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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01794.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence of Catharine Macaulay |
| Title | Earl of Buchan to Catharine Macaulay about his bad financial situation, relaxation and marriage |
| Date | 4 September 1768 |
| Author | Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, Earl of (1742-1829) |
| Recipient | Graham, Catharine Macaulay |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He inquires after her health. He is without money and the "common decencies of my rank & character." He speaks of a tendency to remove oneself from public life for mental relaxation, and of matrimony. He wishes to discuss the affairs of America. The 11th Earl of Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, (1742–1829) |
| Subjects | Women's History Politics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Marriage Revolutionary War |
| People | Graham, Catherine Macaulay (1731-1791) Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, Earl of (1742-1829) |
| Place written | Middleton, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | After the death of her husband George Macaulay in 1766, Catharine Macaulay married an Anglican minister William Graham. Letters from her female descendants are in GLC 1795. Notable in that collection are letters of her daughter, Catharine Sophia Macaulay [Gregorie], to Macaulay while the latter toured America and France. This collection of Lady Catharine's correspondence was broken-up for public sale in 1993. The Gilder Lehrman Collection has also acquired other letters written to her, including GLC 1784.01-1800.04. There are approximately 190 items between these accession numbers. GLC 1784-1793 and 1796-1800 are individual documents written by important American figures including John Adams, Ezra Stiles, John Dickinson, William Cooper, Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren and the pseudonymous "Sophronia." Most of the documents relate to the events leading the Revolution. A few, notably the letters from Mercy Otis Warren and "Sophronia" concern the new Constitution and the French Revolution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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