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Correspondence of, and concerning, the Murrays of Ochtertyre., 1704-1928.

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Identifier: MS.21101

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Correspondence, 1704-1928, of and concerning the Murrays of Ochtertyre. Many of the letters are to Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, of Ochtertyre. Of particular interest are those concerning the efforts made to secure the release of his son Sir William Murray, 3rd Baronet, of Ochtertyre who was imprisoned at Edinburgh and Carlisle following the 1715 Rising, 1716-1717 ( folio 47-109 passim). Extracts from this correspondence have been published in ‘The Haldanes of Gleneagles’ by General Sir J. Aylmer Haldane. (Folio 1.) (ii) Typescript copies of letters of John Haldane of Gleneagles and Patrick Haldane concerning the imprisonment of Sir William Murray, 3rd Baronet, of Ochtertyre, 1716. (Folio 256.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1704-1928.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

310 Leaves

Arrangement

310 folios.

Bibliography

Haldane, J. Aylmer. ‘The Haldanes of Gleneagles’ (Edinburgh, 1929).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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