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Collection NRAS2177 - Douglas-Hamilton Family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon
Identity area
Reference code
GB 800001 NRAS2177
Title
Douglas-Hamilton Family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon
Date(s)
- c1276-1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
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n/a
Context area
Name of creator
Robert Brown, factor of Lewis
(1807-1815)
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Scope and content
This is a rich and extensive collection of papers and correspondence relating to Robert Brown’s role as factor of the Seaforth estate on Lewis and also his involvement in the Uist and Barra estates where he was a trustee and advisor to the troubled Clanranald estates. Brown, although latterly in the employment of the Duke of Hamilton, continued an extensive correspondence with the financially troubled Seaforth estate in an advisory capacity up until the 1830s.
These papers for part of the papers of the Douglas-Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon
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Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Paper records
Finding aids
Full catalogue available through National Register of Archives for Scotland online catalogue at http://www.nas.gov.uk/nras
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Name access points
- Robert Brown, factor of Lewis (Creator)
