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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.05 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | Isabella Dundas to James Dundas with family news |
| Date | 21 May 1777 |
| Author | Dundas, Isabella (ca. 1747-1823) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Chastises James for not writing. Gives him information about her son to be passed on to her mother-in-law. Describing the acerbic early part of the letter, she notes that she "commenced this Epistle with all the inveteray [sic] of a Paper War." Notes that her husband David has already "sent you all the News about Our dear Willm," referring to the birth of their son. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Journalism Global History and Civics |
| People | Dundas, Isabella (ca. 1747-1823) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Isabella Dundas, daughter of William Robertson of Richmond, married David Dundas, a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791, in 1774. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Isabella's brother-in-law. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |