Robert Fergusson to Samuel Hislop., 08/17/1787-08/17/1787

File — Box: 1, Folder: 52

Identifier: 77604

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Series 3 contains correspondence, mostly to Robert Fergusson, a tobacco merchant in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Correspondents include merchant James Brown, Maryland tobacco merchant Alexander Hamilton, Dumfries [Virginia] merchant George Gray, Virginia merchant Alexander Henderson, and others. Discussion of business matters. A few of the letters were sent from Scotland. Documents date 1717-1810. Arranged chronologically in forty-seven (47) folders.

Dates

08/17/1787-08/17/1787

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

09/07/03

Container Summary

1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 8/17/1787 from Maryland tobacco merchant Robert Fergusson to Samuel Hislop, offering to rent Fergusson's Middleton plantation to Hislop for a year; sent from Port Tobacco, Maryland; witness Thomas Leftwich. Also, on same document, 1 Autograph Noted Signed dated 8/17/1787 from Hislop to Fergusson, agreeing to the terms of renting the plantation.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FERGUSSON, ROBERT - CORRESP. TO HISLOP, SAMUEL (1787): Autographed Letter

HISLOP, SAMUEL - CORRESP. FROM FERGUSSON, ROBERT (1787): Autographed Letter

MIDDLETON - REFERENCE (1787): Autographed Letter

LEFTWICH, THOMAS - REFERENCE (1787): Autographed Letter

HISLOP, SAMUEL - CORRESP. TO FERGUSSON, ROBERT (1787): Other Types

PORT TOBACCO - MARYLAND - CORRESP. FROM (1787): Other Types

HISLOP, SAMUEL - SEE ALSO: HAISLIP: Manuscript

HAISLIP, SAMEUL - SEE ALSO: HISLIP, SAMUEL: Manuscript