Correspondence of the Oswald family of Auchincruive, including Richard Oswald (1705-1784) 1764-1846

Oswald Richard Alexander 1771-1841

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Oswald, Richard, 1705-1784

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Scottish merchant for many years engaged in business in America and London; in 1781 he gave bail to Henry Laurens when he was imprisoned in the Tower; negotiated the peace with the Americans, and signed the preliminary articles of peace at Paris, Nov. 30, 1782. From the description of Papers of Richard Oswald [manuscript], 1779-1781. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647860036 British merchant and politician, chief negotiator of the peace treaty that ended the Am...

Oswald, Margaret

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Oswald, James, 1710-1769

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000442.0x000304 ...

Oswald George

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Oswald, Richard; Oswald, Richard Alexander; Oswald, James; Oswald, George; Oswald, Margaret

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The Oswald family of Auchincruive and Scotstoun were of northern origin, coming from Caithness and Orkney. They include Alex Oswald who had been a baillie and an elder in Thurso, 1647, and James Oswald of Kirkwall, in Orkney, who died about the year 1660. The son of the latter, also James Oswald, was one of the magistrates of Wick, and married Barbara, a daughter of Coghill of that ilk. He in turn had two sons, James and George, the former becoming minister of Watten, and the latter...