Item 67: Envelope from George Chalmers to Lord Dunmore [John Murray] in New Providence, Bahamas, 1790 Nov[ember] 9
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 67
Dates
- Created: 1790 Nov[ember] 9
Creator
- Chalmers, George, 1742-1825 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Envelope
Condition Note:
Fair. Holes, rips/tears, page browning/yellowing.
Measurements:
7 ⅛ in. x 7 ½ in.
Description:
The following item is an envelope sent to or from George Chalmers (1742-1825) dated November 9, 1790, sent to or from Lord Dunmore [likely John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore] in New Providence, Bahamas. Chalmers was born in Scotland in 1742 and trained as a lawyer at the University of Edinburgh. In 1763, he moved to the British Colonies in America and worked as a lawyer in Baltimore and at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he moved back to England. In August 1786, he was appointed Chief Clerk of the Board of Trade and held that position until his death in 1825. Chalmers became a renowned antiquarian and wrote many works, most notably Caledonia, which he left incomplete. Caledonia presents an account of the people, the language and the civil and ecclesiastical history, as well as the agricultural and commercial state of Scotland during the first thirteen centuries of the Common Era. John Murrary, Earl of Dunmore, was a British administrative representative in Colonial America who served as the Governor of New York and the Governor of Virginia. He is known for his campaign against the Shawnee and Mingo tribes in Lord Dunmore's War and his efforts in the American Revolutionary War regarding Dunmore's Proclamation, which offered freedom to slaves in exchange for fighting for the British. After the war, he returned to Great Britain and became Governor of the Bahamas from 1787 to 1796 and died in 1809.
Location:
New Providence Island (Bahamas)
Transcription:
L[or]d. Dunmore
New Providence
9 Nov. 1790 Private
George Chalmers Esq
Office for Trade
Creator
- Chalmers, George, 1742-1825 (Person)
- or Murray, John, Earl of Dunmore, 1732-1809 (Person)
Repository Details
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