Country Code
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GB
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Repository Code
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237
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Repository
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Edinburgh University Library: Special Collections Division
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Reference
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GB237/Coll/873
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Title
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Letters of George Hamilton Gordon (1784-1860), 4th Earl of Aberdeen
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Dates
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1832-1849
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Access Status
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Open
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Access Conditions
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Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance
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Description
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The correspondence is composed of: a letter from Aberdeen, 1832, declining the offer of a villa at Woolmer which, although he knew of nowhere 'which would more take my fancy' the distance from London was 'much greater than we should find convenient'; a letter from Aberdeen at Addington Park to D. C. Guthrie Esq., 1847, in which he declines to give support for a petition; and, notes regretting his absence from a Lord Mayor's dinner, 1835, and from the opening of the New Coal Exchange, 1849
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Level
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Fonds
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Extent
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4 letters or notes
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Creator Name
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Gordon, George Hamilton
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Finding Aids
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Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987
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Previous Numbers
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Dk.7.47/6-7; Gen. 2039/5-6
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Related Material
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The local Indexes show various references to Lord Aberdeen related material (check the Indexes for more details): letters (4) of Aberdeen, mentioning the Bannatyne Club and publications, 1827-1836, at La.IV.18; letter to Sir Walter Scott announcing his joint appointment (with Lockhart and Gooch) to report on the Stuart Papers, 1829, at La.III.584/68; letter to Aberdeen from the Rev. Dr. T. Chalmers, 1839, at Dk.7.47/86;
In addition, the UK National Register of Archives (NRA), updated by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, notes several locations of George Hamilton Gordon related material
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Associated Persons
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NA16668 | Sir George Hamilton Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen |
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