Papers relating to America in the Dalhousie Muniments, 1748-1759.

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Papers relating to America in the Dalhousie Muniments, 1748-1759.

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These concern James Glen, Governor of South Carolina from 1743 to 1756, and John Forbes, Colonel and later Brigadier General in the British Forces stationed in North America. There are references to South Carolina politics and government, Indian policy, and the French and Indian War.

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Dalhousie Muniments.

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The presence of these papers in the Dalhousie Muniments is explained by the connections between James Glen and John Forbes and the Dalhousie family. Glen was Forbe's executor, and his niece married the 8th Earl of Dalhousie. From the description of Papers relating to America in the Dalhousie Muniments, 1748-1759. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122489482 ...

Glen, James, d. 1759.

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Forbes, John, , 1593-1648

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John Forbes was originally from Aberdeen and became a baker in Quebec City. From the description of Correspondence addressed to John Forbes at Quebec City, Canada. 1817- 1821. (University of Guelph). WorldCat record id: 629693242 Scottish-born, John Forbes (1797-1880), Texas soldier, lawyer, and judge, immigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, from England in 1817. After marrying Emily Sophia Sisson, Forbes moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, in 1835. At first, Forbe...