George De Forest collection, 1548, 1604-1945.

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George De Forest collection, 1548, 1604-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/165147179

The George De Forest Collection contains diaries, journals, notebooks, commonplace books, account books, correspondence, military records, printed volumes, and manuscripts on subjects in British, French, American, and Latin American history. The collection includes the papers of John McMillian, an attorney of Edinburgh, Scotland; John Plumbe, a nobleman of Tong Hall, Yorkshire, England; and James H. Stirling, a Scottish philosopher. It contains the personal journals of Martha Jervis (1799-1881); the journals of Adam Black, publisher and Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh (1859-1866); the diaries and journals of several named and anonymous British travelers abroad (1815-1907); and assorted correspondence, pay records, and warrants for the British army (1733-1895). The collection also contains diaries, journals, and account books kept by individuals and firms in Scotland (1639-1924); diaries kept by Britons in India and other colonies (1779-1902); and various printed volumes from Britain and the United States (1725-1923). It also includes a large assortment of British, French, American, and Latin American letters and manuscripts on several subjects, especially art, literature, and military history for the entire period of the collection.

44 linear feet.149 v.

eng,

fre,

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6908165

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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McMillian, John Campbell

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De Forest, George R.

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George De Forest was a New Orleans, La., bookseller. From the description of George De Forest collection, 1548, 1604-1945. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 165147179 ...

Plumbe-Tempest, John, d. 1859.

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Black, Adam, 1784-1874

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Stirling, James Hutchison, 1820-1909

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Scottish philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters (15) and 1 postal, signed : Edinburgh, to Prof. Knight, 1887 Mar. 16-1900 Feb. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579222 James Hutchison Stirling was born on 22 June 1820 , the fifth son of William Stirling, craftsman, of Glasgow. He first matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1833 at the age of 13, and followed a full Arts curriculum (1833 Latin, 1834 Greek, 1835 Greek, 1836 Logic, 1837 Et...

Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Jervis, Martha, fl. 1799-1881.

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