 27. James, 1st Baronet Somerville. Re: oath sworn before Charles Gilmour that William Murray of Taymount protected Somerville at Edinburgh, at Berwick. 1 page.
1746 October 16. William Henry, Marquis of Lothian, Mountevid Lodge. Re: oath that William Murray of Taymount helped defend his house at Newcastle. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1746 November 8. Re: "Officers of the 3rd Regiment Foot Guards..." 1 page. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1746-7 February 28. Henry Fox, War Office, to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: "propos'd Rogulations regarding musters...." 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1747 November 30. Hollis Newcastle, for George Rex, Court at St. James, to William Murray, Taymount. Re: Murray is cleared of being involved in "the late Rebellion," but must live the rest of his life in Lincoln. 3 pages. Document signed. Copy.
Scope and Contents 1747-8 March 2. Henry Fox to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: appointment for an Ensign. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1747-8 March 15/26. Henry Fox to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: King's refusal to give an appointment to [Dunmore]'s nephew; [?] Reynolds may sell his company. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1748 July 18. N.S. G[?] Collingwood, Lisle, to Colonel [?] Mastyn, at John, 2nd Earl Dunmore's quarters, Bruxelles. Re: officers killed or taken at Mille [Melle]. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1748-9 February 16. Henry Fox to John, 2nd Earl of Dunmore. Re: articles of war prepared by Mr. [?] Wentworth, and consultation with Sir Robert Rich. 2 pages.
This box includes items describing the early military career of John, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732-1809). Letters from William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Shelburne (1737-1805), dated 1758 to 1765 discussing social news and political events. Correspondence concerning 4th Earl's appointment as Governor of Virginia, and his preference to remain as Governor of New York, in which capacity he received letters from William Johnson about Indian affairs. Letters, 1772-1774, from George Washington discussing social news, a surveying trip West, and land speculation. Solicitation of Dunmore's vote in the elections for the peerage of Scotland held in 1780, 1784, and 1786. Information relative to 4th Earl's estate and lands is found in the letters between his son George, Viscount Fincastle, and his agent, Thomas Jack, 1794 to 1797. The 4th Earl was dismissed as Governor of the Bahama Islands in 1796, after serving from 1787.
1749 May 30. John Newcastle, for George II, Kensington, to John Murray, Viscount Fincastle. Re: commission as Ensign in a Company of the Foot Guards. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1753 September 28. B[?] Lethieullien, Berlin, to Lord John Murray, Viscount Fincastle. Re: entertainment at the courts of foreign ministers; will meet the King at Potsdam. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1755 [June?] 5. Charles, Prince de Ligne, Bruxelles, to Uncle John Murray Fincastle, Londres. Re: hopes to visit England, either as part of the Austrian or English army; his associates. 3 pages. In French.
Scope and Contents 1755 October 16. [?] Holdernesse, for George Rex, Court at Kensington, to William Murray, 3rd Earl of Dunmore. Re: permission to live in Beverly in York County; annuity left him by his brother John, late Earl of Dunmore. 4 pages. Document signed.
Scope and Contents [1757 July 20]. George Henry Lennox, Hamlen, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: movements from Bielefeld to Hamelen [sic] against the French and Germans; mentions "the Lord of Cakes" and "my Bonny Bonny Highland Laddy." 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1757 August 21. George Henry Lennox, Verden, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Edinburgh. Re: report of a recent battle; the Germans are at Hannover [sic]; women friends. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1758 January 20. Charles, 9th Baron Cathcart, Shaw Park, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: unhappy that Dunmore may go to America; too great allowance is being made in America, though the changes could probably not be seen in America. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1758 July 1. William Fitzmaurice, (later Lord Shelburne), on board the Essex, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: some volunteers are going to Germany; tired of being a spectator in the war; troops in North America. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1758 December 14. Fitzmaurice, (later Lord Shelburne), to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: performance of some favors; return to Edinburgh and Glasgow; Prince Edward. 5 pages.
Scope and Contents 1759 April 24. Fitzmaurice, (later Lord Shelburne), Hague, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: marriage of Dunmore and his own marriage; mentions Prince Ferdinand and Lord Howe. 6 pages.
Scope and Contents 1759 December 11. [Fitzmaurice], Croffdorf, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: confusion of shipments including wine; death of [Gen. James] Wolfe; campaign under Lord Granby; going to Switzerland or France. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1760 January 13. Fitzmaurice, [later Lord Shelburne], Bowood Park, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: performance of a favor; travelling; his coming marriage. 3 page.
Scope and Contents 1760 Aug[u]st 29. Fitzmaurice, (later Lord Shelburne), Lt. Granby's camp at Bracholl, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: wintered in Switzerland; is an Aide de Camp; movements near Westphalia. 4 pages.
Fitzmaurice, later Lord Shelburne, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore's friends should get recommendations from Duke [?] Lewis to Prince Ferdinand who needs officers in the Britannick [sic] Legion; birth of a daughter [Catherine?] to Dunmore]. 3 pages.
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Scope and Contents 1762 May 1. Shelburne, Hill Street, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: sends two Chinese chairs; openings in the military for Mr. Robinson; the new peers; to Portugese war, Lord Bute, and possible resignation of the Duke of Newcastle. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1762 May 10. Shelburne to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: birth of Dunmore's son; politics and the war efforts. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1762 June 10. Shelburne, London, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: Lord B[ute]'s power; new ministry; visiting. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1762 July 13. Shelburne, Whitton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: problems in Scotland; farm arrangements; administrative changes. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1762 August 20. Shelburne, Hill Street, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: negotiations with France; general news; marriages. 2 pages.
1762 August 27. Lord Shelburne, London, to Lord Dunmore. Re: terms of the peace treaty with France. 2 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1762 September 23. Shelburne, Whitton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: [Dunmore]'s not joining the army; expected change of ministers, in respect to which he mentioned [Dunmore]'s name to bute. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1763 August 27. Shelburne, Whitton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: general news; politicians. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1763 August 27. Shelburne, Hill Street, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: godfathers for [Dunmore]'s latest child; Mr. Pitt is with the King. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1763 September 15. Shelburne to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: his resignation as Pitt has changed his course of action. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents [1763?] Octob[e]r 24. Shelburne, East Bourne, Sussex, to [John, 4th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: vacation; trip to Ireland in the apring. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents [1763?] November 11. Shelburne, East Bourne, Sussex, to [John, 4th Earl of] Dunmore, Dunmore Park. Re: purchase of house from L[or]d Bute; general news. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1764 January 20. Shelburne, Whitton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: financial obligation to Sir Lawrence Dundas; trip to Ireland during renting season. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1764 March 14. Fitzmaurice, (later Lord Shelburne), Bowood Park, to [John, 4th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: wintered at Whitton; business in Ireland; [?] Parker has gone to Lisbon. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1764 March 31. Shelburne, Whitton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: trip Dublin. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents [1764?] November 17. [William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord] Shelburne, Bowood Park, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: European trip; land dealings, especially in Ireland; his retirement; his house is finished. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents [1765?] February 11. Shelburne, Wycombe, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: his wife; [Isaac] Barre. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents [1765?] July 20. Shelburne, York, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: anxious to know if [Dunmore] succeeds to the place of Fincastle; questions of succession in Perthshire will be raised by [John, 3rd] Duke of Athol 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1765 August 7. Sophia Shelburne, Bowood Park, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: [Dunmore]'s neglect of their family. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1765 December 10. Shelburne, Hill Street, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: birth of his son soon after their arrival in town. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1766 February 15. John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, London, to Catherine, Countess Dowager of Dunmore. Re: management of the factory of Taymount; of Mr. [?] Rutherford of Perth; of tenants. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1766?] August 23. S[ophia] Shelburne, Kensington, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: politics; Lady Louisa; calls Lord Fitzmaurice a monkey. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1766 December 19. L[?] de Brunsviy, La Hague, to [?] Albesse Royale. Re: unfavorable reports of John, 4th Earl of Dunmore who wishes a post in the government. 2 pages. In French
Scope and Contents 1770 July 16. Ed[war]d Foy to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: true copy of commission from the Treasury, signed by North, Geo. Onslow, and Townsend, assigning Dunmore's salary, to be taken from money collected from customs and duties enacted [in 1767]. 3 pages. Copy of document signed.
Re: extract of a talk from Conoquieson to Sir William Johnson, at a Congress with several nations of Indians, July 22, 1770; Indians request that the English honor their treaties. 2 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1771 March 9. John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Fort George, to [Granville, 2nd] Earl Gower. Re: appointment as Governor of Virginia and his desires to remain at Fort George; dispute between New York and New Hampshire. 2 pages. Typewritten.
John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Fort George, to Lord Willis Hill, 1st Viscount] Hillsborough. Re: prefers to be Governor of New York than Governor of Virginia. 2 pages. Typewritten. Photostat.
Scope and Contents 1771 March 16. William Johnson, Johnson Hall, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: Congress of Commissioners for regulating Indian trade and Indian information from Sir Henry Moore; trouble with the Oneidas occasioned by the mistake of a missionary. 3 pages. Typewritten.
Scope and Contents 1771 March 22. William Johnson, Johnson Hall, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: copies of regulations for Indian trade at Niagra and Detroit, and regulation of English travel; establishing blacksmiths to work for the Indians. 2 pages.
1772 July 30. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: candidates for commissary office upon death of Mr. [James] Horrocks; Washington suggests Rev. [?] Scott; meeting of Lord Fairfax and [Dunmore]. 2 pages. Typescript.
1773. [?] tp [?]. Re: "4 letters from General Washington to Jo. Earl of Dunmore." 1 page. Card.
Scope and Contents 1773 Ap[ri]l 13. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Lord [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: taking his son-in-law [stepson], Mr. [John Parke] Custis, to Doctor [Myles] Cooper of Kings College in New York; [Dunmore]'s proposed visit to western areas; mention Colo. [George] Croghan, deputy Indian Agent, of Pittsburg. 2 pages. Typewritten.
Scope and Contents 1773 September 12. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Lord [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: [Dunmore]'s trip west; surveying expeditions of Captn. [?] Bullet and Mr. [?] Wood; Washington has a commission for land he would like fulfilled. 4 pages. Typewritten.
Scope and Contents 1774 February 11. George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Lord [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: procuring royal lands as payment to Valentine Crawford and Hugh Stephenson for their services to the King; arrival of Dunmore family at New York. 1 page. Typewritten.
Scope and Contents [1776 September 15]. [Admiral Richard] Howe, the "Eagle," to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: colonial evacuation of New York City. 1 page. Typewritten.
1778 September 23. [?]. Re: copy of letter from James Adol[phu]s Oughton and Robert Shene, Edinburgh, to "Malecontents of Lord Seaforth's regiment." The men are to return to duty; possibility of the regiment's being sent to India or to the islands of Guernsey and Jersey. 1 page. Copy.
Scope and Contents 1778 September 26. Ja[me]s Adol[phu]s Oughton, Abbey Hall, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: Dunmore is to remain in Edinburgh until the officers in Lord Seaforth's regiment discontinue the disturbance. 1 page.
1780 September 6. David, 7th Viscount Stormont, St. James, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 7. [David, 7th Viscount] Stormont, St. James, to [John 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: believes the same Scottish peers should be returned, through replacing John, 4th Duke of Athol[l] for [John, 3rd Earl of] Bute. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 10. [Hugh Hume, 3rd Earl of Marchmont], Hemel Hampsted, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 10. [William, 4th Duke of] Queensberry, Amesbury, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 Septem[be]r 11. John, 4th Earl of Loudoun, Loudoun, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 12. [John, 7th Earl of] Galloway, Galloway House, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 Sep[tem]b[e]r 13. [David, 10th Earl of] Cassillitis, Cullean, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 Sep[tem]b[e]r 13. [George, 8th Earl of] Dalhousie, Dalhousie Castle, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 15. [William John, 5th Marquess of] Lothian, London, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in election of peers to be held October 17 at Holyrood House, Edinburgh. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 Septem[be]r 16. [Archibald, 11th Earl of] Eglintoun, Eglinton Castle, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits voting in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 16. [Neil, 3rd Earl of] Rosebery, Barnbougie Castle, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page. Autogrpah
Scope and Contents 1780 September 18. [Sir John] Gordon, [4th Bt.], Gordon Castle, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 20. [James, 8th Earl of] Abercorn, Grosvernor Square, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in Parliamentary election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 Sep[tem]b[e]r 20. Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon Hamilton, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: promises his vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 22. Thomas, 8th Earl of Kinnoull, Dupplin [sic], to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: a peer in his situation does not vote in the Parliamentary elections. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 September 28. [George, 3rd Earl of] Aberdeen, Ellan Castle, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in Parliamentary election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1780 October 27. [Charles, 3rd Duke of] Ruchmond, Lennox and Aubigny, Ranmer Camp, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: honored by Dunmore's request for vote; would wish that Scottish peerage could have heriditary seats in the House of Lords as the English had. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1780?] John, 5th Duke of Argyll, [Inverasay?], to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: the past election. 2 pages. Fragment
Scope and Contents 1781 Fevrier [February] 5. Le Duc de la Tremoille, Paris, to [John, 4th Earl of] Dumnor [Dunmore]. Re: marriage of his second son, P[?] de Talmond, to Mlle. [?] d'Argougen. 1 page. In French.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 18. Alexander, 15th Lord Saltoun, London, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [17]84 March 19. [?] Cranstoun to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 22. [William Schaw, 1st Earl] Cathcart, Portland Place, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 22. [John, 11th Lord] Elphinstone, Edinburgh, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 22. [William, 4th Duke of] Queensberry, Piccadilly, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in Parliamentary election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [17]84 March 23. [James, 7th Earl of] Lauderdale, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming elections of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 23. [George, 7th Baron] Kinnaird, Grov[eno]r Street, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 24. [George, 3rd Earl of] Aberdeen, London, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in Parliamentary election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 24. [David, 10th Earl of] Cassillis, London, to Lord [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in Parliamentary election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 24. [Hugh Hume, 3rd Earl of] Marchmont, London, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 25. [David, 7th Viscount] Stormont, Portland Place, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: promises his vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 26. [James, 8th Earl of] Abercorn, Grosvernor Square, to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 26. [William John, 5th Marquess of] Lothian, Waverly Abbey, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 26. [Francis, 9th Earl of] Moray, Edin[burgh] to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 29. [Alexander, 6th Earl of] Balcarres, Balcarres, to Lord [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 29. [Thomas, 7th Earl of Haddington and Baron of] Binning, Herbertshire, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: his brother in law, Lord Hopetown, is a candidate in the coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 29. [Neil, 3rd Earl of] Roseberry, Barnbougle Castle, to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in imminent election of Scottish peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 March 30. [George, 8th Earl of] Dalhousie, Edin[burgh], to [John, 4th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1784] March 26. [?] Glencastle, Chesterf[iel]d St., to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents [1784? March]. [Patrick, 6th Earl of] Dumphries, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 April 9. [?] (Findlater & Sensiol?), Cullenhouse, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: has given his proxy to Lord James, 7th Earl of Lauderdale.
Scope and Contents 1784 April 18. [John, 4th Duke of] Atholl, Dunkirk, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: the coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 April 20. [George, 6th Marquess of] Tweeddale, Newhall, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: has decided not to vote in Peerage election until it is done by ballot. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 April 26. [James, 3rd Earl of] Hopetoun, Barnet, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: solicits vote in coming election of peers. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1784 May 3. [James, 5th Earl of] Loudoun, Loudoun, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: is unable to support Dunmore in the election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1786 Sep[tem]b[e]r 23. [John, 4th Duke of] Atholl, Dunkirk, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: asks for vote in coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1786 Sep[tem]b[e]r 23. [John, 4th Duke of] Atholl, Atholhouse, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: will vote for Dunmore in the coming election. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1787 July 4. John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, London, to [?]. Re: accounts and tenant supervision. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1788 January 24. Warren Hastings, London, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: his reception by Dunmore's friends in Scotland. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1789 August 7. Warren Hastings, St. James' Place, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: social amenities. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents 1790 January 30-1791 January 24. John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: his accounts. 13 pages. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1793 December 18. [Jeffrey, 1st Baron] Amherst, St. James' Square, to [John, 4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: rank of militia officers "when serving with the regular Troops." 1 page.
[circa 1793] [Princess Charlotte, who married Leopold I of Belgium] to Dowager Countess of Pembroke. Re: news from Paris of executions. 2 pages. Fragment Letter. Card.
Scope and Contents 1794 June 2. [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to [Thomas] Jack, Glasgow. Re: trip to Ardintenny [Ardentenny]; finances. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1795 January 23. Alex[ander] T. Cochrane, on H.M.S. Thetis, at Norfolk, to John, 4th Earl Dunmore, [Providence]. Re: solicits help in advancing Jack Murray; anchorages near the Bahama Islands; land grants. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents 1796 February 9. [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore Harbour. Re: Mr. [?] Cadell's quarrying stone; financial obligations. 3 pages.
Scope and Contents [17]96 March 18. [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to [Thomas Jack]. Re: land papers about America belonging to his father John, 4th Earl of Dunmore; finances. 4 pages.
Scope and Contents [17]96 April 4. [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: finances. 3 pages.
1796 July 8. [William Henry Cavendish, 3rd Duke of] Portland, St. James's Court, for George III, to John, [4th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: recalled as governor of the Bahama Islands. 1 page. Document signed.
Scope and Contents 1797 February 10. Alexander Forbes, David Anderson, Edward Murray, Thomas Bennett, Jno. Hanna, Alexander Collie, Charles Kain, Geo. Farguharron, Alexander MacKenzie, Isaac Leassard, Crooked Island, to John, [4th] Earl of Dunmore, Governor of the Bahama Islands. Re: Address on Dunmore's departure. 3 pages. Manuscript signed. R.
Scope and Contents 1797 February 24. A Disinterested Friend, Nassau, to John, [4th] Earl of Dunmore, before his departure. 1 page. Manuscript.
Scope and Contents 1797 August 5. [William Henry Cavendish, 3rd Duke of] Portland, Balshade, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: cannot encourage Dunmore's hope of reappointment as Governor of the Bahama Islands. 2 pages.
Scope and Contents 1797 October 23. [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore Park. Re: Buck[wheat?] seed. 1 page.
Scope and Contents 1799 September 29. A[?] J[?], Berlin, to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: requests the certificate of his marriage to insure the future of his child. 3 pages.
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Scope and Contents [Geoge, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore Park, Falkirk. Re: wood and coa
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore Park. Re: orderning linen for shirts in Perth.
Scope and Contents [Georege, Viscount] Fincatle, London, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore Park, Falkirk. Re: the farm of [?] McLackland.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, Newgate, to Thomas Jack, Dunmore parr. Re: papers relativeto Jack's contract as factor; turning tenants off farms.
Scope and Contents [Susan Hamilton]. Re: "Showing, how she made a visit to Bathwell Castle on July 30th, 1802..." Short exerpts from Shakespeare included.
Scope and Contents Craufurd [Crawford] Tait to [George], Lord fincastle, London. Re: marriage papers, rental and deed papers.
Scope and Contents Thom Jack, Dunmore Harbour, to [George], Lord Viscount Fincastle, london. Re: tenant agreements for Taymount.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack. Re: question of possession of farms.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack or Archibald McNicol, Dunmore Parrk, Falkirk. Re: requests guns and shooting clothes.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: requests linen; compliments Jack's ability.
Scope and Contents George, 5th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: list of clothes and linen.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: Ardentenny estate; debts of his father John, 4th Earl of Dunmore.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: Financial confusion.
Scope and Contents Jugh, [1st] Earl Fortescue, Exeter, to [George] Viscount Fincastle. Re: commission as Lieutenant Colone Printed by [?] Trewmans, Exeter.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, to Thomas Jack. Re: visit to Scotland; sale of woods on Ardentenny estate; possible sale of Taymount.
Scope and Contents [George, Viscount] Fincastle, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: land exchanges; family.
Thomas Wingate, Stirling, to Thomas Jack, factor for [George], Lord Viscount Fincastle. Re: account for repairs to church, for militia and election.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Greeock. Re: lumbering at Dunmore Park.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Greenock. Re: farming; his illness.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dnmore, St. Grey's, to Thomas Jack, Greenock. Re: farm buildings; visit to Scotland.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Hamilton, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: behavior of [?] Lamb; farming. Includes a note from Susan [wife of George].
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glagow. Re: farming.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: farming; A[ndrew] Stuart's management; family illness. 3 itmes. Enc
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: birth of a son [Henry Anthony].
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: farm in Argyllshire; tea greens; administration of his farms.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack. Re: farm finances and buildings.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack. Re: farming.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: farm buildings.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: farm buildings; turning off a tenant.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Glenfinart. Re: Dunmore colliery.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, London, to Thomas Jack, Glasgow. Re: hiring tenants; cutting ferns.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Glenfinart, to Thomas Jack, Airdrie. Re: Jack's health; a visit.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Glenfinart. Re: "Amount of rent payable by the Tenatnts of Glenfinart."
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Edinburgh, to Thomas Jack, Airdrie. Re: sale of wood to Mr. [?] Dobie.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Glenfinart, to Thomas Jack, Airdrie. Re: sale of wood; needs "coal for my Lime Stone."
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore, Glenfinart, to Thomas Jack, Airdrie. Re: hiring of Robert Ballock.
Scope and Contents A[?] Hamilton, Hamilton, to [George 5th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: Admittance as a burgess.
Scope and Contents Sissey Toosey, Paris, to [nephew Alexander], Viscount Fincastle. Re: St. Petersburg and the Coronation; will [William Spencer, 6th] Duke of Devonshire be appointed to the court of Russia?; social news.
Scope and Contents [Alexander, Viscount] Fincastle, St. Petersburg, to Mother [Susuan, daughter of Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton and wife of George, 5th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: he has been noticed by Mr [George] Canning and [Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of] Wellington; may go back to Berlin; presentation to the Emperor at the Imperial palace; death of the Emperor.
Scope and Contents [Alexander, Viscount] Fincastle, St. Petersburg, to mother [Susan, daughter of Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton and wife of George, 5th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: leaving for Berlin, where it is less expensive to live.
Scope and Contents Susan Euphemia, C[ountess?] Hamilton & Brandon, Paris, to Alexander, Viscount Fincastle, Berlin. Re: Fincastle's "attache business"; William Spencer, 6th Duke of Devonshire and the Imperial coronation; travelling; patriotic virtue and natural rights; family news. Copy was made by Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore.
Scope and Contents [George, 5th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: rent due from tentants of Glenfinart, Fissanay, Taymont, and Kinropshire.
Scope and Contents William Worship, Yarmouth, to [brother] Francis Worship, London. Re: Examination of Mr. [?] Gunn; Duke of Sussex suggested that a witness was witholding information.
Scope and Contents Thomas Farrer, Lincoln's Inn Fields, to Sir Augustus D'Este. ReL Mr. [?] Gunn's going to Yarmouth.
Scope and Contents George Carter, Oatland Mills, Virginia, to [George 5th] Earl of Fincastle [Dunmore], England or Scotland. Re: a land exchange between [John 4th] Earl of Dunmore and Carter's father.
Scope and Contents Daniel O'Connell, London. Re: opinion in case about marriage of Prince Augustus Frederick, son of George III, to Lady Augusta Murray, daugher of [George 5th] Earl of Dunmore.
Scope and Contents [illegible], Hanover, to [?], Rotterdam. Re: general news, social and family; mentions the Duchess.
Scope and Contents Adolphus [Frederick, Duck of Cambridge], Hanover, to [Alexander Edward, Viscount] Fincastle. Re: mentions his own suster Augusta [Sophia]; social news; sends his cimpliments to pSusan Euphemia], Duchess of Hamilton. undated. Stephanie [?] to [Susan Eupemia], Lady Dunmore [wife of George, 5th Earl]. Re: birth of a daughter Marie. On reverse.
Scope and Contents Auguste [wife of Adolphus Frederick] to [Alexander Edward, Viscount] Fincastle. Re: gift of shawl; her vacation at Rothemkirche; baron Cumberland [her husband] and the Prussian prince; his cousin [Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton] Lincoln. In German script. Included is an incomplete modernization of the text.
Scope and Contents [Anne Margaret] Lichfield, Countess of Rosebery, St. James Square, to Anne. Re: establishment of a post office on the Isle of Harris, as [George, 5th Earl of] Dunmore requested.
Scope and Contents Adolphus [Frederick, Duke of Cambridge], Kew, to [Alexander Edward, 6th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: visiting.
Scope and Contents [?] Strathallan, Castle Strathallan, to [Alexander, 6th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: death of Man. [?] Campbell, brother to [?] Campbell of Fairfield.
Scope and Contents Adolpjus [Frederick, Duke of Cambridge], Kew, to [Charles Edward, Viscount] Fin[castle]. Re: coming marriage of Adolphus's daughter [Augusta Caroline] to her cousin, [Frederick William], Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.
Scope and Contents Auguste [wife of Adolphus Frederick], Gamble Cottage, to Lord [Alexander Edward, 6th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: separation from her daughter [Augusta Caroline], who is getting married. In French.
Scope and Contents Adolphus [Frederick, Duke of Cambridge], Windsor Castle, to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of Alexander Edward, 6th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: his fall getting into a pony cart; social news.
Scope and Contents Victoria, Windsor Castle, to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of Alexander Edward, the 6th Earl]. Re: illness of Lord Dunmore; Lady [?] Douglas; visiting.
Scope and Contents Augusta Caroline to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of the late 6th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: receipt of a picture of the late Earl.
Scope and Contents Augusta [Sophia] to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of the late 6th Earl of Dunmore. Re: receipt of a picture of the late Earl.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [Later Edward VII] to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: playing together at Buckingham Palace. A card is enclosed.
Scope and Contents Florence Nightengale, Grauton Ho., Edinburgh, to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of the late 6th Earl]. Re: has business at Sir John McHill's; success of [Catherine's brother, Sidney] Herbert, [1st Baron Herbert of Lea], in the recent elections.
Scope and Contents John Gillespie, Secretary, Royal Body of Archers, to Charles Adolphus Murray, Earl of Dunmore, Re: his admittance to the company. DS.
Scope and Contents Victoria, Edinburgh, to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [Wife of the late 6th Earl]. Re: death of Lady Dunmore's sister [Lady Elizabeth Herbert Clanwilliam], wife of Lord [Richard, 3rd Earl of] Clanwilliam.
Scope and Contents [Henry John Temple, Viscount] Palmerston, Broadlands, to Catherine, Lady Dunmore [wife of the late 6th Earl]. Re: appointment in the office of Inland Revenue at Edinburgh; social news.
Scope and Contents [Albert Edward], Prince of Wales, Sandringham, to [Charles Adolphus, 7th] Earl of Dunmore, Holkhon Wells, Norfolk. Re: assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Telegraph.
Scope and Contents Alexandra [wife of Albert Edward], Sandringham, to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: Dunmore's engagement to Lady Gertrue, [3rd daughter of the 2nd Earl of Leicester].
Scope and Contents Mrs. [Gertrude] Murray [wife of Charles adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Picture.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Marlborough House, to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: meeting at the Marlborough Club.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Sandringham, to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: birth of a son [Alexander Edward].
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Goodwood, Chichester, to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: illness of [Dunmore]'s daughter [Grace].
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Goodwood, Chicester, to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: illness of Charlie's daughter [Grace]. 3 pp.
Scope and Contents Anne Roxburche, [Lady of the Bedchamber and mistress of the Robes to H.M. Queen Victoria], to [Gertrude], Lady Dunmore [wife of Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl]. Re: Lord Dunmore's eye injury.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], White's to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: [Dunmore]'s accident.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward, Sandringham, to [Gertrude], Lady Dunmore [wife of Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl]. Re: [Dunmore]'s eye accident.
Scope and Contents Alexander [II], St. Petersburg, to Karl Alexandrovitch. Re: thank you note for a gift of two ponies.
Scope and Contents [?], Crown Princess [of Germany, Berlin], to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: thank you note for a social occasion. A
Scope and Contents [Queen Victoria], Osburne, to [Chalres Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: thanks for newspapers and notes.
Scope and Contents [?, Crown Princess of Germany], Berlin, to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: marriage of Princess Charlotte. A
Scope and Contents [Crown Princess of Germany] to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: gift of sword. A
Scope and Contents [illegible, of Schlesing-Holstein], Winsor Ct. Park, to [Chalres Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: thank you note.
Scope and Contents Helena, [Princess Christian of Schlesing-Holstein], Windsor Ct. Park., to [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: thank you note.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Sandringham, Norfolk, to Charlie [Chalres Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: business.
Scope and Contents Edward, Mar Lodge, Brannar, to Lord [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: the Jaar Bazaar to pay off debts of the Drill Hall; selling pictures of himself at the bazaar.
Scope and Contents [Henry, 3rd Duke of] Wellington, Leicester, to [Charles Adolphus, 7th] Earl of Dunmore. Re: congratulates [Gertrude] Lady Dunmore.
Scope and Contents Alexandra [Wife of Albert Edward], Sandringham, to Lord [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of] Dunmore. Re: thanks for a book, partly about India.
Scope and Contents Albert Edward [later Edward VII], Sandringham, to Charlie [Charles Adolphus, 7th Earl of Dunmore]. Re: Fin[castle]'s entering staff college and his promotions there.
Scope and Contents [?] to [Chalres, 1st?] Earl of Dunmore, Hanover Square. Re: pressing need for a meeting.
Scope and Contents John, 5th Duke of Argyll to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: [Dunmore's] recent visit; sends regards to Fincastle [George Murray].
Scope and Contents John, 5th Duke of Argyyll, [Inversary?], to Lord John, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Re: visiting.
Scope and Contents [?] to [?]. Re: unhappiness at being separated from the recipient, now that their "love is at an end." Wishing to keep the friendship going, the writer asks the recipent to speak to her at the "Maskguerade tomorrow." Dated Tuesday, noon. [?]
Scope and Contents P[?] de Firechtenstein, Vinne, to [?]. Re: his friend [?Murray, Viscount] Fincastle, and [?] Dunmore; his daughters are married; social news; Mr. [?] de Keith; Mr. [?] Caldwel In French.
Scope and Contents S[amuel?] Rogers to [Catherine, wife of Alexander Edward], Lady Dunmore, Grafton Street. Re: portrait of herself and her husband [Alexander Edward, 6th Earl of Dunmore]; asks after Lady Pembroke.
Scope and Contents [?] to Dowager Countess of Pembroke.
[George, 5th Earl of Dunmore?], Dunmore Park, to William Stirling, James Duncasen, and Thomas Brown. Re: receipt.
Re: article, entitled, "Truth," about a yong nobleman who helps an operatic star. The implication is that the nobleman was [?] Dunmore.