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Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829 to Catherine Macaulay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01794.09 Author/Creator: Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 21, 1771 Pagination: 3p : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

He reports the undercurrents of the recent elections in Scotland and the state of the "spirit of liberty." He plans to erect a temple to liberty and learning near his home.

The 11th Earl of Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, (1742–1829)

Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

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