Letter book of the Royal Aberdeen Volunteers.
Scope and Contents
The volume contains copies of correspondence on arms, uniforms, and commissions in the regiment, and copies of the correspondence between Thomas Bannerman, the commanding officer, and the 4th Duke of Gordon, Lord Lieutenant of the county. This includes references (folio 15) to the intended use of the Volunteers to check unrest in the Braemar district in 1787. Also included in the volume are some regimental accounts and a muster roll for 1799.
Dates
- Creation: 1795-1802.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
38 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
38 + blank folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1958, by Charles G Brown, Aberdeen.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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