Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | James Grant of Ballindalloch papers, 1740-1819 |
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Span Dates | 1740-1819 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1760-1780) |
ID No. | MSS84960 |
Creator | Grant, James, 1720-1806 |
Extent | 49 microfilm reels ; (8,000 items ; 49 containers ; 9 linear feet) |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | British army officer, governor, and member of Parliament. Microfilm edition of selected items including diaries; correspondence; maps and plans; military commissions; regimental returns; financial, land, and plantation records; parliamentary acts and speech; and lists. The selections document Grant’s activities related to North America and the West Indies, including military service in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, participation in military expeditions against Cherokee Indians on the South Carolina frontier in 1760-1761, and his governorship of East Florida from 1763 to 1773. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011219 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2003084960 |