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Erskine, Sir James, 1772ñ1825; and Torrie House and other collections
Catalogue reference: FHS/4/1/66
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This record is a file about the Erskine, Sir James, 1772ñ1825; and Torrie House and other collections dating from 1826-[c1970s].
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- FHS/4/1/66
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Title (The name of the record)
- Erskine, Sir James, 1772ñ1825; and Torrie House and other collections
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826-[c1970s]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Includes:
-handwritten document titled 'Catalogue of pictures in Torrey [sic] House', dated 1826 (10pp)
-handwritten list of pictures, titled "Lord Medways Pictures", undated (1p)
-handwritten receipted invoice of work carried out on pictures from Dinton Hall for the Revd Mr Goodall by list of pictures sent to John Peel, picture liner, London, dated 1846 (1p)
-letter from Captain J.D. King to an unknown correspondee, dated 22 October 1841, concerning pictures sent to John Peel. Also includes a transcript of a letter sent to Sir Robert Peel, dated 14 October 1841, inviting him to inspect a work of art by Rembrandt, and Peel's response declining this, dated 15 October 1841.
-handwritten note concerning a picture titled 'The Eagle' by an unknown artist, undated (1p)
-handwritten note concerning Erskine's bequest of his collection to the College of Edinburgh (1p)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/22d193d4-58ae-46f2-b158-8934d4418210/
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FHS/4/1
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Frank H. Simpson Archive
Within the sub-fonds: FHS/4
Paul Mellon Centre
Within the series: FHS/4/1
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Erskine, Sir James, 1772ñ1825; and Torrie House and other collections