Papers of George Macartney, 1933
Scope and Contents
194 prints of letters and other papers, 8½'' x 6½''. The majority of the items are letters sent to Macartney, 1796-1798. There are also some of his own letters and a 'Memorandum on the defence of the Cape', 1798. A few papers related to the Caribbean, 1779.
Dates
- Creation: 1933
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
George Macartney (1737-1806), Earl Macartney, was Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, 1796-1798.
Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder) : photograph
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 59
Other Finding Aids
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 123.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The prints were taken from originals collected by Dr J.G. Gubbins in 1932 in his attempts to restore the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand, which had been destroyed by fire that year. They were presented to the R.C.S. by the University of the Witwatersrand Library Appeal Committee, 1933.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.
Originator(s)
Macartney, George, 1737-1806, Earl Macartney
Finding aid date
2004-01-23 12:50:53+00:00
Repository Details
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