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Epithet: Sheriff-Clerk of Cromarty

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Epithet: of the E India Co.'s service

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Epithet: manager, Carlisle City and District Bank

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Alexander Davidson attended Marischal College, Aberdeen.

James Clark Maxwell (1831-1879) was Professor of Natural Philosophy, Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1857-1860; Professor of Natural Philosophy, King's College, London, 1860-1865; and Professor of Experimental Physics, Cambridge University, 1871-1879.

James Nicol (1810-1879), geologist, was Professor of Natural History, Aberdeen University, 1853-1878.

From the guide to the Alexander Davidson: Student Notebooks, 1857-1860, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
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referencedIn Vol xvi. Jan.-13 Feb. 1781.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, M... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxi. Dec. 1781-Jan. 1782.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Charles Chapman, Resident... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxiii. April-June, 1782.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Alex... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxii. Feb.-March, 1782.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence wit... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxvii. Feb.-March, 1783.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hasti... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxii. 21 March-20 May, 1784.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Joh... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxv. Sept.-15 Nov. 1782John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Charles Chapman, Res... British Library
referencedIn VOL. II. 1775-1781. 1. Accounts of expenses of the E. I. Company; 9 Jan. 1776-1 Dec. 1780, ff. 1, 21, 74, 148, 241, 242, 246, 286-298, 311, 475. 2. Extracts and abstracts of Minutes of the Bengal and Bombay Councils; 13 Feb. 1775-14 Jan. 1781, ff. 2,..., 1775-1781 British Library
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Coast Guard. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Vol. xxvi. 16 Nov. 1782-Jan. 1783.David Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Bristow, Resi... British Library
referencedIn THURLOE PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 280. Vil:-(1) The Dutch Commissioners for the treaty with Sweden, to the States General; Copenhagen, 16/26 Apr. 1660. Dutch and English translation. Copies. Op. cit . vii, p. 898. ff. 1-4. (2) Charles Longland, Agent at Le... British Library
referencedIn Vol xiv. April-15 Sept. 1780.David Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toon... British Library
referencedIn Vol xxiv. July-Aug. 1782.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxi. 22 Jan.-20 March, 1784.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Charles Chapma... British Library
referencedIn ANDERSON PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 278). Correspondence of D. Anderson with Warren Hastings as Governor-General of Bengal chiefly concerning Anderson's embassy to the Marathas, and including correspondence with the Select Committee at Bombay and other docu..., 1774-1785 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxiv. 22 July-Aug. 1784.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Ale... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxix. 18 June-Sept. 1783.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxx. Oct. 1783-20 Jan. 1784.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillau... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxv. Sept.-Oct. 1784.Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet; of Shottisham: Letters to W. Hastings: 1784-1813.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Alexander Dav... British Library
creatorOf Alexander Davidson: Student Notebooks, 1857-1860 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
referencedIn Vol. xviii. May-July, 1781.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Alexan... British Library
referencedIn LIVERPOOL PAPERS Vol. CCXXV. Copies of General Letters of the East India Company to Fort St. George; 20 Aug. 1784-21 July, 1786. ff. 201.Presidency of Madras: Correspondence of the Council with the Court of Directors: 1767-1786.: Copies and extracts.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xvii. 14 Feb.-April, 1781.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Has... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxxiii. 21 May-20 July, 1784.John Hollond, Resident at Hyderabad: Letters to W. Hastings: 1780-1818.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Bri... British Library
referencedIn Vol. lxii. Undated. Ha-R.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.George Nesbitt Thompson: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1785-1818.Colonel Thomas Deane Pearse: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1781-1788.Wil..., 1758-1838 British Library
referencedIn LIVERPOOL PAPERS Vol. CCXXVI. Copies of General Letters of the East India Company to Bombay; 20 Aug. 1784-21 July, 1786. ff. 125.City of Bombay: Letters to the Council: 1784-1786.includes:f. 2 Thomas Morton, Secretary to the E India Company: Letters ... British Library
referencedIn MACKENZIE PAPERS. Vol. XIV (ff. 149). Letters and papers of extra large size from (a) the above general correspondence (ff. 1-106), 1669-1868 ; (b) the papers of Maj.-Gen. J. R. Mackenzie (ff. 107-149), 1794-1809. Among the more important are: 1. Ex..., 1669-1868 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxviii. April-15 June, 1783.John Bristow, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1775-1785.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillau... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXX (ff. 396). June, 1782-1801.includes:f. 1 Peter Michell, Secretary to the E India Company: Letters to the 1st Earl of Liverpool: 1778-1782. f. 10 China: Papers on British trade with: aft. 1783-1812. ff. 12, 259, 260 Nathaniel Smith, Chairm... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXVIII (ff. 388). 1-23 July 1844.Nonconformists: Papers rel. to Dissenters' Chapels Act: 1844.Bank of England: Correspondence of Sir R. Peel rel. to the Bank Charter Act: 1844.Nonconformists Unitarians: Resolutions of t by various congregatio... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xx. Oct.-Nov. 1781.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters ... British Library
referencedIn Vol xv. 17 Sept.-Dec. 1780.Thomas Goddard, General: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1782.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.John Caillaud, Brigadier-Gen... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXIII (ff. 309). Feb. 1779.includes:ff. 1, 9 Moodhojee Bhonsalah, Rajah of Berar: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1780.: Transl. f. 9 Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India: Letter to Moodhojee Bhonsolah: 1779.: Copy. ff. 25, 30 Lem... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xix. Aug.-Sept. 1781.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letter... British Library
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