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Reference code
MS 58/3
Title
Letter James Smith / Alexander Smith
Date(s)
- 1806 (Creation)
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1 item
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Scope and content
Letter dated 2 November 1806 from James Smith in Glasgow to Alexander Smith, teacher of music, Dundee 1806. Concerns the death of his brother William while serving as a lieutenant with the 58th Regiment at the siege of a fortress in Calabria, Italy, during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
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Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Paper. May require conservation
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Note
Other letters from members of the Smith family are in the possession of Mrs J.E. Forsyth.See National Register of Archives survey no. 1684 for details.
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MS 58/3/21
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Description identifier
MS 58/3
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English