Box 3: Correspondence

Containers:
Box 3
Scope and content:

This box includes items describing the early military career of John, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732-1809). Letters from William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Shelburne (1737-1805), dated 1758 to 1765 discussing social news and political events. Correspondence concerning 4th Earl's appointment as Governor of Virginia, and his preference to remain as Governor of New York, in which capacity he received letters from William Johnson about Indian affairs. Letters, 1772-1774, from George Washington discussing social news, a surveying trip West, and land speculation. Solicitation of Dunmore's vote in the elections for the peerage of Scotland held in 1780, 1784, and 1786. Information relative to 4th Earl's estate and lands is found in the letters between his son George, Viscount Fincastle, and his agent, Thomas Jack, 1794 to 1797. The 4th Earl was dismissed as Governor of the Bahama Islands in 1796, after serving from 1787.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Questions regarding permission to publish may be directed to the Rare Books and Manuscript Librarian, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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