Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the family of MacLeod of Geanies.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence and papers chiefly relate to Donald, 3rd of Geanies and his issue, including a series of letters from members of the family in America in the 1770s and on military and naval service during the Napoleonic wars. The MacLeods of Geanies are descended from the MacLeods of Assynt, a cadet branch of the MacLeods of Lewis. Assynt was lost to the family in the time of Neil, the 9th Baron, and the title but not the estate passed to his brother, John, the family fortunes being somewhat restored when John's son, Donald, a captain in the Scottish Brigade in Holland, purchased Geanies from Sinclair of Dunbeath.
Dates
- Creation: 1654-1874.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
14 Volumes ; All manuscripts are folio and under unless otherwise stated.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows:
MS.19295. Assynt papers.
MSS.19296-19297. Papers of and concerning Hugh, 2nd of Geanies.
MSS.19298-19301. Correspondence of and concerning Donald, 3rd of Geanies.
MSS.19302-19304. Papers of and concerning Patrick MacLeod.
MS.19305. Letters of William MacLeod.
MSS.19306-19307. Papers of and concerning Catherine MacLeod.
MS.19308. Miscellaneous papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1971.
Separated Materials
For formal documents see Ch.15326-15347.
Bibliography
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
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