Letters from Jamaica of John Clark, John Cunningham and Colin MacLarty to friends and relatives at Greenock.
Scope and Contents
Clark, John
Letter, 1772, of John Clark to Peggy Clark concerning the death of his uncle and the dangers of excessive drinking (folios 1-2).
Cunningham, John
Letters, 1776-1801, of John Cunningham to Peggy Clark concerning his voyage to Jamaica, sale of a share in a plantation, the sale of enslaved people, the Second Maroon War, his health and his desire to return to Scotland (folios 3-22).
MacLarty, Colin
Letters, 1790 and 1792, of Colin MacLarty to his father, Captain Alexander MacLarty (folios 23-28).
Letters, 1791 and 1796, of Colin MacLarty to his brother ‘Sandy’, Dr Alexander MacLarty (folios 29-32).
Letters, 1791 and 1792, of Colin MacLarty to his mother, ‘Mrs Alexander MacLarty’ (folios 33-36).
Letter, 1787, of Colin MacLarty to ‘Betty’, Elizabeth MacLarty (folios 37-38).
Letters, 1787-1793, of Colin MacLarty to his sister ‘Peggy’ (folios 39-49).
Letter, 1795, of Colin MacLarty to his friend John Rankin (folios 50-51).
The letters concern Colin MacLarty’s attempts to establish himself in Jamaica’s medical community, his ownership of Chestervale Estate, enslaved people, plantation overseers, and his social circle in Jamaica.
Dates
- Creation: 1772-1801.
Creator
- Cunningham, John (planter, Jamaica) (Creator, Person)
- MacLarty, Colin (physician and planter, Jamaica) (Creator, Person)
- MacLarty, Alexander (sailor, Greenock) (Recipient, Person)
- MacLarty, Alexander (physician and planter, Jamaica) (Recipient, Person)
- MacLarty, Alexander Mrs (wife of Alexander MacLarty, Greenock) (Recipient, Person)
- MacLarty, Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander MacLarty, Greenock) (Recipient, Person)
- Clark, Peggy (Recipient, Person)
- Rankin, John (merchant, Greenock) (Recipient, Person)
- Clark, John (overseer, Cornwall and Paradise estates, Jamaica) (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
51 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The letters are arranged alphabetically by the surname of each sender. Where more than one letter is held for each sender they are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the recipient.
Custodial History
was Acc.7285
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby`s sale, 27 October 1978, lot 156.
Subject
- 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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