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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.20 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | David Dundas to James Dundas about the capture of their brother Ralph and accusations against his good name |
| Date | 6 December 1781 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Notes that he has not informed their mother and father about their brother Ralph, captain of the Bonetta, who had been captured by the French at the Battle of Yorktown (see GLC03676.05). Discusses a possibly scandal involving Ralph and his effort to clear his name. Comments on investigating information in a newspaper article (and getting it retracted) and asking one of George Germain's clerks for information, who told him that they had received a complaint about Ralph and were investigating. He also wrote Commodore Symmond who expressed sympathy with David's effort, but could not help since "he never went on board the Bonetta, nor ever knew officially who was sent on board her after the Capitulation." Distressed by accounts of their mother's health, he asks about her. |
| Subjects | Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Global History and Civics Children and Family Navy Revolutionary War France Battle Corruption and Scandal Journalism Government and Civics Surrender Health and Medical |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |